"Are you stuck along the way of engaging with the Bible? If so, where? Why? If you're involved in ministry, are the people you work with stuck? If so, where? Why?" Scripture Engagement can be seen as a process: Bible…
RichardApril 27, 2010
Huit conditions pour l’utilisation des Écritures
This is a 7-page summary in French of Wayne Dye's "Eight Conditions of Scripture Engagement". The awareness of the contribution of each of these eight factors can help in developing strategies to promote the use of God's Word. For a…
RichardFebruary 24, 2010
Encouraging Christians in the UK to engage with the Bible
BibleFresh was a joint initiative which aimed to encourage and inspire churches across the UK to make the most of the year 2011, empowering Christians to a deeper level of engagement with the Bible. The initiative brought together nearly a…
RichardFebruary 10, 2010
What future is there for the Bible in our churches?
"The greatest difficulty is no longer distribution, but appropriating the content of the Bible... There is a need to teach believers to meditate and, as in any learning process, you have to give regular booster injections if you want people…
RichardFebruary 1, 2010
With in-depth analyses of worldwide Christianity and mission-focused book reviews, the International Bulletin of Mission Research is an unparalleled source of information on the world Christian movement engaged in God’s mission. As the academic fields that study this engagement evolve,…
RichardJanuary 8, 2010
Links: Anglophone i-DELTA, Uganda Francophone i-DELTA, Cameroon i-DELTA is the Institute for the Development of Languages and Translation in Africa. It provides undergraduate level education and practical training in the areas of Bible translation, Scripture engagement (including trauma healing), media,…
RichardOctober 28, 2009
Congregation members also feel that there is scope for improving the role the Bible plays in Church services. Many feel their understanding of the passages read by preachers during sermons would increase if preachers were better at contextualising the material…
RichardSeptember 29, 2009
Of this I am convinced: This side of heaven there is nothing more wonderful we could ever hold in our hands or engage with our minds than God’s Word as given to us in the Bible. The author describes 25…
RichardSeptember 15, 2009
It is important for all of the local churches to be increasingly implicated in the translation project for the following reasons: It ensures that the translated Scriptures will be used after the New Testament’s publication, so that there will be…
RichardSeptember 13, 2009
When creating a Scripture use plan how do you get a grip on the pertinent conditions to be able to set goals and create a plan? The Welser Scale is an assessment tool used to facilitate goal setting and Scripture…
RichardJuly 15, 2009
