Spreading the Gospel to Every Nation
Faith Comes By Hearing is a not-for-profit Christian ministry dedicated to recording and providing God’s word to every person in their heart language. With over 1,300 languages recorded, their mission is to cover the entire world with the word of God in audio.
A History of Partnership
Founded in 1972 by missionaries Jerry and Anet Jackson, Faith Comes By Hearing began as a tape-lending library and later produced audio Bible recordings primarily in English for American churches. In 1989, a Bible listening program called Faith Comes by Hearing began among churches that used Hosanna’s recordings of Scripture. Six years later, Hosanna itself became known as Faith Comes by Hearing.
The Heart of the Vision
The Bible has the supernatural power to transform lives. Faith Comes By Hearing’s mission is to record and provide God’s word to everyone everywhere in their heart language. With an estimated 70% of the world’s population being oral communicators and learners or unable to read well enough to understand the Bible, Faith Comes by Hearing provides audio and video recordings of Scripture, making them freely and widely accessible through audio Bibles and other technological means.
Languages and Usage
Faith Comes By Hearing provides Bible recordings in over 1,300 languages. To make audio Bibles more accessible, several strategies have been implemented:
- Audio Bibles are distributed through churches, missionaries, and local leaders.
- Recordings are made available on mobile devices, solar-powered players, and online platforms.
Getting Involved
Faith Comes By Hearing relies on partnership with generous donors, churches, and other ministries to further the spread of the gospel. Donating is one way to help get God’s word to every person. Another great way to get involved is through the Every Church Every Village (ECEV) program, where churches can take a free audio Bible on their next short-term mission trip.
Vision 2033
Vision 2033 is an expansion in scope to match God’s promise to John in Revelation 7: Members from every nation, tribe, people, and language will stand before Christ’s throne on the Last Day. Faith Comes by Hearing partners with like-minded ministries to record Scripture in every language of the world that needs it by the year 2033 and make these recordings freely available by every means possible.
Partnership with Crossway
The ESV Bible came to Faith Comes By Hearing during a time of transition with another English version they had recorded and used widely for years. Crossway created a unique and generous agreement that gave Faith Comes By Hearing the confidence to invest their recording and distribution resources. This partnership has been a testimony of two Bible-cause ministries walking in trusting agreement to the glory of his name.
Encouraging Developments
People around the world are hearing God speak their language, often for the first time. This is an incredible season that God has been using to spread his word—a season of unprecedented unity in which organizations around the world are serving each other at great cost to themselves for the sake of the kingdom.
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