Prayer Request: Reaching Youth in Serbia with the Bible

In a recent trip to Serbia, Marco Herrera, Managing Director of American Bible Society’s Mission Global team wrote: “I visited an Orthodox church where 70 young people from the community meet every week for a time of Bible reading. Christian leaders from the Catholic, Orthodox and Evangelical churches… Read More

Answered Prayer: Thousands in Charlotte Complete Bible Reading Plan

In May, the United Missionary Baptist Association celebrated the completion of the Community Bible Experience, which took people from 15 different churches in Charlotte, North Carolina, on an 8-week journey through the New Testament. Will you join us in thanking God for the American Bible Society ministry partners who… Read More

Prayer Request: 2017 National Day of Prayer for America

American Bible Society invites you to pray with us for the United States in observance of America’s National Day of Prayer. The National Day of Prayer is held on the first Thursday of each May. It was created in 1952 to call together people of faith in united… Read More

Answered Prayer: Bibles Provided for Unified City Outreach

Join us in thanking God for collaboration among numerous churches, ministries, and organizations, including American Bible Society, that has led to opportunities to share God’s Word with people in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Some specific things to thank God for include: The provision of nearly 600,000 Bibles… Read More

How to Train Leaders in Bible Engagement

The more seasoned they were as Bible readers, the harder they were to convince. This was my experience as a pastor. Our small team of church staffers had a conviction. Not only did we want to emphasize Bible reading, but we also hoped to introduce Bible engagement to our church… Read More

Prayer Request: New York City

Recently I sat down with our point person for Bible ministry in New York City, Enid Almanzar, to get an update on how God is working through his Word in the “Big Apple.” Here’s a little of our conversation that can guide you in praying for God’s Word to… Read More

How to Open the Bible to Seniors

Having just completed a verse-by-verse study of John’s Gospel, I announced to the group that the next week we would start a new study in Genesis, the first book of the Bible. Tom asked, “What page?” Tom was brand-new to Bible study, and learning all the time. Read More

Prayer Request: Churches Exploring a New Way to Read Scripture

Reading and studying the Bible is an important part of spiritual growth. Yet many church goers don’t read the Bible on a regular basis. To help change this, we’re partnering with church leaders and Biblica to ignite a renewal of Bible reading in their churches through a program… Read More

How to Pray for the .bible Web Ministry

The internet offers immense possibilities for people to engage God’s Word. Through .bible, an online space for people to explore and engage with the Scriptures, those opportunities will expand even more. What is .bible? .bible is a new top level domain (think “.com” or “.org”) with… Read More