Pioneer Bible Translators

Summary

Pioneer Bible Translators' desire is to work with Jesus Christ in discipling the nations. They believe that enabling people to hear and read God's Word in their own language is an essential part of discipleship. To this end they work to translate the Bible into languages into which it has not yet been translated.

This organization is a nonprofit. Contributions to it are fully tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. It is a member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA).

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Purpose [ Back to top ]

Pioneer Bible Translators ("PBT") exists to reach the unreached, and to bring the Good News to the Bibleless. PBT wants to reach: (1) The Bibleless people, and (2) the Unreached people that have not heard of Jesus Christ. PBT the "Unreached" as those where there is a 0% to 5% Christian population; a church does not exist within their own culture; there is little or no missionary presence; there is no access to Scripture in their own language. That leaves 2.2 billion people among 1739 people groups. PBT currently has over 100 missionaries serving in the following different capacities: Translators, Literacy Workers, Computer Services, Medical Workers, Engineers, Administration, Bookkeepers, MK Teachers, Printers, and many more. They have entered and worked in 27 different language groups around the world.

This organization is a nonprofit. Contributions to it are fully tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. It is a member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA).

Mission Statement [ Back to top ]

Pioneer Bible Translators' Mission Statement is:

To disciple the nations by...
Providing Scripture in the language of the people,
Developing mother-tongue literacy programs,
Establishing and Strengthening indigenous churches,
Training national leaders for partnership in reaching our goals,

Program Accomplishments [ Back to top ]

• Papua New Guinea: The Aruamu New Testament was typeset and sent to be printed.
• The Angaua people received the book of Mark – their first complete book of Scripture in their own Nend language.
• A first draft of the entire New Testament in Akighim was generated using the Aruamu text and specialized computer software tools.
• West Africa: Translation teams continued making rapid progress toward completing New Testaments and entire Bibles in several languages.
• A medical outreach to a Muslim community sponsored by another mission resulted in an unprecedented openness to the Gospel in two language groups that PBT desires to serve.
• Ukraine: Translation of the Prophet series – a set of booklets presenting each of the Biblical prophets recognized by Islam, using Scripture from both the Old and New Testaments – was completed.
• PBT missionaries continued to minister with love and compassion in order to break down barriers of resistance to the Gospel.
• Tanzania: In partnership with Word for the World, PBT conducted an introductory translator training course attended by 34 students from 22 different languages.
• PBT missionaries led another prayer journey in southeastern Tanzania, a stronghold of spiritual darkness where they desire to bring the Light of the World.
• In partnership with the Bible Society of Tanzania, work progressed rapidly on the New Testament in one of the languages in which they have committed to serve.
• Mainland Southeast Asia: PBT’s first teams arrived in Thailand to learn the Thai language and begin building relationships.
• Initial groundwork was laid for eventual ministry in several Southeast Asian languages spoken by people living in areas highly resistant to Christianity.

  Statement of Faith [ Back to top ]

  Pioneer Bible Translators' Statement of Faith is:
  
  Pioneer Bible Translators accepts Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord. He is the only begotten Son of God who died on the cross for the salvation of all mankind. God raised Him from the dead and this is our assurance of salvation.
  
  All that Pioneer Bible Translators does is done under the sovereign Lordship of Christ and with the intention of making Him Savior and Lord over all the world.
  
  God has offered to every person everywhere the forgiveness of sins, the Spirit of God, and the inheritance yet to come on the basis of what Christ has done to save us.
  
  In order to receive this gift of grace, God summons everyone to faith in Christ, repentance from sin, confession of Jesus as Lord, and on that basis, immersion into Christ.
  
  We accept the Bible as being the Word of God. We regard the Bible as our authority in matters of religion and as the basis of all our faith and practice. True knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ comes to us through the Word of God.
  
  Pioneer Bible Translators recognizes that Jesus Christ created the Church, and that it is made up of all those who have obeyed the Gospel and belong to Jesus Christ, the Head of the Church.
  
  The nature of the Church as a people of God is determined by the Holy Spirit, whose presence within it gives the Church it's life and power.
  
  The mission of the Church is to bring the message of salvation through Christ to all mankind, and summon them to obedience to Him as Savior and Lord.

  History [ Back to top ]

  Pioneer Bible Translators was founded by Al Hamilton in 1976. He served as its first President. The first Pioneer Mission Institute was held on the Campus of Lincoln Christian College in 1976. In 1977 the first missionaries were sent out to Papua New Guinea. In 1980 PBT's sent its first missionary family to Zaire. In subsequent years missions have been opened in Guinea, West Africa, in Equatorial Guinea, Canada, Tanzania, and the Ukraine. PBT participation in the translation of the Bible into the local languages has serve to facilitate the spread of the Gospel in these areas.

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  Research Analysis

  Transparency Grade [ Back to top ]

  Transparency Grade of : B
  Criteria category	Grade	Other Comments
  Timeliness:	70	11/16/2011 9:05:40 AM: Organization made financial information available greater than 7 ½ months.
  Financial Information:	100
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  MinistryWatch.com 5 Star Financial Efficiency Ratings [ Back to top ]

  Ranking Category	Rating	Overall Rank	Foreign Missions Sector
  Overall Efficiency Rating		148 of 348	30 of 54
  Fund Acquisition Decision		148 of 348	30 of 54
  Resource Allocation Decision		of 348	11 of 54
  Asset Utilization Decision		of 348	11 of 54

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