Lifeway, in partnership with the six Southern Baptist seminaries, awards one student every year from each school who is recognized for outstanding academic achievement and promise in pastoral ministry. This year Tyler Wittman (pictured above) received the award at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY. Wittman, who is a member Sojourn Community Church in Louisville, graduated with his Masters of Divinity from the School of Theology and is now considering further studies. He graduated Bachelor of Arts in Communications from Colorado State. His father Calvin Wittman pastors Applewood Baptist Church in Denver Colorado. 

We are privileged from time to time to visit with friends from around the country and share the HCSB. This February we had the honor of being a part of the 20/20 Conference at Southeastern Seminary in Wake Forest, NC for the 20/20 Conference. At events like these we are able to put the HCSB in the hands of college students and professors sometimes for the first time. The response from students was phenomenal. We got a lot of, “I had no idea,” and “that makes a lot of sense,” as students were introduced to highlights from the HCSB.

This is the mission of the HCSB as it was the mission of the 20/20 Conference: to see the God of the Bible more clearly.

Our hope is that the HCSB will be an effective tool in carrying out the Great Commission. Let us know how we can serve you by putting the Bible in the hands of people who have not yet heard the name of Jesus.

The Scriptures did not originate in 21st century America. This is an obvious, yet sometimes overlooked, fact. They were written down and recorded in different eras in different parts of the world by divinely inspired men. It is no wonder many of us find it difficult to read God’s Word. 

Thankfully, through rigorous work by translators, we have the Bible in our language. It is also true, however, that some English Bibles read better than others. The HCSB translators placed a high emphasis on readability.

The priority of readability can be seen in the HCSB's up-to-date language. This means that the HCSB will not use a lot of the words that you'll find in the King James Version. We think the church needs both versions.

Our hope is that 21st century believers and non-believers will enjoy the HCSB's up-to-date language. We hope language barriers are removed so that readers might hear from God in the glorious and holy words passed on from Moses to John the Revelator easily. Have you tried the HCSB?