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Why did Andrew Ollerton create The Romans Course?

The Bible changes lives. One particular book with a great record for this is Paul’s letter to the Romans. Dr Andrew Ollerton, author of The Bible Course, is someone who’s been transformed by this standout book.

Gangs, drugs and Jesus

Children growing up in poverty, surrounded by illiteracy and violence, are embracing Jesus.

Cycling through the life of William Tyndale

We’re coming up to the 500th anniversary (in 2025) of the publication of Tyndale’s English New Testament, the first to be translated directly from the original Greek. This year, Mike has planned a 350-mile ride in memory...

How you’re sharing the Bible in schools

It probably won’t surprise you that here at Bible Society, we don’t think that the Bible is just for grown-ups. The work we do to help children and young people to discover the Bible, to learn about it and from it, is...

Publishing milestone as first Dyslexia-Friendly Bible completed

For the first time ever, the whole Bible has been made available in a dyslexia-friendly format. The Bible Society initiative began in 2015 and is now completed. Around 6 million people in the UK have Dyslexia and Bible reading...

Running Romans: What is Bible Society’s new course actually like?

Have you thought of running The Romans course at your church but you're not sure yet? Discovery Church Central in Swindon has run The Romans Course across four of its small groups and used the Sunday resources. Find out how...

‘I offered prayers to idols’

Bao Bao’ai was born into a Christian family in China, but the Cultural Revolution, when Bibles were destroyed, left him disconnected from his faith. And when his wife fell ill, he resorted to superstitious healing rituals...

‘I hope that I will be able to read the Bible’

Almost half a billion women are unable to read. There are women who don’t know any other women with this skill. Attending a literacy class takes a lot of courage but it offers transformative change. A teacher and a student...

The Bible on the streets of Camden

How is your church reaching out this Easter? For Hope and Anchor Community Church in London, Easter is the time to hit the streets in full force. ‘There is no better time to be in the streets of Camden Town than at Easter...

Bible Society on Nigerian TV

When Nigeria hosts the African Biblical Leadership Initiative (ABLI) forum in October, the country’s media will cover it. We’ve been working with the local Bible Society team to prepare the ground for this exciting, Bible...

The angel of prisons

Queen Victoria admired her, the King of Prussia travelled to London to see her impact, and Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton praised her work in Parliament. Because of her, thousands of prisoners in England had better lives. Get to...

Working towards Revelation 7.9

Osoba Otaigbe, a Baptist minister, is the man behind a game-changing Christian gathering that took place in Leeds last month, Intercultural Church and City Transformation. Read his story.
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