Category: Worldwide


  • Will AI Eliminate Human Translators?

    Will AI Eliminate Human Translators?

    Will Artificial Intelligence accelerate Bible translation? Will it produce better translations than humans can? Will it eliminate the need for human translators? These and other questions swirl around discussions of Bible translation in the AI era. Birch Champeon of unfoldingWord’s Tools and Technology Innovation team outlines three critical points in our approach to using AI.…

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  • Making God’s Word Accessible to Ordinary People

    Making God’s Word Accessible to Ordinary People

    Sofia Ivanov speaks on the impact of unfoldingWord’s Bible Translation tools  Editor’s Note: Sofia Ivanov* is a project manager for unfoldingWord’s Eurasian Whole Bible, Whole Nation partner. Her thoughts on the impact of unfoldingWord’s Bible translation tools in Eurasia follow. *Pseudonyms used for security Bible translation is vital for three reasons. First, it puts God’s…

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  • All 27 New Testament Book Packages Complete

    All 27 New Testament Book Packages Complete

    It used to take western experts at least 20 years to translate the New Testament into a Bible-less language. Now, every bilingual church-planting network has access to the open-license English tools they need to translate everything from Matthew to Revelation quickly and accurately. Translating the Bible is an intimidating task for people groups with minimal…

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  • Critical Tools for Courageous Translators

    Critical Tools for Courageous Translators

    The global demand for Bible translation far exceeds the capacity of existing Bible translation agencies. Doing translation in dangerous places makes it doubly difficult. That’s why members of the illumiNations Bible translation alliance are adopting Church-Centric Bible Translation strategies, including developing open-source Bible translation tools. Your financial partnership has enabled unfoldingWord to serve as a…

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