One Body, Many Parts
“Two people are better than one, because they get more done by working together.” Ecclesiastes 4:9 (NCV)
Our Data Contributors
Thank you to the following organizations who faithfully collaborate with us in providing information for the Bible movement.
Network / Alliance Partnership
IllumiNations
illumiNations envisions all people having access to God's Word by 2033.
- 95% of the global population will have access to a full Bible
- 99.96% of the world’s population will have access to a New Testament
- 100% will have access to at least some portion of the Scripture
- 2 full Bible translations will be available in the world’s most strategic 100 written languages
Network / Alliance Partnership
Wycliffe Global Alliance
The Wycliffe Global Alliance is a community of more than 100 diverse organisations and networks serving together in Bible translation movements around the world. Alliance organisations share a common commitment: all people should have access to God’s Word in their preferred languages and formats. The Alliance’s vision is to see individuals, communities and nations transformed through God’s love and Word expressed in their languages and cultures.
Network / Alliance Partnership
FOBAI
The Forum of Bible Agencies International exists to promote collaboration and cooperation amongst Bible Agencies with a shared vision of working together to maximize the access and impact of God’s word. The Forum focuses on four domains of international Bible ministry:
- The availability of Scripture for people through translation
- Engagement with Scripture by people as an outcome of accessibility
- Advocacy that helps to make Scripture relevant and credible in peoples' lives
- Innovations that render Scripture more meaningful to people wherever they are
Network / Alliance Partnership
United Bible Societies
“The Bible for everyone” is the common mission of this network of Bible Societies operating in more than 240 countries and territories. Committed to serving all churches, it is active in all areas of the Bible lifecycle — from translation, publishing and distribution to advocacy, engagement and ministry.
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John Stark from Spoken Worldwide
“As a Data Contributor to ProgressBible, we at Pioneer Bible share a monthly update of our language engagements through the simple sharing of a spreadsheet. Our organization can connect and collaborate more effectively with other entities in the wider Bible translation community through the secure, user-friendly platform of ProgressBible.”
Melva from PBT
ProgressBible data is proud to be supporting the following...
IllumiNations
illumiNations is a collective impact alliance of Bible translation partners and resource partners working together to see all people gain access to God’s Word in a language they can clearly understand by 2033.
Joshua Project
Joshua Project is a research initiative seeking to highlight the ethnic people groups of the world with the fewest followers of Christ.
Museum of the Bible
The illumiNations exhibit, at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., showcases over 6,000 different languages and sheds light on the sheer scale of Bible translation completed so far, while simultaneously depicting how many people groups remain in Bible poverty.
Wycliffe Global Alliance Annual Statistics
Wycliffe Global Alliance presentations of Scripture and Language Statistics are compiled from data provided through ProgressBible by Wycliffe Organizations, SIL International, United Bible Societies and many other partners. This site provides a summary of the number of languages with Scripture, no Scripture, translation need, and translation progress.