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Our Bible App

A progressive bible app for Christians who are LGBT affirming, pro women, and center people of color

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Our Bible App

Our Bible App

Our Bible App

Our Bible App

Our Bible App

A progressive bible app for Christians who are LGBT affirming, pro women, and center people of color

A progressive bible app for Christians who are LGBT affirming, pro women, and center people of color

A progressive bible app for Christians who are LGBT affirming, pro women, and center people of color

A progressive bible app for Christians who are LGBT affirming, pro women, and center people of color

crystal cheatham
crystal cheatham
crystal cheatham
crystal cheatham
2 Campaigns |
Philadelphia, United States
$20,590 USD by 216 backers
$20,050 USD by 202 backers on Jul 1, 2017
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Overview
What is Our Bible App? Our Bible app is the new bible app for progressive Christians. The Bible should be accessible to everyone. At its core, the holy text was written to be inclusive of all of God’s creation especially those on the margins. With all of the traditional versions of the Bible, Our Bible App will include translations that refer to God in gender neutral terms, and a library of progressive devotionals and other resources. For Apple & Android phones.

Our Bible App 
Believers of All Stripes 

Think of it as a media hub where you will be able to find books, podcasts, bible translations, videos and more--in one spot, like we've never seen before. Our Bible App will be the first media outlet for Christians like you and me, with the biggest progressive audience out there.

It's the place where a transgender teen can find affirming bible texts. It's the place where your church will watch and then chat about a sermon, it's where you'll find new books and organizations that you care about.

It's an app but it's also a movement. It's about ending a stigma against what it means to be a Christian and filling in a pitfall that generations before us have fallen into. We can make that difference for ourselves and for our communities. Please donate today. 

What’s the money for?

  • Authors! We pay our authors and want to encourage all of us to use our life experiences as worship and learning materials. Much of this money goes into supporting the organizations that we all love
  • Making sure the app gets to those who truly need it, like young adults who just need to know which way to turn
  • Coding and building the rest of the app
  • Licensing bibles, books and other media
  • Little elves that edit, run social media, prepare marketing plans and basically create an atmosphere of hope paving a road to years of stable growth and success

When does it launch?

Our Bible App Launches June 30th, 2017. For updates on the launch, join our newsletter at: www.ourbibleapp.com

PRESS

Autostraddle,     TeenVogue,    Essence - June 2017 Issue,     LGBTQ Nation,    PBS

 

    Our Bible App will include:

    • A library of progressive devotionals (pro women, pro LGBTQ, inclusive of other faiths, etc)
    • Ability to chat with the Our Bible App community or just your friends
    • Different bible translations (including translations that have gender neutral names for God)
    • Various progressives authors, podcasts, videos & more.

    Who is involved?

    Along the way Crystal Cheatham has been joined by a team that has taken the vision to a whole new level. Eliel Cruz, Rodney McKenzie, Sophia Olkhova and Oliver Cheatham are breathing life into the gears and cogs of this thing.

    • Eliel is the communications director and has sought early coverage in publications like TeenVogue and LGBTQNation.
    • Rodney shares the dream of diversity and is curating a fantastic devotional library.
    • Sophia could not be a more efficient editor and works with authors to make their submissions shine.
    • Oliver is both Crystal's brother and the marketing genius spreading the word. 

    We are supported by:

    Parity, More Light Presbyterians, Soulforce, Many Voices, Auburn Seminary, Reconciling Works, Lord Have Mercy Podcast, Room For All, Unitarian Universalist Association, #FaithfullyLGBT, Trey Pearson, the Reformation Project, Kevin Garcia, Two Feminists Annotate the Bible, The Christian Closet, Reconciling Ministries, Rachel Held Evans.

                                                                        

     

     

     

     

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    All Hands In!

    $5 USD
    We're standing around in a circle, shoulder to shoulder with our hands in the center. With a $5 offering you're putting your hand in there too, chanting along to "believers of all stripes," and cheering us on as we get this thing rolling.
    Included Items
    • Beta Tester!
    • Launch Party July 1st!
    Estimated Shipping
    July 2017
    13 claimed

    Beta Tester!

    $10 USD
    As a Beta Tester you will be amongst the exclusive group of users who get to experience, rate and share the app with 5 friends before September when it is released to the rest of the world. $10 goes a long way! It about pays for 1 devotional day. That's brilliant!
    Included Items
    • Beta Tester!
    • Launch Party July 1st!
    Estimated Shipping
    August 2017
    58 claimed
    Ships to United States of America

    #FaithfullyLGBT

    $25 USD
    Faithfully LGBT provides a platform for LGBT people of faith to make their voices heard. Take a look at the shirts and find out more at http://www.faithfullylgbt.com.
    Included Items
    • #FaithfullyLGBT T-Shirt
    • Beta Tester!
    • Launch Party July 1st!
    Estimated Shipping
    August 2017
    37 claimed
    Ships worldwide.

    Swag

    $40 USD
    Take a look at our pics cuz you want the world to know what you're excited about. Donate and get a sticker for your laptop or gig bag, a mug, pillow or tote for your books.
    Included Items
    • Whole WORLD to Know
    Estimated Shipping
    August 2017
    15 claimed

    Too Hot to Stop

    $50 USD
    The only shirt of its kind, the launch shirt for Our Bible App! And of course, you get to be a Beta Tester. Woot! Take a look at the shirt Copy & Paste into browser: www.ourbibleapp.com/merch/special-launch-shirt-limited-time-only
    Included Items
    • Special Launch T-Shirt
    • Beta Tester!
    • Launch Party July 1st!
    Estimated Shipping
    August 2017
    21 claimed
    Ships worldwide.

    Passing On the Love

    $100 USD
    How far will $100 go? We will be able to publish 2 devotionals with just $100.
    Included Items
    • Special Launch T-Shirt
    • Beta Tester!
    • Launch Party July 1st!
    Estimated Shipping
    August 2017
    6 claimed
    Ships worldwide.

    You go girl!

    $300 USD
    You and 2 people will get a free subscription to the app, AND beta testing for all!
    Included Items
    • Special Launch T-Shirt
    • Beta Tester!
    • Free subscription to the app
    • Launch Party July 1st!
    2 claimed
    Ships worldwide.

    Winner Winner Chicken Dinner

    $1,000 USD
    You and 9 other folks will get free subscriptions to the app and each of you will have the ability to share the app in the beta testing stage with 5 other people.
    Included Items
    • Special Launch T-Shirt (4)
    • Free subscription to the app
    • Launch Party July 1st!
    Estimated Shipping
    August 2017
    0 claimed
    Ships worldwide.
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    Signed Book

    $30 USD
    Estimated Shipping
    August 2017
    9 out of 9 of claimed
    Ships worldwide.

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