DBS: We Value


  • • Scripture: We value and embrace the ideal that the Holy Scriptures are God's gifts to every nation and peoples, that they speak for themselves and are God's revelation of His redemptive purpose, character and truth. (Bible related quotes found on these pages.)


  • • Unity: We value the miracle of Christian denominations, churches, and mission organizations working together to see the Kingdom of God advanced in all the world.(Ministires working with DBS)Christ in Majesty (or Christ in Glory) is the Western Christian image of Christ seated on a throne as ruler of the world, always seen frontally in the centre of the composition, and often flanked by other sacred figures, whose membership changes over time and according to the context.


  • • The Gospel: We value the ideal of widespread free distribution of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.


  • • Integrity: We value and embrace the ideals of operating in utmost integrity with reference to our personal lives and ministry practices.


  • • Excellence: We value the understanding that we should strive for excellence in everything we produce and publish.


  • • Creativity: We value the concept that the Gospel of God's Kingdom can be communicated in a wide variety of ways.


  • • Diversity: We value the ideal that people groups bear unique God given characteristics and we therefore should endeavor to understand and respect the cultures of each people group. We value the ideal of indigenous missions.


  • • Discipleship: We value Christ's teachings about discipleship and embrace the ideal that Christ's Church was designed to grow through personal teaching and training. We exist therefore to serve the Church worldwide by providing excellent resources to teachers and students for the purpose of discipling the nations.


  • • Partnership: We value the attitude of partnership and will constantly seek opportunities to serve with others for the sole purpose of advancing God's Kingdom in all the earth.

The 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt (August 19-August 21, 1991), also known as the August Putsch or August Coup, was a three-day period during which a group of members of the Soviet Union's government briefly deposed Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev and attempted to take control of the country.

On August 19, 1991, Communist hardliners in Moscow, angry with their loss of Eastern Europe, seized control of the Soviet government while Mikhail Gorbachev was in the Crimea. Boris Yeltsin and the Russian parliament were trapped in the parliament building as thousands of brave citizens gathered outside, forming a human barricade. Tanks and troops ringed the building, and the world held its breath.
Here’s what the newspapers didn’t report. According to Barbara Von Der Heydt in her book Candles Behind the Wall, when news of the coup broke, Iven Kharlanov and Anatoly Rudenko of the Bible Society in Moscow discussed how to persuade the troops not to fire on protesters. They called Bible societies around the world asking prayer, then plotted a bold scheme.
Just as the storming of parliament appeared imminent, they showed up with a truck loaded with New Testaments. Christians went from soldier to soldier and from tank to tank, handing out the Scripture and quoting Exodus 20:13. One woman, Shirinai Dossova, walked over to one of the tanks and knocked loudly on its side with her knuckles. She continued until the baffled driver opened the hatch and appeared. “It says in this book that you shouldn’t kill,” she said, thrusting a Bible at him. “Are you going to kill us?”
The young soldier looked confused. He took the Bible, saying, “We’re not intending to kill anybody.”
Almost all the soldiers accepted the proffered Testaments. Some tucked them in their pockets while others began reading at once. Many had always wanted a Bible but had never seen one. And with each Bible came the question, “You’re not really going to kill us, are you? This book says, ‘Thou shalt not kill.’ ”
The coup collapsed, the Communist empire crashed to the ground—and historians are still pondering why the expected attack on the parliament building never materialized.

From this verse : 365 scriptures that changed the world
Morgan, R. J. (1998). Thomas Nelson Publishers