Engaging Canadians With The Bible
Engaging Canadians with the Bible … Despite our high view of Scripture, Evangelicals are trending away from reading and reflecting on God’s Word. That may be an issue for some, but for Scripture Union, it’s an all-consuming concern. Scripture Union’s mission is to connect Canadians with Jesus and His Story. That’s what we endeavour to […]
Discipleship and Bible Engagement
Discipleship and Bible engagement … A disconnect. What we say and do doesn’t always seem to line up. While 66% of churchgoers say they want to “honour Jesus in all I do,” only 11% read the Bible daily – this according to the October 2011 LifeWay Research, Transformational Discipleship Study, of more than 4,000 American […]
A Pivotal Point: The Future of Bible Engagement
The future of Bible engagement … Bible engagement is at a pivotal point. Smartphones, tablets, and other devices make the Scriptures more accessible than ever before. We live in exceptional times, and digital technology provides proximity and unprecedented connectivity to the Bible. Beyond Gutenberg. New technologies and social media make it possible to dream about […]
From Print to Pixel: Scripture in the Digital Age
Scripture in the digital age … From print to pixel. Transmediatization is the presentation of the Bible in electronic formats. Since the 15th century, with the advent of the Gutenberg Press, the primary means of distributing and reading the Bible was through the medium of print. Since the development of computers in the 1950s and […]