Scripture Engagement

Dependence on Literacy Strategy

It is possible that the literacy based approach as applied in non-reading communities reaches best those who most want to escape from the traditional culture into the modern world of wealth and technology, but it may not be successful in…

RichardAugust 17, 2009

Audio Literacy Orality

The Crucial Role of Oral-Scripture: Focus Africa

Oral-Scripture in Africa is the highest potential medium of outreach for the salvation message on the continent today and into the 21st century. This is because it is capable of reaching both the literate and the teeming millions of non-literate…

RichardAugust 17, 2009

Audio

The Emergence of Audio-Scriptures in Church and Mission

Need orientation is very important for audio-Scriptures and with that follows careful research of the intended audience. When the apostle Paul spoke in a synagogue, he could freely quote from the Old Testament, but when he taught the Gentiles in…

RichardAugust 17, 2009

Strategic Planning

Missiology: An International Review

Missiology is the quarterly journal of the American Society of Missiology. It began publication in 1973, continuing in the tradition of its predecessor Practical Anthropology. According to their website, Missiology is one of the premier scholarly journals of mission studies,…

RichardJuly 30, 2009

Digital

The Bible in the Digital Space

So I offer the challenge: that we inhabit this digital space, become part of the culture and learn the language of what Marc Prensky calls the, 'Digital Natives'. Those of us who have adopted technology later in life he describes…

RichardJuly 30, 2009

Bible Reading Digital

WordLive

WordLive is for people who want to meet with God in fresh ways and to engage with the Bible. WordLive is created and maintained by Scripture Union. At the heart of what we do is to try to present the…

RichardJuly 30, 2009

Meditation and Prayer

Accepting the Embrace of God: The Ancient Art of Lectio Divina

Lectio divina has no goal other than that of being in the presence of God by praying the Scriptures. The reading or listening which is the first step in lectio divina is very different from the speed reading which modern…

RichardJuly 23, 2009

Bible Study

The One Minute Bible Study

Our experience with this approach has been uniformly positive. Men who had neglected their Bibles for years found that this was an achievable goal, and rekindled not only the passion of Bible reading (some never lost it), but also the…

RichardJuly 21, 2009

Research Strategic Planning

Assessing Scripture Use Conditions with the Welser Scale

When creating a Scripture use plan how do you get a grip on the pertinent conditions to be able to set goals and create a plan? The Welser Scale is an assessment tool used to facilitate goal setting and Scripture…

RichardJuly 15, 2009

Advocacy Research Strategic Planning

The Eight Conditions of Scripture Engagement

The listing of these Eight Conditions or eight categories of factors used as a tool for evaluation can prevent surprises and help the church, missionaries, and Bible translators alike to focus on those activities that are likely to have maximum…

RichardJuly 14, 2009

Dependence on Literacy Strategy

The Crucial Role of Oral-Scripture: Focus Africa

The Emergence of Audio-Scriptures in Church and Mission

Missiology: An International Review

The Bible in the Digital Space

WordLive

Accepting the Embrace of God: The Ancient Art of Lectio Divina

The One Minute Bible Study

Assessing Scripture Use Conditions with the Welser Scale

The Eight Conditions of Scripture Engagement

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