Bible Engagement Defined
What do we mean by the term Bible engagement? Bible engagement is the process that connects us with the Bible so that we have meaningful encounters with Jesus Christ in order for our lives to be progressively transformed in Him. To elaborate: Bible engagement happens throughout our lives as we find our part in God’s […]
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 […]
Defining Bible Engagement
Defining Bible engagement. Defining Bible engagement … Building on biblical, theological, historical, and cultural insights, and utilizing relational and interactional language, here’s a working definition of Bible engagement: The process whereby people are connected with the Bible such that they have meaningful encounters with Jesus Christ and their lives are progressively transformed in Him. To […]
Letting the Bible Have Its Way With Us: Bible Engagement As Transformation
Bible engagement as transformation … What is Bible engagement? Most of us think of Bible engagement as giving people a Bible, reading or studying the Bible, giving our loyalty to the Bible, or the work associated with Bible translation, linguistics and publishing. At Scripture Union Canada, we believe Bible engagement should go beyond these transactional […]