Preamble

We believe God created all people, giving them language as a gift for flourishing, so that people can express identity and knowledge, build relationships, and explore life’s most important questions. When a community’s languages are honoured and nurtured, people’s sense of dignity, belonging, agency and the fabric of their society are strengthened, so they can flourish together. Access to literature, including Scriptures, in languages that people value enhances their ability to grow in knowledge of God and the world

Our Why

We believe that God created people and communities to thrive in relationship with him and with one another. Yet many communities are excluded from opportunities because their languages are overlooked or unsupported. Therefore, we work directly alongside local communities to explore language solutions, while also training and resourcing people for this work.

Our Vision

We desire to see communities flourishing in every aspect of life through the languages they value, in relationship with God and others.

Our Mission

Inspired by God’s love, we train people and resource language initiatives, supporting collaboration with communities to advance holistic development, education, and engagement with Scripture.

Our How

To fulfil our mission, we commit to:

  1. Equipping reflective practitioners: Providing training that is grounded in evidence-based research and real-world experience, and mentoring people to serve with professional excellence and humility.
  2. Creating accessible training pathways: Providing flexible training to equip people for work in diverse contexts in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond. 
  3. Elevating community voice and agency: Partnering with and advocating for communities in support of their language priorities, honouring their agency and knowledge.
  4. Investing in lasting impact: Resourcing sustainable language strategies that advance meaningful development, education and engagement with Scripture.
  5. Working in partnership: Collaborating with churches, institutions, communities and other agencies, effectively stewarding resources and knowledge to promote community flourishing.