Michel Kenmogne, Executive Director SIL International, Bible Translation, IllumiNations, Heart Language Financial Finish Line Podcast
Finish Line Podcast Episode 90

Michel Kenmogne, Director of SIL International, on the Power of Hearing God’s Word in Your Heart Language

You want to steward God’s resources faithfully. But questions about generosity, calling, and impact are rarely simple.

In this conversation, you’ll hear from someone who has walked through these kinds of questions and learned along the way. Listen for the next step God may be inviting you to take.


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Meet your guide

Michel Kenmogne is the Executive Director of SIL International, a major bible translation agency currently involved in over 1,300 language communities across 98 countries, representing almost one billion people in need of access to God’s Word. 

Michel shares his powerful testimony of growing up in the context of traditional African religion before hearing the gospel in through a ministry in his high school years. From there, God planted the seeds that would eventually lead Michel into the challenging work of bible translation.

Michel shares an inside look into the current bible translation landscape and the work that remains to reach the all-access goals of 2033: aiming to make God’s word accessible in the heart language of all people by 2033. He also shares about the IllumiNations impact alliance which has brought the major translation agencies together, rapidly accelerating translation progress around the world.

What you’ll gain

  • Michel’s powerful testimony growing up in Cameroon
  • SIL International’s inception story
  • The current bible translation landscape
  • Translating languages with no active believers
  • Translating for oral languages with no written alphabet
  • The role of AI in Bible translation
  • The illumiNations Impact Alliance
  • The work remaining to make scripture available to the entire world

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Step into a four-minute interactive experience and see what unfolds as you decide how to manage your resources.

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In our Intervention Series on the Applied Generosity Podcast, we’ll help you become a more thoughtful, discerning, and faithful partner.

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Quotes to Remember

  • “I was impressed by the difference I could see in the lives of believers.”
  • “People can flourish by getting to know God, and understanding their identity as a people created by God.”
  • “Language is the platform through which people are valued.”
  • “We are always advocating for the need of the people who use or speak minority languages to have access to God’s word.”
  • “Bible translation is actually about allowing God’s light to shine into places where darkness has prevailed.”

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