Saturated With the Word
Saturated with the Word “Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly …” Colossians 3:16. What an excellent directive! It’s a crucial verse of Scripture itemizing an essential aspect of Christian faith: To be shaped by the Word, we must be saturated with the Word. Saturated with the Word … Bible engagement should extend […]
State of the Bible 2018
State of the Bible 2018 … Since 2011, the Barna Group has conducted an annual survey concerning the state of the Bible in the USA. The survey is commissioned by the American Bible Society and conducted by the Barna Group. It aims to gather insights into Americans’ multifaceted relationship with God’s Word. It includes findings […]
State of the Bible 2017
State of the Bible 2017 … Since 2011, the Barna Group has conducted an annual survey concerning the state of the Bible in the USA. The survey is commissioned by the American Bible Society and aims to gather insights into the multifaceted relationship that Americans have with God’s Word. This year’s findings revealed the following: […]
Bible Engagement Defined
Bible engagement defined … Bible or Scripture engagement, defined by agencies, forums, societies, centers and research groups, has many shades of meaning. Here are some definitions: Scripture engagement is an identity-forming, learning experience, rooted in the Scriptures and practiced throughout the history of the church, involving the whole person, in which the Word of God, […]
Working Definitions of Scripture Engagement
Working definitions of Scripture engagement … Bible Research Summit working definitions. In ongoing efforts to understand the nature and scope of Scripture engagement, researchers and practitioners at the recent Bible Research Summit drafted the following three working definitions: 1. Scripture engagement is encountering God/Jesus through a process/lifestyle of quality interaction in/with the Story as part […]
State of the Bible 2015
State of the Bible 2015 … Weekly Bible reading is more likely among women, African-Americans, Southerners, and people from lower-income households than among men, Millenials, or people from the North East. This according to the State of the Bible 2015 report from the American Bible Society. Some highlights from the report: Four out of five […]
Christian Millennials and the Bible: Valuing the Scriptures
Valuing the Scriptures … Good news! According to Barna’s research in the United States (August 2014): “When it comes to the Bible – more than many other areas of their faith – *Millennial Christians are starting off on comparatively solid ground.” The three main findings from the MillennialPollSM are: Christian Millennials hold a high view […]
State of the Bible in the USA
What are the attitudes and behaviours of Americans toward the Bible? Here’s a summary of the current trends from the State of the Bible 2014 poll of a representative sample of Americans: sceptical views about the Bible have doubled in the last three years 56% of Americans are pro-Bible, yet only 37% read it once a […]