Tips to Manage Your Translation Ministry

“Now the Bereans were more noble-minded than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if these teachings were true.” — Acts 17:11 BSB Locally-led ministries can navigate level 3 resources to deep check and validate their translation. Ministries will discover how to support translation projects effectively. They will also learn how to distribute translation materials effectively. The Kite Image shows the five essential functions to locally-led Bible translation: understand, translate, check, distribute, and support. The four points on the Kite Image cannot be accomplished without effective support all throughout the process. Resources at level 3 intend to help your ministry and translation team become Bereans through eager use of your own resources.

Actions to take BEFORE you plan how to support and distribute

• [ ] Pray and worship together that the Holy Spirit may guide your ministry!
• [ ] Remind yourselves about decisions made during Level 1 and 2:
  • [ ] Church Engagement and Translation (Nehemiah 8)
  • [ ] Roles and Responsibilities
  • [ ] Team Formation Workbook
  • [ ] Translation Decision Guide Workbook
• [ ] Review the record of decisions for the process to understand, draft, and check the translation

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Technology resources:

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Follow these links and work through the instructions with Church Leaders to examine and validate the translation:

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Resources for Church-Leader Checkers and Validators:

The Church's Role in Bible Translation

Translations the Church Will Use - Principles for Church Leader Checkers

Church Leader Checking

Software Tools for Your Translation Process

Testing your Translation with the Community

Formal Validation Process Training

Careful Examination: Scripture Foundation Discussion Acts 17:10-12

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Follow these links and work through the instructions with your team to support the ministry:

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Resources to support the ministry:

Locally-Led Leaders Practicum

10/30/90

Support: Scripture Foundation Discussion Matthew 25:14-30

Locally-Led Translation Cycle Role Play

Project Management Overview

Needs Analysis - Simplified

Translation Decision Guide Training

Translation Decision Guide Workbook

Translation Decision Guide Template

Missional Translation Decision Guide Questions

What does “FINISHED” look like?

Sustainability Questions

Software Tools for Your Translation Process

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Technology resources:

🟢 DCS

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Follow these links and work through the instructions with your team to distribute the translation:

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Is your translation team ready to translate a book at a time? Find book package resources here:

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Does your translation team need help with specific topics? Find just-in-time resources here:

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