To help churches prepare for Bible Sunday, Scripture Union has launched free easy-to-use resources online based on Explorer’s Guide to the Bible, which was published earlier this year. Bible Sunday, celebrated by churches around the UK, takes place this year on Sunday 26 October.
Explorer’s Guide to the Bible, by John Grayston who has been involved in SU Bible ministry for over 30 years, is for anyone wanting to know more about the Bible from beginners to those wanting to want to look deeper. It can be used for personal exploration or in group study.
Designed to help churches highlight the importance of meeting with God through the Bible and prayer, the free online Scripture Union Bible Sunday resources were developed by John Grayston based on his book.
The resources include ideas for an all-age service and an adult sermon as well as interactive computer presentations for use with the talks. Resources provided by Scripture Union for Bible Sunday last year were downloaded over 1,300 times.
John Grayston says: ‘Many of us find it hard to see how the Bible fits together. We enjoy the individual stories, are challenged by some of its demands and perhaps puzzled by some of the teaching. These resources for Bible Sunday will help you to stand back and take a look at the Big Picture to see the story of how God has been – and is – at work in the world.’
A survey released in February this year, commissioned by The Bible Society in partnership with Scripture Union and others, revealed that one third of church-goers, who weren’t leaders, either said that the Bible was not regularly taught at their churches or were not sure.
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Notes to editors:
1) Bible Sunday, spearheaded by The Bible Society, encourages churches to focus on the Bible.
2) Scripture Union’s free online resources for Bible Sunday can be found at www.scriptureunion.org.uk/YourChurch/BibleSunday
For more information contact:
Christina Farley
Media and PR Officer
Scripture Union
Direct line: 01908 856143
Email: media@scriptureunion.org.uk