How to Pray for Your Nation: Wisdom from God’s Word
It’s a common question: “Where are you from?” Many of us have spent our whole lives in the nations we call home, while others are building new lives far from their birthplace. None of us can choose where we are born or the blessings or challenges that come with living there. For Christians, the question “Where are you from?”…
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The Bible in America: Do Americans Hold the Bible in High Regard?
Seventy-five percent of Americans believe the Bible contains everything a person needs to known in order to live a meaningful life, according to The Bible in America, a new report from American Bible Society and Barna Group. The report, which considers six years of annual research from American Bible Society’s State of the Bible survey and four years of annual…
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State of the Bible 2016: What do Americans Believe About the Bible and Politics?
Fifty-three percent of Americans believe politicians would be more effective if they regularly read the Bible, according to the 2016 State of the Bible survey from American Bible Society and Barna Group. The survey also states that 51 percent of Americans believe politics would be more civil if politicians read the Bible on a regular basis. In addition to collecting…
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Data’s In: 3 Challenges For Bible Engagement In Your Church
We were delighted to receive 241 responses after surveying the readers of this Leaders Blog on various questions related to Bible engagement and church identity. That sample size doesn’t give us fully reliable data on the state of the modern church, but we hope it can start a conversation. Earlier we reported on some basic numbers: your own estimates of…
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4 Hot-Off-the-Press Bible Engagement Survey Results
Ask ten friends about what they eat, read, or watch on TV, and you won’t get cutting-edge social data, but you might sense some new trends in the making—and it’ll give you something to chat about. Last month we put out a short survey on this blog about Bible engagement and your church. We were delighted to get 241 responses…
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Moving Forward in Bible Engagement
Bible reading is the number one predictor of spiritual health and growth. You know this from your ministry, and it’s the impetus behind our work at American Bible Society. How can we get people more engaged with Scripture—reading it regularly, understanding it, and living it out? As we seek new strategies, we know we need to partner with those who…
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