Tools & Technology

Critical Tools for Church-Centric Bible Translation

Church networks can only take ownership of Bible translation if they have tools they can actually use—offline when the internet fails, on a phone when there is no laptop, and grounded in trusted resources rather than guesswork. translationCore, the BT Servant app, Foundations BT, and the tCMobile app help modern-day disciplers understand, translate, and check translations for the unreached people groups they are discipling.

translationCore® 4.0

An open-source desktop workspace for managing and checking Bible translation projects. Teams systematically compare their draft with source texts and original languages, use just-in-time notes and training, and track progress in one place—without waiting on scarce external consultants.

Impact: Churches can check their own translations for accuracy and keep the work moving.

BT Servant

A multilingual, AI-powered assistant that meets translators where they already work—including WhatsApp. It draws from a curated library of unfoldingWord translation helps so teams can ask questions, grasp meaning, and work through Understand, Translate, and Check. People remain in the loop to protect accuracy and theological integrity.

Impact: First-time and field-based translators get immediate, trusted help—even in low-resource and hard-to-reach settings.