{"id":21292,"date":"2015-02-02T13:32:14","date_gmt":"2015-02-02T18:32:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/blog\/?p=21292"},"modified":"2016-05-11T13:37:38","modified_gmt":"2016-05-11T18:37:38","slug":"bible-gateway-partners-with-taylor-university-to-establish-scripture-engagement-catalyst","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/blog\/2015\/02\/bible-gateway-partners-with-taylor-university-to-establish-scripture-engagement-catalyst\/","title":{"rendered":"Bible Gateway Partners with Taylor University to Establish Scripture Engagement Catalyst"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A Collaboration of Evangelical Scholarship with Global Reach to Accelerate Biblical Practice<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (February 2, 2015)\u2014With the goal of getting more people to read the Bible and live its teachings, the world\u2019s leading Bible website, Bible Gateway (BibleGateway.com<\/a>; @BibleGateway<\/a>), has partnered with the #1-ranked US regional college (Midwest), Taylor University, and its Center for Scripture Engagement (tucse.taylor.edu<\/a>; @TaylorU_CSE<\/a>) in creating and providing globally accessible Scripture Engagement resources (https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/resources\/scripture-engagement<\/a>).<\/p>\n

\u201cBible surveys seem to indicate that, while the Bible continues to be the top international bestseller, a large percentage of people are not reading it as often or as attentively as their Bible ownership might indicate. We\u2019re delighted to work with Taylor University Center for Scripture Engagement (TUCSE) to help the millions of users of Bible Gateway to not only read the Bible, but to also incorporate its life-changing teachings into their everyday living,\u201d says Rachel Barach, general manager, Bible Gateway. \u201cThis is one more way of achieving our mission: to honor Christ by equipping people to read and understand the Bible, wherever they are.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOur vision for the Center for Scripture Engagement is to equip people to engage the Scriptures in ways that will drive evangelism, personal discipleship, worldview formation, and church planting,\u201d says Dr. Phil Collins, executive director, TUCSE. \u201cThis exciting collaboration with Bible Gateway expansively broadens the reach of our vision.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Scripture Engagement section of Bible Gateway, linked from the site\u2019s top navigation bar, describes and offers 12 Bible-reading practices intended to help users intimately know God and be closer followers of Jesus: Lectio Divina, Praying Scripture, Memorizing Scripture, Singing Scripture, Journaling Scripture, Hand Copying Scripture, Scripture Engagement through Visual Art, Storying Scripture, Speaking Scripture, Manuscript Bible Study, Dramatizing Scripture, and Public Reading of Scripture. These practices dovetail with Bible Gateway\u2019s extensive online database of more than 200 Bible versions<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Bible Gateway, ranked number one on global search engines and the most visited Christian website in the world by users in more than 200 countries, recently revamped its site design. Among its many features are the abilities to:<\/p>\n