About Pioneer Bible Translators
From Bible Translation to Life Transformation
The goal of Pioneer Bible Translators isn’t just translation, but transformation. We bring people to Jesus through Bible translation and church planting, combined with discipleship, incarnational ministry, and the use of translated Scripture.
The word “Pioneer” reflects our commitment to translating the Bible and planting churches among the world’s least-reached people groups. Our primary focus is on the most challenging language groups — those who are marginalized, those who live in hard-to-access places, and those who are Deaf.
Because we specialize in both Bible translation and church planting, Pioneer Bible Translators is uniquely positioned to reach language groups who still have no church and no Scripture.
Our Mission
Pioneer Bible Translators exists to disciple the Bibleless, mobilizing God’s people to provide enduring access to God’s Word.
Our Vision
Transformed Lives Through God’s Word in Every Language
Our Strategy
Prayer is our Strategy to Reach the Bibleless
Filling the Gaps in the Bible Translation Movement
In the last 10 years, Pioneer Bible Translators has doubled the number of projects and staff. In the next decade, this growth must accelerate in order to accomplish our goal of 300 completed projects by 2050.
Since 1976
Language Projects
Countries
Million Language Speakers
Published Bibles
Published New Testaments
Published Verses
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Teammate
We are praying for the right new people to join our team as missionaries and staff.
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Donor
Individuals and churches who invest in Bible translation make an eternal impact.
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Prayer Partner
Your prayers matter. Pray for our worldwide team and the people we serve.
Pioneer Bible Translators Consists of
Teammates
National Co-Workers
Generous Donors
Translation Process
We Train and Equip National Co-Workers for Bible Translation
By living incarnationally among the Bibleless, we build relationships and raise up leaders through discipleship so they can lead Bible translation efforts in their own language.
Deaf Ministries
We Equip Deaf Believers to Reach Bibleless Deaf People Worldwide
Less than 2% of the world’s 70 million Deaf people know God. Pioneer Bible Translators is committed to making the Bible available in sign languages, and we are recruiting and training Deaf leaders to see lives transformed through God’s Word in every sign language.
Church Partnerships
We Are Mobilizing Churches to Accelerate Bible Translation
Pioneer Bible Translators builds fruitful partnerships with churches to spread the Gospel through the work of Bible translation, church planting and discipleship.
Global Partnerships
We Develop the Capacity of the Global Church to Disciple the Bibleless
Pioneer Bible Translators partners with a global network of organizations to recruit, train, and send international teammates to places that are not accessible to US missionaries
Bible Translation Movement
We Collaborate to Finish the Task of Bible Translation
Pioneer Bible Translators is a member of the Forum of Bible Agencies International, which exists to maximize the access and impact of God’s Word. We are also part of illumiNations, a collective impact alliance, which aims to eliminate Bible poverty in this generation through collaborative efforts.
Languages That Need Bible Translation to Begin
Spoken Languages
Sign Languages
Our Story
Pioneer Bible Translators was founded in 1976 in order to mobilize churches to send missionaries who would use Bible translation and literacy as strategies for church planting and church growth. We will follow the Spirit’s lead to fill the gaps in the Bible translation movement so that we and our partners will see churches with Scripture transforming every language group on earth by 2050.
Leadership
Officers
Board of Directors
Stories With Eternal Impact
Impact Stories
Stories of How You Help People Experience God’s Word in Their Own Language
Annual Reports
2023 Annual Report
2022 Annual Report
2021 Annual Report
Give With Confidence
Top 2% of Charities
Charity Navigator has rated Pioneer Bible Translators® “Exceptional” —their highest rating — since 2011 based on financial health, accountability, and transparency. Pioneer Bible Translators is also accredited by the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability.
Your Prayers Make a Difference.
Prayer is our primary strategy to reach the Bibleless. Make an impact by praying now.
Pray
We praise you, God, for the three individuals and three families you are adding to our team in the Caucasus this year.
Pray
God, please move our number of projects from 126 to at least 130 by 2024 and 300 by 2035. If you give us powerful ideas, more Kingdom-oriented teammates from global, local, and nearby contexts, and more resources and infrastructure to sustain them, we will take bold action to compress the timeline.
Pray
God, please move our finished translation projects from 24 New Testaments, 4 NT equivalents, and 5 Bibles published to 32 New Testaments, 13 New Testament equivalents, and 7 Bibles published by 2024.
Pray
God, please move these teams through the final stages to publication: a Bible in South Asia, a New Testament in North Africa, and a New Testament and two Bibles in West Africa.
Pray
God, please increase the progress rate of our translation projects so that each one completes the equivalent of at least 4% of a Bible each year by 2024.
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