Category

Engaging Different Audiences

Young People

What’s the Bible got to do with me?

Shaping the thinking of teens outside the church
David Benson (2009)
"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;…
Richard
December 4, 2010
ChildrenTrauma Healing

Helping Traumatised Children

Margaret Hill (2009)
"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."…
Richard
November 4, 2010
Young People

The Tools You Use and the ‘Tude You Bring

A framework for approaching youth Scripture Engagement
Naomi Swindon, Adrian Blenkinsop (2009)
"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,…
Richard
October 17, 2010
ChildrenUnderstanding ScriptureYoung People

Timelining Scripture Workshop

A Bible Engagement Tool designed to assist people to grasp the big picture of Scripture; the story of the King and His Kingdom, and their place in it!
Clayton Fergie (Scripture Union International)
"The pattern of a fundamentally fragmented and disconnected understanding of Scripture still remains a major issue for those within Christendom, in both the majority and minority world." Timelining Scripture is an innovative, yet simple Bible engagement tool that helps people…
Richard
October 11, 2010
DigitalYoung People

The Biblical Challenge from (and for) Millennials

Lamar Vest (President and CEO, American Bible Society) (2010)
"The Bible has yet to beat the perception of being a dusty old rule book among millennials largely because to substantiate relevance and garner interest, the text first must be read... The message of the Bible is unchanging, but how…
Richard
May 28, 2010
Children

7Ways BibleMAX

Bible engagement resources for children’s workers everywhere
BibleMAX from Max7 is an excellent collection of free-to-download resources for helping children engage with the Bible. BibleMAX lessons have 4 main sections: Activate (welcome, song, opening activity), Communicate (read the Bible, explore the Bible story), Investigate (discuss, ask questions)…
Richard
March 29, 2010
Children

Godly Play

Godly Play is an interactive and imaginative method of presenting Bible stories, parables and lessons about religious traditions, using engaging three-dimensional materials and a variety of creative activities. Through a structured programme of storytelling, reflection and creative expression, it invites…
Richard
October 5, 2009
Bible StorytellingWomen

God and Woman

A Chronological Bible Storying Model For Storying the Good News To a Primarily Oral Culture Muslim Women’s Worldview
J. O. Terry (1998)
...where the men focused upon the action in the story and in the broad strokes of doctrinal truth, the women focused upon relationships, feelings and emotions of the story characters as related to themselves, and family structure. There was a…
Richard
August 31, 2009
Film and VideoUnderstanding ScriptureYoung People

Living Worlds

Bringing the Ancient World to Life
Living Worlds is a series of videos that act as “video introductions” to several New Testament Books, partly funded by The Bible Society of Australia. To date there are four episodes: Rome, Corinth, Ephesus and Colossae. Filmed on locations in…
Richard
March 20, 2009
Bible StudyDiscipleshipWomen

Bible Courses for Women

Hanni Gruenig (2003)
How can we start women reading their Bibles when they have never done it before? Many women in Africa do not realize that the Bible has answers to their daily life questions. Hanni Gruenig describes how she used a course…
Richard
February 12, 2009