Engaging Different Audiences

Advocacy Responding to Needs Women Young People

Bible in Mission

“The Bible is alive – it has hands and grabs hold of me, it has feet and runs after me”. Thus spoke Martin Luther, as cited by Knud Jørgensen in a quotation that summarizes the deeper meaning of this book.…

RichardJune 17, 2014

Apps Digital Young People

WordSpace

WordSpace broadcasts short Bible-centred messages to thousands of young people every day, via WhatsApp, Twitter, Facebook, email and the WordSpace app. "WordSpace is a way to help you encounter God in the spaces of each busy day. We have a…

RichardApril 21, 2014

Children Research

Pass It On – Bible Society Research 2014

In 2014, Bible Society in the UK launched Pass It On, a campaign to encourage parents to read, watch or listen to a Bible story with their child. An accompanying Research Report is available for download. Among the findings are:…

RichardFebruary 10, 2014

Apps Children Digital

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

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

Children Research

For the Bible tells me so?

Abstract: The flat narratives presented in Children’s Bibles typify the assumption that children are incapable of engaging theologically and critically with the Biblical texts. The manner in which Biblical stories are told to children during their formative years can have…

RichardJuly 24, 2013

Children Film and Video Visual Arts

The Illustrated Bible

"I realised that no translation was worth anything if my children didn't read it on their own because they wanted to. The burning question for me as a parent was how do I get my children into the word of…

RichardSeptember 14, 2012

Children Film and Video

Deditos

Producer: Viña Studios, Sololá, Guatemala, Central America Deditos is a video Bible story series targeting children between the ages of 4 and 14. Considering the challenges faced by children throughout the two‐thirds world, the stories are carefully chosen to reveal…

RichardJune 19, 2012

Children

Children, Mission and the Bible: A Global Perspective

Information is important – it can help children make responsible choices. Entertainment is engaging – it helps the story to come alive. But we cannot be satisfied with these outcomes when the Bible is so clearly about transformation. This Bible…

RichardOctober 22, 2011

Digital Film and Video Young People

Viral Good News

"Those under 20 are ‘digital natives’ — fearless and proficient in manipulating the media with understanding of it structure and potential. It is these young people we must harness to help Christians be salt and light on the internet social…

RichardApril 9, 2011