Preparation for the multi-agency Biblefresh campaign for 2011 continues – the Biblefresh manual was launched at last month’s Christian Resources Exhibition (CRE), full of ideas for UK churches about how to engage with the Bible (and with Biblefresh!) through 2011. Find out more or get a copy at biblefresh.com.
- Please pray for the ongoing preparations for Biblefresh. Pray for the organising Executive group (from various agencies) and for campaign manager Rob Cotton. Ask God for creative energy and ideas for all the agencies taking part; that UK churches may be provided with genuinely fresh stimulus to engage with the Bible’s life words, so that the lives of individuals and communities might be transformed.
- SGM Lifewords own contribution to Biblefresh, a project called TWELVE was also launched at CRE, with a piece of “live art” created by Abi Spendlove. Abi “drew the Bible” on the SGM Lifewords stand for the week, using as an inspiration twelve words that map the Bible’s story. Thank God for the opportunity this provided to talk together with visitors about the “big picture” of the Bible. Pray for those who have been inspired to use the idea as a starting point in their own churches; ask that this opening initiative for TWELVE will provide a creative way for people to explore together the whole story of the Bible.
- Several initiatives are planned for 2011 as part of TWELVE. Please pray for the team working to develop these. Particular practical needs are for creative artists to join the project; and also for guidance for those working to refine the manuscript for You Are Here – a “telling” of the whole Bible story, that will provide a resource for groups to read the Bible together over a number of weeks. Please pray for real inspiration as the team work on the resources, and refine the text and ideas.
You can find out more about TWELVE and follow the preparations for 2011 at 12words.org.