Bringing the Bible to Life for Young People – by Tim Adams

This week, Communications Manager for British Youth for Christ, Tim Adams, tells us about their incredible new resource, ‘The Good News Bible: The Youth Edition’, that was created in partnership with the Bible Society.

At Youth for Christ, we passionately believe that the Bible is foundational to seeing young people’s lives transformed by Jesus. Gen Z is undoubtedly the most biblically illiterate generation in history, so new interactive ways are needed for them to engage with its central truths.

This is why we’ve produced a youth edition of the Good News Bible, in partnership with our friends at the Bible Society. We’re blown away at the response so far, including winning the Christian Resources Together 2019 ‘Bible of the Year’ award!

Good News Bible, The Youth Edition is jam-packed with creative, interactive sections on key subjects, including (among other things) relationships, mental health and exams. It also has over 400 individual interactions throughout. As well as being the incredible Word of God, every other page gives a creative way to best unpack it. This could be a paragraph to colour in, a link to a YouTube video, or a challenge to help young people learn more about what they are reading. [Check out a sample here.]

This award-winning new edition connects directly to our young people’s world. It brings the Bible to life because it allows them to engage (or re-engage) with it in exciting, fresh, creative, thought-provoking, active and visual ways.

Youth for Christ Church Resources Director, Dan Lodge, speaks of his excitement at the recognition the Bible has received. He says, “It adds to the stories we’ve heard of young people coming to know Jesus and falling in love with God’s Word through it.” What’s more, it’s already been translated into other languages so that young people across the globe can engage with it.

Our hope is that this edition will enable a whole generation of young people to connect with the Bible. The results could be phenomenal!

Do you know a young person who struggles to connect with the Bible? Someone who could engage with an interactive edition of God’s Word? Why not buy them a copy or pick up your own Good News Bible, The Youth Edition here.

Tim Adams is the Communications Manager at British Youth for Christ. He is a writer and nerd, whose interests include evangelism, apologetics and biblical theology.