Pioneer Bible Translators

Christian organization

Not to be confused with Pioneers (missions agency).

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Pioneer Bible Translators

Abbreviation| PBT
Formation| 1976
Founder| Al Hamilton
Type| Non-profit
Headquarters| Dallas, Texas

Board of directors

| Dave Butts, Chairman

Mike Chambers, Vice Chairman
Janet Hayes, Corporate Secretary
Bill Bourland, Board Member
Hank Daughtry, Board Member
Tom Ewald, Board Member
Doyle & Susan Jennings, Board Member
Dick Jorgensen, Board Member
Pat Magness, Board Member
Greg Pruett, President of Pioneer Bible Translators
Bridget Schnautz, Board Member

Wes Whitley, Board Member
Website| https://www.pioneerbible.org/

Pioneer Bible Translators is a non-profit, 501(c)(3)[1] mission organization focused on Bible translation in languages that do not already have a Bible.[2][3]

## History

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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

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Pioneer Bible Translators is currently serving 43 million people in 92 language projects in 18 countries, and currently have 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](it would seem the author of this did not reach out to the Wycliffe organization itself for comment, so maybe not the best journalism)

## Notes

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1. ^ Exempt Purposes - Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3),
2. ^ McMillon, Lynn (25 September 2018). "A Bible for every tribe, every tongue". The Christian Chronicle. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
3. ^ "Pioneer Bible Translators". The Encyclopedia of the Stone-Campbell Movement. Eerdmans. 2004. p. 598\. ISBN 978-0-8028-3898-8. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
4. ^ "About Pioneer Bible Translators". Pioneer Bible Translators. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
5. ^ "PBT: A Timeline." Horizons Magazine April 2002: 5.
6. ^ a b "Available Speakers | Pioneer Bible Translators". Pioneer Bible Translators. 13 April 2015. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
7. ^ Powers, Mary Ka. "Home". The International Conference On Missions. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
8. ^ The Vision Becomes Reality
9. ^ "JESUS film tops 1,400 translations - Mission Network News". Mission Network News. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
10. ^ Ross, Steve Yount/A. Larry. "New Bible Translation Triumph of Imagination and Persistence". Charisma News. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
11. ^ Zoll, Rachel (2005-10-08). "Miers' religious beliefs fail to dispel conservatives' doubts". Associated Press via The Madison Courier.
12. ^ "Pioneer Bible Translators". Urbana 15. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
13. ^ "About | Pioneer Bible Translators". Retrieved 2021-05-08.
14. ^ Petainen, Kai (6 March 2013). "The Big Business Of Wycliffe Bible Translation And Why They Might Lose Money". Forbes. Retrieved 5 July 2022.

## External links

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* Official Site of Pioneer Bible Translators