Steve Atkinson, CEO of BibleProject, discusses a decade of impactful content and community growth. They celebrate 312 million video views and 27.3 million podcast listens, emphasizing meaningful connections over fundraising. The conversation highlights innovative animation styles used in new series, enhancing the learning experience. Atkinson shares insights on engaging church communities with fresh resources and the importance of collective Bible study, as well as reflections on transformative personal journeys through scripture.
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Crowdfunding Doubts
Steve Atkinson initially doubted the crowdfunding model for BibleProject.
He believed in focusing on content quality and impact, trusting that the audience would support it.
insights INSIGHT
Project Mindset
BibleProject operates with a project mindset, not intending to become a permanent institution.
They regularly evaluate their continuation in seven-year cycles.
insights INSIGHT
Patron-Focused Content
BibleProject's patron community allows them to avoid chasing algorithms and focus on mission-driven content.
They prioritize creating content their patrons will value over what's popular on social media.
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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)
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.
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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