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Our mission is ''to make gospel-centered resources accessible for Christians of every nation and language''. We are a project of [http://www.opensourcemission.com Open Source Mission], in partnership with several [[osm:Partners|Christian publishers]], and carried out by a world-wide community of volunteer translators.  
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an [http://www.opensourcemission.com Open Source Mission] project
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<td align="center" colspan="2" style=" padding: 12px 0 6px 0;">''Please excuse the broken links while we finish developing this website. If you'd like to help, leave a comment on Andrew's [[User_talk:Mahra|Talk]] page.''</td>
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<td align="center" valign="middle" colspan="2" style="padding: 2px;"><div style="border: 1px dotted #FF9900;">Quick links: [[Project:Resources|Directory of resources]] &bull; [[Project:About|Who we are]] &bull; [[Project:Translator_tutorial|How to become a translator]] &bull; [[Project:Requests|Request a language, book, or article]] &bull; [[Project:Statement_of_faith|Our statement of faith]]</div></td>
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===Welcome to GospelTranslations===
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You're at our English homepage, which serves primarily to connect translators to each other and facilitate the organization of translation projects. If you'd like to join our initiative, you can start by visiting the [[Project:Community_Portal|Community Portal]] and visiting a language team that you'll be able to help.  
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Our hope is that by translating these resources into the many languages of global Christianity, and furthermore by distributing them for free online, we will be able to make a contribution toward the future health and growth of the church. To read more about this, check out our [[Mission Statement]].
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'''Don't speak another language?''' You can always help us in other ways. Check out the current [[Project:Help_wanted|Help wanted]] page and volunteer on a project, big or small.
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For other information, you can visit our [[project:FAQ|Frequently Asked Questions]] page, read about [[project:Model|how our process works]], or visit the [[project:Community_Portal|Community Portals]] to see what's going on in your language.
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Our volunteers are constantly working on new projects, and the folks at Open Source Mission are working hard with Christian ministries to get more and more content added to our [[Copyright Library]]. To find what's available so far in your language, you can go to the [[Directory]].
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All we ask in return is that you help us to make the site better by letting us know how we can improve and spreading the word to anyone you know who might be able to translate.
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== New Developments ==
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* '''9/11/2007''' - [[This Great Salvation]] now fully online
* '''9/11/2007''' - [[This Great Salvation]] now fully online
* '''9/3/2007''' - cite.php extension installed for automatic citation formatting
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* '''8/28/2007''' - First chapter of ''[[This Great Salvation]]'' posted in English and Spanish
* '''8/28/2007''' - First chapter of ''[[This Great Salvation]]'' posted in English and Spanish
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==Other areas of GospelTranslations==
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[[Project:Community_Portal|Community portal]]: View current project lists, talk with language teams, and discuss policies and procedures <br />
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[[Project:Tutorials|Tutorials]]: An orientation to this wiki and our translation processes <br />
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[[Project:Partners|Partner organizations]]: Information about our strategic partners <br />
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[[Project:Copyright_library|Copyright library]]: A listing of the resources which we currently have permission to translate and electronically publish <br />
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Revision as of 19:40, 17 September 2007

GospelTranslations

an Open Source Mission project

Now hosting resources in
English • Indonesian • Korean • Spanish
Please excuse the broken links while we finish developing this website. If you'd like to help, leave a comment on Andrew's Talk page.

Welcome to GospelTranslations

You're at our English homepage, which serves primarily to connect translators to each other and facilitate the organization of translation projects. If you'd like to join our initiative, you can start by visiting the Community Portal and visiting a language team that you'll be able to help.

Don't speak another language? You can always help us in other ways. Check out the current Help wanted page and volunteer on a project, big or small.

News

  • 9/11/2007 - This Great Salvation now fully online
  • 9/3/2007 - cite.php extension installed for automatic citation formatting
  • 9/2/2007 - ParserFunctions extension added
  • 8/28/2007 - First chapter of This Great Salvation posted in English and Spanish

Other areas of GospelTranslations

Community portal: View current project lists, talk with language teams, and discuss policies and procedures
Tutorials: An orientation to this wiki and our translation processes
Partner organizations: Information about our strategic partners
Copyright library: A listing of the resources which we currently have permission to translate and electronically publish

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