International Bible Society and Send The Light

Announce Strategic Collaboration

September 26, 2006

 

 

Colorado Spring , CO , USA

Carlisle , Cumbria , UK

 

The International Bible Society (IBS) and Send The Light (STL) today announced plans for a global strategic alliance to collaborate efforts to publish and distribute the Bible. Both organizations have appointed representatives to form a joint task force to review the areas of compatibility and common interest and develop recommendations for their respective Boards by the end of the year.

Both IBS and STL are non-profit organizations working towards a common mission to distribute God's word throughout the world. Their respective Boards believe that by combining resources as the largest Bible publisher in the world and the largest Christian distributor in the world they will create valuable efficiencies to further advance their missions to spread the word of God.

“The translation and distribution of God's Word could potentially be greatly enhanced with these two organizations working together,” said Mike Richards, Interim President and CEO of IBS. “We've shared a common mission for many years, which is to make God's word available to people around the world so that they may become Disciples of Christ.”

“IBS and STL have worked closely together around the world for over 30 years, particularly in Africa and Asia in recent years,” said Keith Danby, STL's Group Chief Executive. “Both organizations have offices, distribution centers, staff resources and distribution strategies in similar regions of the world. This is an exciting extension of an already strong relationship, and we look forward to working together to better utilize our resources and advance our common mission.”

Earlier in the year, IBS announced that Peter Bradley would retire as CEO. Mike Richards, former Chairman of the IBS Board, has been appointed Interim President/CEO. Vice Chairman Gene Dewhurst has been named Chairman and both Richards and Dewhurst will be on the task force along with STL Chairman Guy McDonnell.

About International Bible Society

The International Bible Society celebrates its 200 th anniversary in 2009 and has grown to be the leading Bible publisher in the world with the New International Version (NIV) and Today's New International Version (TNIV) as its principal Bible translations. It has over 500 staff working in 48 ministry centers around the world. Indigenous Bible translation is a core activity for IBS and each year it distributes over 13 million Scripture products on a free or subsidized basis. Zondervan and Hodder & Stoughton handle the trade markets

About Send The Light

STL is the largest Christian distributor of Christian product in the world. It operates a book and music publishing division branded as Authentic Media with offices in Atlanta , London and Hyderabad . Its multi-channel retail division Wesley Owen has 45 stores in the UK and 20 in India . Its STL Distribution division has five distribution centres spread across three continents with 500,000 sq feet of facility.

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