SU and Rick Warren Partner to Promote Bible Reading

Through its E100 program, Scripture Union partnered with Pastor Rick Warren in the "40 Days in the Word" Bible reading program, sponsored by Saddleback Community Church in California, where Warren is the Senior Pastor.

Starting on January 29, churches across the country joined Warren and the people at Saddleback in "loving, learning and living the Word of God" for 40 days. In the accompanying material, Warren teaches simple Bible study techniques intended to help people learn and apply Scripture in a new and deeper way.

 "Too many of God's people don't know God's Word, don't really believe God's Word or don't 'do' God's Word. 40 Days in the Word will transform (them) from 'hearers' to 'doers'", Warren said.

E100 to be Follow-Up

A number of organizations have been invited to provide follow-up material for those completing "40 Days in the Word". Warren invited Scripture Union to provide The Essential 100 (E100) Challenge program for follow-up, and it's anticipated that the E100 will be one of the most popular of such programs.

Kuniholm and Warren Meet

SU USA President Whitney T. Kuniholm and Rick Warren met recently at a meeting of organizations from around the country committed to helping people read and live by God's Word. It was there that they discussed their common commitment to Bible reading revival and the partnership of the E100 and "40 Days in the Word". To learn more about "40 Days in the Word", visit www.40ditw.com.

The E100 Challenge is Scripture Union's church-wide, read-through-the-Bible program featuring 100 carefully selected Bible passages--50 from the Old and 50 from the New Testament--that give the reader the "big picture" of the Bible without getting bogged down. The Essential 100 Challenge has been taken by over 1 million people in over 2,500 churches world-wide. For more information about the E100 Challenge, visit www.E100Challenge.com.