Scripture Engagement

Bible App for Kids

YouVersion and OneHope have teamed together to develop The Bible App for Kids, "designed specifically to engage children with stories from the Bible". It's available for free download for Android and iOS mobile devices. The app comes with interactive Bible…

RichardNovember 29, 2013

Bible Reading

Community Bible Experience

Nothing is more important to church vitality—and personal spiritual growth—than a deep, sustained connection with the Bible. Community Bible Experience combines three different approaches to reading the Bible: 1. Reading Big — Participants read the entire New Testament (or large…

RichardNovember 26, 2013

Bible Reading Digital

Bible Engagement in a Digital Age

In the Jump Into the Word blog, Lawson Murray asks how the digital age will influence Bible engagement. He makes a list of possible effects: "the Bible will be read in multiple formats in an ever emerging variety of forms…

RichardNovember 11, 2013

Audio

Audibible Discipleship in Tongwa, Zambia

This video from Zambia shows how a digital audio player, the solar-powered Audibible, can be used to facilitate Scripture engagement in group settings. Here are some of the points made by the group leader: Hearing God's Word is more important…

RichardNovember 8, 2013

Bible Storytelling Visual Arts

Foundation Matters – Firm Foundations Pictures

Created by Bible illustrator Graham Kennedy of Foundation Matters, these Bible pictures have been carefully chosen for accuracy to illustrate and complement the stories that are included in Firm Foundations Bible study curriculum. The 210 illustrations cover Bible stories from…

RichardNovember 1, 2013

Digital Research Young People

How Technology is Changing Millennial Faith

The Millennial generation of young people are known as "digital natives". According to recent research carried out by the Barna Group in the USA: "the most common way Millennials are blending their faith and technology is through digital reading of…

RichardOctober 21, 2013

Research

Umuhimu wa Biblia: An investigation into how Tanzanian Christians perceive and engage with God’s Word

MA dissertation: Bible & Mission, Redcliffe College. Abstract: This study examines both what Tanzanian Christians think about the Bible and the way they engage with it, through a review of the literature on Bible use in Africa and primary research…

RichardSeptember 10, 2013

Audio

Essential Audio Recording Scripts

The Essential Audio Recording Scripts (EARS) from SIL International Media Services are a series of documents that have been developed to assist the recording specialist with the task of recording entire books of the Bible. EARS documents are available for…

RichardAugust 12, 2013

Language Issues Research

Contextualised Language Choice in the Church in Kenya

Fuller Graduate Schools, School of Intercultural Studies Doctor of Intercultural Studies dissertation Abstract: This dissertation explores the missiological opportunities, challenges and implications of growing multilingualism among people who are fluent in two or more languages. I look at the cognitive…

RichardAugust 7, 2013

Culture

Théologie et Vie Chrétienne en Afrique

Théologie et Vie Chrétienne en Afrique contains the fruit of the Francophone Initiative consultation held in Cotonou, Benin, in August 2011. The papers presented seek to bring together theological reflection, Bible translation and the mission of the church in Africa.…

RichardAugust 2, 2013