OUR VISION AND ROLE
Our Vision: Disciples of Jesus with a Bible in every language.
Our role: to serve ministries by providing excellent software and services for the unique challenges and opportunities of the Last Mile of the Great Commission.
OUR ORIGIN
ethnē was founded in and is built for the Last Mile of the Great Commission.
We’re an open and anonymous technology project with partners in different organizations. Open means anyone can see and use these resources, and anonymous means we don’t publicly mention ourselves or our partners.
OUR VALUES
Start Offline
We value being offline first and foremost. We believe relationships are the key to making disciples who make disciples. Everything we make can be fully used and shared completely offline and in relationship.
Made for Oral and Visual Learners
Our technology gives preference to those who learn best using methods other than reading. That’s
about half the world’s languages that do not use writing
about a third of the world who learns through non-written methods even if their language is written
sign languages which are visually communicated and not written
The Last Are First
We prioritize those with the lowest skill level, limited internet and least amount of opportunities in this world. When anyone has the potential to influence, growth is not dependent on the effort of a few talented and charismatic leaders.
The Church
We are a member of the Body of Christ and that goes beyond the lines of organizations or locations. Instead of growing our organization larger, we look to create more impactful Kingdom Partnerships.
Privacy
Each year it is getting easier and cheaper for companies and countries to monitor the use of the internet. We collect as little data as possible while creating technology that is easy to use and on devices people already have.
Security
Data leaks and hacking are becoming more and more common, and we humbly work under the assumption that we are not invincible and the technology will be hacked. This assumption helps us make more resilient technology. We also involve cyber security professionals at the beginning and end of our development process to create technology that is difficult to compromise.
Multiplication
The Kingdom of God multiplies. We partner with those who are believing for and working for disciples who make disciples and churches that make churches in a specific people group. Multiplication, not method, is the shared value we are looking for.