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Engaging Different Audiences

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
CultureDiscipleshipWomen

Tharaka Female Circumcision

A Case Study in the Role of the Translation Organization
John L Ommani (2000)
When the Bible remains silent about certain cultural features, the Church... should assist the Christians to think through their traditions by digging deeper. In the Tharaka society of Kenya, female circumcision has held a prominent place. In recent years Christian…
Richard
January 14, 2009
ChildrenLiteracyVisual Arts

Scripture Big Books

Promoting Scripture use in difficult environments
Mary Beavon (2001)
“The illustrations captured the imagination of the children.” Mary Beavon describes a Scripture Use activity their team used in an area of Cameroon where churches are small, travel is difficult, and people have little money. They developed Scripture Big Books…
Richard
December 5, 2008