Patmos Survey: What 90,000 People Reveal About the Bible Today
The Global Pulse on Scripture In a world where nearly everyone can access a Bible with a tap on a smartphone, a crucial question remains: What do people worldwide think of it? The Patmos World Bible Attitudes Survey—commissioned by the British and Foreign Bible Society and United Bible Societies and conducted by Gallup—offers the most comprehensive global snapshot […]
How to Measure Scripture Engagement
How to measure Scripture engagement … Since Scripture engagement is crucial to the spiritual health and growth of individuals and communities (churches, schools, Bible agencies, ministries), it is helpful to understand “the conditions necessary for such growth to be sustained – to become permanent – and to continue” (Mark Forshaw, Global Scripture Impact). Here’s how […]
Bible Engagement SWOT Analysis
Bible engagement SWOT analysis … What are the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats to Bible Engagement? The Bible Research Summit researchers and practitioners generated, in no particular order or categorization, these thoughts and comments: God shows up in the divine reading of the Word. Bible engagement should help people encounter Jesus through the Scriptures. Political […]
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 […]
Canadian Bible Engagement Study
Most Canadians seldom or never read the Bible – according to the (May 1, 2014) Canadian Bible Engagement Study (CBES) conducted by the Canadian Bible Forum and Evangelical Fellowship of Canada. Sad news from the CBES 55% of Canadians have never read the Bible 50% of Canadians who read the Bible weekly in 1996 no […]