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SIL International (Summer Institute of Linguistics)
SIL International (formerly known as Summer Institute of Linguistics) began in 1934 as a summer training program in Arkansas with two students, with the enrollment of these summer classes growing each subsequent year.
The Bible translation organization Wycliffe Associates saw a 6 percent revenue decline for the year ending Sept. 30, 2020, according to its recently released 2020 annual report.
Bruce Smith announced on Facebook yesterday that he is no longer the President/CEO of Wycliffe Associates, the Bible translation organization that in fiscal year 2019, reported about $49-million in revenue.
A number of key leaders have recently left Wycliffe Associates. The departures have come in the wake of Wycliffe Associates’ resignation from the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability, as well as increased scrutiny of one ...
Wycliffe Associates recently resigned from the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability while under review for its fundraising practices. I wrote a short article about the resignation, thinking that would be it. Boy, was I ever wrong.
Controversy Surrounding Wycliffe Associates’ MAST Program Raises Tough Questions for Bible Translation Community
Controversy Surrounding Wycliffe Associates’ MAST Program Raises Tough Questions for Bible Translation Community
But New Fund-Raising Initiative Draws Attention To Controversial Translation Process
Wycliffe has been very successful in raising funds for these programs. The problem is: the evidence to support Wycliffe’s claims is thin. And when asked to substantiate the advertised cost for POD and MAST, Wycliffe has so far failed to ...
Editor’s Note: Though Wycliffe Associates and Wycliffe Bible Translators have similar names and were one time related organizations, they are today separate organizations. John Wycliffe, who famously translated the Bible into English, was one ...
Wycliffe Associates, one of the charter members of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA), voluntarily resigned on Feb, 21, 2020, “while under review of compliance with Standards 7.1 and 7.2.” Standard 7.1 says: In ...
