Scripture Engagement Essentials

Research Responding to Needs

Bible Translation Strategy

People respond to the Gospel in proportion to their conviction that God and his Word are relevant to the concerns of daily life. This will be called the principle of "personal relevance". A translator or local believer can bring this…

RichardOctober 5, 2015

Language Issues Research

The Impact of Vernacular Scriptures

MA dissertation: Bible & Mission, Redcliffe College, UK. Abstract: In many ways the Malila and Nyiha are typical of Tanzania's numerous multilingual communities, where both Swahili and the local language are used as part of everyday life. Given that there…

RichardJuly 17, 2015

Advocacy Bible Reading Meditation and Prayer Memorising Scripture

Bible Gateway Scripture Engagement

So what is Scripture engagement? It is a way of hearing and reading the Bible with an awareness that it is in the Scriptures that we primarily meet God. It is a marinating, mulling over, reflecting, dwelling on, pondering of…

RichardJanuary 13, 2015

Advocacy Visual Arts

I wonder why I don’t hear from the shepherd anymore!

Mike Waters' cartoon Shepherd's Voice illustrates the effect of today's many distractions on Scripture Engagement. It could be a good discussion starter as you think together with others about this topic. From joyfultoons.com (April 26, 2009).

RichardDecember 2, 2014

Research Understanding Scripture

From Scripture Access to Scripture Engagement

MA dissertation: All Nations, UK. Abstract: The coming of the New Testament in 2006 heralded a new era of Scripture engagement for the Minyanka people of Mali. This paper evaluates the factors that have facilitated and hindered the process of…

RichardNovember 16, 2014

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

Research

Canadian Bible Engagement Study

The Canadian Bible Engagement Study, published on 1 May 2014, found that "about one in seven Canadians, or 14%, read the Bible at least once a week. The majority of Canadians, including those who identify themselves as Christians, read the…

RichardMay 1, 2014

Research

State of the Bible 2014

The American Bible Society and Barna Group published their annual research on the State of the Bible, "a comprehensive study of Americans' attitudes and behaviors toward the Bible". For 2014, they identified six trends: Bible skepticism is now “tied" with…

RichardApril 9, 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

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