Engaging with Scripture

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Translating the Bible into Action

Second Edition (2022) When Jesus was born to Mary, God “translated” himself into our human world. This act of God’s translation continues today wherever the gospel is expressed, in each language and lived out in each culture that makes up…

RichardJune 18, 2022

Bible Storytelling Orality

That Reminds Me of a Story

That Reminds Me of a Story is a new podcast, hosted by Don Barger and Grant Lovejoy, exploring emerging trends in orality and the communication of the gospel. It answers common questions about the orality movement. The goal of the…

RichardJanuary 10, 2022

Audio Bible Reading Women

her.BIBLE

her.BIBLE is an audio Bible read by an ethnically diverse group of women who want you to connect with God in the deepest places of your heart and experience new life in Jesus Christ. The vision of her.BIBLE, published by…

RichardNovember 25, 2021

Meditation and Prayer Responding to Needs Women

African Women Devotional Bible

The African Women Devotional Bible (AWDB) is a collaborative project of the Bible Societies in Africa who have come together to develop a Devotional Bible by African Women. It is a Scripture resource addressing circumstances and questions African Christian Women…

RichardSeptember 10, 2021

Bible Preaching Orality

Expository Preaching in Africa

From the publisher's description: How can expository preaching, rooted in a textual analysis of Scripture, be effectively utilized in oral cultures? In Expository Preaching in Africa, Ezekiel A. Ajibade engages this challenge directly, offering practical techniques for integrating African oral…

RichardJuly 21, 2021

Bible Preaching

Pray Prepare Preach

This series of study guides has basic talk outlines on various books of Scripture that are designed to help under-resourced Bible teachers in economically poorer parts of the world to understand and explain God's word clearly and accurately. They encourage…

RichardJuly 19, 2021

Bible Study Responding to Needs

COVID-19 Bible Studies, Story and Skit

Here are some COVID-19 materials that are free to download, use, adapt and translate into other languages. They can help us engage with the Bible, thinking about what God has to say to us and how it can impact our…

RichardJune 16, 2021

Bible Study Digital Marketing and Distribution

Training Mercy Ships’ Chaplains

This report describes the Scripture Engagement training which was carried out in response to an invitation from Mercy Ships. Twelve local chaplains were trained to facilitate listening groups among the outpatients of Mercy Ship’s Hospital Out-Patient Extension Center (HOPE Center).…

RichardJanuary 6, 2021

Bible Reading

Bible Reading Plan Generator

The Bible Reading Plan Generator is a tool to help you build a customised Bible reading plan. The following options are provided: Choose the start date and the number of days, e.g. a whole year, six months, 100 days, etc.…

RichardJanuary 4, 2021

Advocacy Bible Reading Bible Storytelling Bible Study Culture Language Issues

Kuweka Biblia katika Maisha

Kuweka Biblia katika Maisha (literally, ‘To put the Bible into life’) is a Swahili translation of the well-known Scripture Engagement handbook, Translating the Bible into Action. This book has been translated and published in Tanzania, to use with the local…

RichardDecember 4, 2020