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Friday, May 08, 2009

Back to the Bible focuses on relationship with God, not religion

Back to the Bible focuses on relationship with God, not religion

BY ERIN ANDERSEN / Lincoln Journal Star
Monday, Apr 27, 2009 - 12:17:20 am CDT

Years before Newsweek magazine proclaimed the decline and fall of Christian America, Woodrow Kroll worried about the skyrocketing number of self-professed Christians who owned but rarely, if ever, read the Bible.

So in 2004, Kroll, president of Back to the Bible, the Lincoln-headquartered international Bible ministry program, established the Center for Bible Engagement, an organization dedicated to studying, understanding and solving what he calls “the plague of Bible illiteracy in America.”

Countering that illiteracy is the main focus of Back to the Bible as it marks its 70th anniversary, said Tami Weissert, vice president of media and communications for Back to the Bible. The organization has never been about church attendance, tithing or even “religion.” It’s always been about helping people develop “a personal relationship with God,” she said.

Back to the Bible got its start in 1939 when a young preacher from Oklahoma walked into Lincoln’s KFOR radio station and spent his last $65 for a week’s worth of air time. Thomas Epp believed he could help people work through the confusion and conflict of the world by spreading God’s Word through short devotionals.

Churches need to change their strategy from teaching content to teaching people why they need and how to have a personal relationship with God, according to a new Center for Bible Engagement report. Back to the Bible plans to help with that through its own programs such as Powered by 4 emails and 411God cell calls, and by working with ministers across the globe.

This interesting article also contains results of a survey regarding Bible literacy and engagement. Please click on "external source" for complete article.

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