Scripture Engagement

Advocacy Bible Reading

Essential Bible Blog

Ideas for igniting a Bible reading revival one person, one church, one community at a time

What’s the best way to read the Bible? Many people think it’s something like getting up real early every day and intensely reading the entire Bible every year... But is the pre-dawn snow plow routine really the best way for…

RichardMay 7, 2009

Literacy

A Back Transition Primer: National Language to Vernacular

Leah Walter (1986)

One of the first questions translation teams ask when determining program strategy is: Are there people who are literate or semi-literate in the national language? If so, how can we get them reading in their own language? In Columbia, where…

RichardMay 7, 2009

Bible Translation Strategic Planning

How does translation project funding affect Scripture Use?

Thoughts on the relationship between the financing of translation projects and the use of the scriptures in Burkina Faso

Ed Lauber

We need to enlarge our thinking about the contribution of the church to the translation effort. Casting that contribution principally in terms of cash contributions to the translators’ salaries limits options and may even have a negative impact on the…

RichardMay 4, 2009

Bible Reading Meditation and Prayer

Bible Reading Start-up Guide

Practical help for enjoying God’s Word every day

Whitney Kuniholm

Too often, we take a purely intellectual approach to the Bible. We think that studying more and more will somehow make God’s Word come alive. Of course, it’s valuable to gain Bible knowledge and to learn biblical truth. But the…

RichardApril 25, 2009

Bible Translation Marketing and Distribution

The Emmaus-Medina Intertextual Connection

Contextualising the Presentation of God's Word

Brad Williams (2006)

Scripture translation and usage provides a wonderful bridge for the Gospel to penetrate into what often seems a hostile context. The author argues that Jesus' encounter with the disciples on the road to Emmaus provides a reproducible paradigm for Scripture…

RichardApril 20, 2009

Strategic Planning

Towards the dedication

'Vers la dédicace' planning and discussions in DRC

Bettina Gottschlich (2009)

The dedication of the New Testament should be a wonderful celebration, but it should also be much more than that. It is about a change of mind, heart and life, individually as well as corporately. This article describes ongoing language…

RichardApril 14, 2009

Marketing and Distribution

How to use a dedication event to improve Scripture engagement and use

Margaret Hill (2009)

When selling the NT or a Bible it helps to give with it something to encourage people to read portions each day. This might be a reading card for a year published by the Scripture Union (they have a special…

RichardApril 13, 2009

Bible Storytelling Orality

Relational Bible Storying and Scripture Use

Making the Story Meaningful

Jack Colgate (2008)

Thankfully, many resources and materials for Bible storying are now available. As I began to review and use these resources, however, it seemed that the relational context of Bible storying was too seldom addressed. Even in my own ministry, when…

RichardApril 1, 2009

Bible Study

The Swedish Method

A method for studying the Bible

Peter Blowes

The philosophy behind this style of Bible reading is to promote good observation of the text, group participation and self-guided discovery. Each person has the opportunity to discover for themselves what God says. In principle, no-one answers the questions unless…

RichardMarch 30, 2009

Bible Reading

Six Steps to Reading Your Bible

Training for small groups with DVD and workbook

Tony Payne, Simon Roberts

Whatever your current Bible reading habits (or lack of them), and whatever your level of knowledge and confidence, Six Steps to Reading Your Bible will help you make progress in getting into your Bible. The course is especially designed for…

RichardMarch 27, 2009