Pioneer Bible Translators

Not to be confused with Pioneers (missions agency).

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Pioneer Bible Translators
AbbreviationPBT
Formation1976 (1976)
FounderAl Hamilton
TypeNon-profit
HeadquartersDallas, Texas
President
Greg Pruett
Board Chairman
Dave Butts
Websitewww.pioneerbible.org
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Pioneer Bible Translators is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) mission organization focused on Bible translation in languages that do not already have a Bible.[2][3]

History

Pioneer Bible Translators has its roots in the Restoration Movement. The organization was initially influenced by Cameron Townsend of Wycliffe Bible Translators, Donald McGavran of the Church Growth movement, and Eugene Nida of the United Bible Societies.[4] It incorporated in 1976 in Dallas, Texas.[5]

Pioneer Bible Translators has recently had two of its missionaries serve as president of the International Conference On Missions. Greg Pruett, missionary and Bible translator with the Yalunka people in West Africa, and Pioneer Bible Translators current president,[6] served in 2003. Marsha Relyea Miles, missionary and Bible translator[6] in Papua New Guinea, served in 2007.[7]

In 2012, Pioneer Bible Translators and Johnson University formed an educational partnership to educate new recruits of Pioneer Bible Translators as they prepare to go to the field.[8]

In 2016, The Jesus Film Project completed its 1,400th translation of the film. Pioneer Bible Translators has contributed to many of the films to help make the film understandable by various cultures.[9] Pioneer Bible Translators has also been assisting in the development and implementation of Render, to allow the translation of the Bible into oral and aural cultures.[10]

Former United States Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers previously served on the Pioneer Bible Translators board.[11]

Work

As of 2016, Pioneer Bible Translators is serving 43 million people in 92 language projects in 18 countries, and has between 400 and 500 personnel serving in the United States and around the world.[12][13]

A 2013 report by Forbes noted that Bible translation made up 79% of Pioneer's expenses, compared to only 10% for Wycliffe Bible Translators .[14]

Notes

  1. ^ "Leadership". Pioneer Bible Translators. Retrieved January 10, 2026.
  2. ^ McMillon, Lynn (September 25, 2018). "A Bible for every tribe, every tongue". The Christian Chronicle. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  3. ^ "Pioneer Bible Translators". The Encyclopedia of the Stone-Campbell Movement. Eerdmans. 2004. p. 598. ISBN 978-0-8028-3898-8. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  4. ^ "About Pioneer Bible Translators". Pioneer Bible Translators. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
  5. ^ "PBT: A Timeline". Horizons Magazine. April 2002. p. 5.
  6. ^ a b "Available Speakers". Pioneer Bible Translators. April 13, 2015. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
  7. ^ Powers, Mary Ka. "Home". The International Conference On Missions. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
  8. ^ "The Vision Becomes Reality". Johnson University. Archived from the original on March 8, 2016.
  9. ^ "JESUS film tops 1,400 translations". Mission Network News. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  10. ^ Yount, Steve; Ross, A. Larry. "New Bible Translation Triumph of Imagination and Persistence". Charisma News. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  11. ^ Zoll, Rachel (October 8, 2005). "Miers' religious beliefs fail to dispel conservatives' doubts". Madison Courier. Associated Press.
  12. ^ "Pioneer Bible Translators". Urbana 15. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  13. ^ "About". Pioneer Bible Translators. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
  14. ^ Petainen, Kai (March 6, 2013). "The Big Business Of Wycliffe Bible Translation And Why They Might Lose Money". Forbes. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
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