Looking Back at 2024 (And Celebrating Ten Years!)

Key takeaways

BibleProject celebrated its ten-year anniversary in 2024, reflecting on significant milestones achieved throughout the year.
The growing patron community plays a crucial role in supporting the mission of BibleProject, which focuses on creating high-quality biblical content.
Strategic partnerships, such as those with Streetlights, allow BibleProject to expand its reach and impact, emphasizing collaboration and collective creativity.
Audience engagement metrics highlight the transformative power of BibleProject resources, reinforcing the value of community in studying scripture.
Looking forward to 2025, BibleProject plans to focus on studying Exodus and promoting communal approaches to reading the Bible.

Summary

Reflection on the Past Year

In this final episode of the year, Tim, Jon, and CEO Steve Atkinson reflect on the accomplishments and milestones of BibleProject in 2024, including a significant ten-year anniversary. They share highlights about the growth of their patron community, which now includes under 50,000 patrons supporting the project. The team emphasizes their commitment to producing content that inspires and brings about transformation, rather than focusing on traditional fundraising methods.

Strategic Partnerships and Collaborations

Steve discusses the importance of collaborations, particularly with the Streetlights organization, which is known for its engaging audio Bible translations. The partnership involves remixing BibleProject content for a different audience, allowing for greater artistic expression and broader reach. This relationship showcases how BibleProject utilizes its resources generously, contributing to the greater good while empowering others in creative ventures.

Audience Engagement and Impact

The hosts discuss the numbers surrounding audience engagement, including 312 million video views and 27.3 million podcast listens. They highlight the positive feedback they receive from their patrons, with many sharing stories of transformative experiences through BibleProject's resources. This illustrates the impact that such content can have on individual lives and the importance of community in studying the Bible.

Looking Ahead to 2025

As they consider the future, the team reveals plans for 2025, including a focus on studying the book of Exodus and the concept of ‘reading the Bible in community’. They aim to facilitate experiences that encourage shared discussions and insights among audiences, promoting a communal approach to exploring scripture. They also hint at further resource offerings that tie into the themes they plan to explore.

Celebrating the Journey Together

The episode concludes with a tone of gratitude, celebrating the relationship they have developed with their audience over the years. Steve reflects on personal experiences that enriched his understanding of the content, and the enthusiasm shared by the hosts highlights the collective journey they have experienced with their community and patrons. Overall, the episode embodies a spirit of generosity and community.

Show notes

In our final episode of 2024, Tim, Jon, and BibleProject CEO, Steve Atkinson, reflect on ten years of the project, all the resources we got to make and share this year, and the patrons who made it possible. The guys then give a sneak peek of what’s coming up next for BibleProject in 2025.

Timestamps

Ten Year Anniversary and Our Patron Community (0:00-9:25)
Strategic Relationships (9:25-19:49)
2024 Engagement With Our Resources (19:49-30:51)
Looking Back at a Year in the Sermon on the Mount (30:51-35:41)
2025 Podcast Themes (35:41-37:43)
Reading the Bible in Community (37:43-41:54)
In Space With Astronaut Tracy Caldwell-Dyson (41:54-44:29)
Gratitude (44:29-47:39)

Official Episode Transcript

View this episode’s official transcript.

Referenced Resources

Watch our 2024 end of year video, where Jon and Tim explore “purple dot moments”—experiences of God’s Kingdom here on Earth. Plus, catch a glimpse of what’s coming in 2025.
Check out Tim’s library here.
You can experience our entire library of resources in the BibleProject app, available for Android and iOS.

Show Music

BibleProject theme song by TENTS

Show Credits

Production of today’s episode is by Lindsey Ponder, producer, and Cooper Peltz, managing producer. Tyler Bailey is our supervising engineer. Aaron Olsen edited today’s episode and also provided the sound design and mix. JB Witty does our show notes, and Hannah Woo provides the annotations for our app. Our host and creative director is Jon Collins, and our lead scholar is Tim Mackie. Special thanks to our guest, Steve Atkinson.

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