Advocacy

Jump Into the Word Blog

Bible Engagement blog by Lawson Murray
On the jumpintotheword blog, Dr Lawson Murray, President of Scripture Union Canada, shares regular reflections on issues of Bible engagement: "Is God’s Word part of you? Are you consumed with longing for it? Is it embedded in your soul –…
Richard
June 1, 2013
Bible ReadingDigital

theStory – from Scripture Union Canada

A Bible reading guide reflecting a Canadian perspective
theStory is a free online chronological Bible reading guide that emphasizes the biblical narrative. It employs the Scripture Union Canada threefold Bible study methodology called the 3R’s: reading (Scripture text), reflection (commentary on the text), and response (prayer birthed from…
Richard
May 24, 2013
Music and WorshipTraining

Arts for a Better Future

Arts for a Better Future (ABF) is a one-week workshop that trains participants to spark local, Scripture-infused creativity that moves communities toward the kingdom of God. The training content follows the 7-step process contained in Creating Local Arts Together: A…
Richard
April 26, 2013
Digital

Mobile Ministry Forum

The Mobile Ministry Forum (MMF) is a coalition of ministries working towards the goal of giving every unreached person a chance to encounter Christ and His kingdom in a compelling, contextualized fashion through their personal mobile device by 2020. On…
Richard
April 18, 2013
Digital

Mobile Advance

A ministry of WEC International
Mobile Advance's mission and vision is connecting the unreached with the good news and church of Jesus Christ through the device that connects them with the world- the mobile phone. At their website you will find: Resources to help you…
Richard
April 18, 2013
Research

Patronage and Usage of the Mother-Tongue Bibles in Kumasi, Ghana

Prime Journal of Social Science, Vol. 1, Issue 7, 121-129 (2012)
Jonathan E. T. Kuwornu-Adjaottor (2012)
Abstract: "The need for the translation of the Scriptures into the vernacular to enable people read the Bible in their mother-tongues started in the third century BC in the ancient city of Alexandria in Egypt. Since the first mother-tongue translation…
Richard
April 15, 2013
Research

Are Vernacular Scriptures Being Used? Kabiye Research Results

The Bible Translator - Vol 63, No 2 (April 2012)
Harriet Hill (2012)
"Much effort and funding is invested every year by many organizations to provide vernacular Scriptures to minority peoples. Are these Scriptures being used? What factors affect their use? We have anecdotes and rumors, but very little real research. "Over the…
Richard
April 10, 2013
Research

State of the Bible 2013

Barna Research (2013)
The State of the Bible 2013 report contains the findings from a nationwide study commissioned by American Bible Society and conducted by Barna Research. From the report: "Americans overwhelming (77%) believe morals and values are declining in the U.S. The…
Richard
April 8, 2013
DramaMusic and WorshipVisual Arts

Creating Local Arts Together

A Manual to Help Communities Reach their Kingdom Goals
Brian Schrag (2013)
Brian Schrag’s Creating Local Arts Together manual has both a stirring and exhilarating effect as the reader envisions the possibility of a community’s arts used for the purposes of God’s kingdom and, at the same time, is thorough and informative…
Richard
February 25, 2013
Bible PreachingLeadership Training

Key Terms of the Bible Course

A Student's Manual for Scripture Use
Edna Headland (2013)
Pastors who have studied in a language other than their mother tongue can have difficulty using the local language Scriptures. When they preach, they sometimes borrow words from the language in which they studied, rather than thinking about the word…
Richard
February 13, 2013