Scripture Engagement

Read the Bible for Life

"Read the Bible for Life aims to improve biblical literacy in the culture and the church by simultaneously moving readers toward greater skill in reading the Bible well and toward a deeper commitment to applying Scripture to everyday life." The…

RichardFebruary 20, 2011

Advocacy

The Cape Town Commitment: We Love God’s Word

The role of Scripture In Mission was a special focus at the Third Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization, Cape Town 2010. The Cape Town Commitment is a statement to follow on from the Lausanne Covenant (1974) and the Manilla Manifesto…

RichardJanuary 26, 2011

Audio Marketing and Distribution

Audio Players in Use

"We know that just because someone has a printed Bible doesn’t mean they will use it. After the novelty has worn off, how can we encourage people to go on listening and engaging with God’s Word with their audio player?"…

RichardJanuary 18, 2011

Apps Audio Digital

Bible.is

The Bible.is app and website, from Faith Comes By Hearing, allow you to hear, see and share God's Word in languages from around the world. Hear - Listen to God’s Word in high-quality, dramatized audio. Download your favorite version for…

RichardDecember 18, 2010

Visual Arts

Making Scripture Attractive

"We make posters, bookmarks - laminated and non-laminated, bookmark kits for groups to make their own bookmarks, refrigerator magnets, note pads, stickers..." The Inakeanon People of the Philippines are seeing God’s Word in colorful attractive posters, bookmarks, key chains, greeting…

RichardDecember 10, 2010

Young People

What’s the Bible got to do with me?

"Most of our Scripture Engagement tools are geared toward teens who are relatively open to the Scriptures though perhaps struggle to see the relevance. But what about the antagonistic atheists and seculars who favour naturalistic science over the implausible supernatural;…

RichardDecember 4, 2010

Children Trauma Healing

Helping Traumatised Children

"I think the workshop gave all the kids a way of expressing thoughts and emotions that they had no outlet for before. It helped them know that what they are feeling is normal and that God cares deeply about them."…

RichardNovember 4, 2010

Advocacy

Brazil Forum for Use of the Scriptures in Indigenous Languages

"Praise God for this event where so many people from what Brazil calls the three waves of missions worked together. As one person reported, he heard expatriates, Portuguese MT Brazilians and indigenous people calling the event 'their forum'." This is…

RichardOctober 22, 2010

Young People

The Tools You Use and the ‘Tude You Bring

"Scripture engagement must allow the young person to ‘discover’ the message for themselves (as opposed to ‘being told’). They need to discover the relevance and value of God’s story for their lives, and our role is to be a guide,…

RichardOctober 17, 2010

Understanding Scripture

God’s Big Picture

Sixty-six books written by forty people over nearly 2,000 years, in two languages and several different genres. A worldwide bestseller published in countless sizes and bindings, translations and languages. Sworn by in court, fought over by religious people, quoted in…

RichardOctober 14, 2010