Bible Month

 

What is Bible Month

Bible Month is an annual campaign that celebrates Scripture by inviting the whole Methodist Connexion to feast on one particular book of the Bible together.*

Through a menu of carefully curated resources, training and learning opportunities, churches and circuits are encouraged to taste and see the goodness of an individual text; enjoying some of its unique flavours, considering its origins, appreciating its place alongside the rest of Scripture, and savouring the unique contribution it might make to our faithful living and learning today.

New to Bible Month or thinking of running it for the first time? Find out more about it all in our Bible Month Stakeholders Guide.

*Typically, churches engage with Bible Month during June and many of the resources and training opportunities are timed accordingly. It is possible, however, for churches to choose a different month in the year in which to engage with the materials if that works better for their local calendars and needs.

Bible Month 2023 

In 2023, we’re going to feast upon the Book of Revelation

Revelation is one of those biblical books we can be tempted to avoid. It has a bit of a history and reputation for being misused, abused and misconstrued. Its odd and even disturbing imagery can make it quite an uncomfortable and perplexing read. But this pastoral letter, written by an elder sage to a diverse group of committed yet messy, tired, hurting and confused churches can actually offer us a lot of comfort and instruction about how to live hopefully, faithfully and lovingly as God's people today, however challenging a time and place we might find ourselves in. So join us as we chew over its words together in a host of different ways; appreciating its strangeness, responding to its challenges and hearing its encouragement.

 Order your copy of the 30 Days with Revelation booklet from the Preach website now. 

To help make Revelation a bit more bite-sized, we're going to look at a different section each week through a different theme:

	Week 1: The Church Then and Now (Chapters 1-3)
	Week 2: The Triumph of the Lamb (Chapters 4-5)
	Week 3: Witness, Worship and Waiting (Chapters 10-13)
	Week 4: Heading Home (Chapters 17-22)

 
Alongside these themes, individuals, groups, circuits and churches will be encouraged to engage with the text and message of Revelation in a whole host of different ways. This year’s menu plans include

• 30 Days with Revelation: including Study Notes with Preaching Points, Small Group Session Plans and All-Age Worship Ideas, etc.
  (Available now - click on the link above)
• Preparation Training Day: for those involved in promoting, encouraging and facilitating Bible Month locally (Local Preachers, Worship Leaders, Small Group Leaders, etc). 
  (Running in March - click the link to see more details on our Eventbrite page)
• Engagement Opportunities: including Reading Plans, Bible Journaling Kits, Animations, etc.
  (Downloadable from the list of further resources below when ready)
  
• Exploration Webinars: looking at how to engage with the text and themes of this fascinating book.
  (Running in June - click the link to see more details on our Eventbrite)

 

 Use these platforms to access and engage with Bible Month 2023:

	The Bible Month Eventbrite Here you can see and sign-up to upcoming Bible Month training and events (you can also browse through the calendar below to see what is happening when.
	The Bible Month Facebook Page Here you can ‘like’ ‘follow’ and join in on the general conversation about Bible Month itself as well as find updates, links and details for Bible Month related events and resources.
	The Bible Month YouTube Channel Here you can find helpful videos including input from the Study Guide authors, full-length recordings of the various Learning Network events, and bite-sized input and guides to help you prepare for delivering Revelation in your context.

Bible Month 2023 FREE Further Resources

Below is a whole host of additional FREE resources to supplement the 30 Days with Revelation booklets. Most are available now but some are still in the pipeline so we encourage you to keep checking back here as well as subscribe to the Facebook page and YouTube channel for notifications of when new content is ready.

• Bible Month Training Day Info and Host-a-Hub Guidance Pack (Pdf)
  This year's Bible Month Training Day for Local Preachers and Worship Leaders was on the 11th March. You can view the full recording of the Training Day on YouTube. You can also use the links below to download some of the slides used in different contributors presentations. 
  
  • Here are the slides from Michael's opening session on Reading Revelation
  • Here are the slides from Laurence's closing session on Singing Revelation
• Revelation Reading Guide (Pdf or Printed Booklet)
  We don't just want to encourage churches and circuit to talk and read about Revelation - we want to encourage them to read it too! And hopefully discover that, despite it's strangeness, it really can be understood and appreciated. So we've broken it down into this guided reading plan which also includes some helpful notes to help you get the most out of reading it together.
  
  • To download a digital Pdf version CLICK HERE
  • To order copies of the printed version CLICK HERE
• Bible Journaling Kit (Pdf and How-to Video)
  For those artistic and crafty ones amongst you, we've put together a Bible Journaling Kit. This is a printable resource with key words and images from the text of Revelation, that you can cut out and stick into your bibles of journals to help you as you meditate on its message. New to Bible Journaling? Check out this helpful video introduction that gives an example of how to make use of the Revelation Journaling Kit.
  
  
• Theme Animations (Videos)
  We've produced some short animations for each week of Bible Month which you can play in services or put out on social media. They offer a short, accessible introduction to that week's theme to help whet your appetite for engaging further. Click here to view the videos on Vimeo and download them. They are also available on our YouTube channel.
  
  
• Hymns for Bible Month worship (Pdf)
  A starter list of hymns from Singing the Faith and StF+ to help worship and sermon planning. Selected to reflect the four themes developed for the Bible Month resource, together with hymns that make use of and resonate with Revelation's evocative imagery and language.
  
  
• Church and Circuit Resource Pack (.zip folder)
  A resource pack for churches and circuits including PowerPoint templates, the Bible Month graphics, and this year's colour palettes and illustrations. Use these to help you promote and encourage engagement with Bible Month in your context.
  
  
• B&W Version of Study Notes (Pdf)
  This is not the full version of the Study Guide which you can order from the Preach website. This is a reduced, black and white version with the core preaching notes for those wanting to prepare for Bible Month sermons and small group sessions.
  

 

Past Bible Month Archives:

You can access information and resources for past years' Bible Month books by clicking on the links below.

• 2022: 30 Days with Isaiah
• 2021: 30 Days with Mark
• 2020: 30 Days with Ruth: Coming Soon
• 2019: 30 Days in Colossians
• 2018: 30 Days with Jonah
• 2017: 30 Days with James

 

 

 

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