For our journey through scripture during Epiphany 2024, the Good Book Club will explore The Book of Genesis. Mark your calendars to join the Good Book Club with daily scripture readings, reflections, and teachings, during Epiphanytide.
More details and related resources will be announced later in 2023. For now, sign up to receive updates.
Does your organization want to partner with the Good Book Club? Contact Richelle Thompson at rthompson@forwardmovement.org
Past partners include the The Episcopal Church, United Thank Offering, The Living Church, ChurchNext, RenewalWorks, Episcopal Relief & Development, Episcopal Church Foundation, Missional Voices, Forma, Grow Christians, Building Faith, Episcopal Camps & Conference Centers, Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast, Invite Welcome Connect, Episcopal Migration Ministries, Montreal Diocesan Theological College.
What is the Good Book Club?
The Good Book Club is an invitation to all Episcopalians to join in reading the Bible as a community. Episcopalians will read a section every day through the Epiphany season. In surveys taken before and after the first Good Book Club project in 2018 (reading the Gospel of Luke and the Book of Acts), participants reported growth in their understanding of scripture and a deepening of their prayer life. Perhaps most significantly, the percentage of people who reported reading the Bible on a daily basis increased to 73% at the end of the first Good Book Club reading, from 45% percent when it began.
Already, individuals, congregations, and organizations have committed to being a part of the Good Book Club, and we hope you’ll join the journey too!
Why read the Bible?
People who read scripture with an open heart grow in faith through their encounter with the sacred stories of the Bible. We know this to be true in our personal experiences — and we have research to back it up. RenewalWorks, a Forward Movement research-based initiative, has data from nearly half a million participants that identify scripture engagement as a key catalyst for spiritual vitality in congregations and for individuals. In other words, if you want to grow and strengthen your faith, reading scripture is the perfect exercise.
Will there be other resources?
Yes! Both Forward Movement and partners from across the Episcopal Church will provide resources to support you on the journey through Exodus. These resources include podcasts, Bible study guides, books, blogs, videos, and more.
How much does it cost?
The Good Book Club is free. You can download the reading list for no charge, following along with your own Bible or by reading online. Several additional resources created for this project will be free, while others will have a cost. You’ll pay only for the resources you wish to purchase.
What are the next steps?
You can sign up to receive updates. Please tell as many people as possible about this invitation to a transforming encounter with scripture!
How else can I support this work?
Most importantly, please pray for those committed to reading scripture and for the success of the Good Book Club, that it transforms lives and, indeed, our whole church. If you would like to financially support Forward Movement or one of the other partners that are creating free resources, please consider making a generous donation. You can donate to Forward Movement online, and many of the partners have donation pages on their websites.