How did Unión Bíblica (Scripture Union)
start?
A little bit of history…
In 1867, a Christian called Josiah SpiersJosiah Spiersdecided to lead meetings for children. His style was lively, informal and participative as he taught them the Word of God and how to enjoy a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. This marked the beginning of the movement.
Camps for children & Camps for children & young people were young people were organized in different organized in different countries. (Today, countries. (Today, Unión BíblicaUnión Bíblica is is present in over 130 present in over 130 countries.)countries.)
England
El Salvador
Peru
……and in 1887 explanatory “notes” were and in 1887 explanatory “notes” were edited for the Scripture references on the edited for the Scripture references on the
cards.cards.
Cards were Cards were published for published for
daily Bible daily Bible reading…reading…
…and although the Spanish version of these ‘Notes’ were
distributed for a number of years
previously, the official birth of Unión Bíblica in Spain took place on 14 March 1953 with the creation of a National
Committee.
One of the aims of Unión Bíblica is to
promote the reading and
meditation of the Bible amongst
people of all ages in order to encourage personal
discipleship, Christian
community and social
responsibility.
Why should we read the Bible?
One of the Bible’s One of the Bible’s assertions is that…assertions is that…
We ought to read the Bible because it is the channel by which God brings his message to
human beings.
God needed to communicate clearly with human beings.
The Scriptures are a necessary and adequate means of
communication.
How should we read the Bible?
The BibleThe Bible is not an easy book is not an easy book to understand which can be read to understand which can be read like a novel. We ought to read it like a novel. We ought to read it
with the desire to meet with with the desire to meet with God.God.
So, when you open the So, when you open the Bible…Bible…
…first of all, ask God’s
help to understand his Word.
After After praying, praying, read a read a
portion of portion of the Bible the Bible every day every day
with with attention attention
and and reverence.reverence.
You will be aware of how God speaks to
you in a personal way.
Unión Bíblica helps you to read the
Bible.We publish materials which help you get the
most out of your Bible reading.
Principally:
““Mi encuentro diario con Dios”Mi encuentro diario con Dios”
(My daily encounter with God) a
scheme for reading the whole Bible in
8 years.
““Esta mañana con Dios”Esta mañana con Dios” (This
morning with God) – 4 volumes which
help you dig deeper in your
knowledge of the Scriptures based on
the reading of entire books.
Amongst others…
“La Biblia y su mensaje”
(The Bible & its Message)
with undated portions so
that you can dig deeper into
the Scriptures by studying
whole books of the Bible.
“¿Cómo llegó la Biblia hasta nosotros?”(How did the Bible reach us?) - a study of themes such as the Canon, reliability, translations and theological content of the Scriptures.
“¿Cómo estudiar la Biblia?” (How to study the Bible?) –
a starter course in Bible reading and study.
“¡Descubre! Los tesoros de la Biblia”
(Discover the treasures of the Bible) -
enjoyable and effective devotional booklets for
children between 8-12 years of age. For daily Bible
engagement.
Godly Play®, - an imaginative approach to
presenting Bible stories to children. A method which
supports, challenges, nurtures and guides children’s
spiritual quest.
“ En marcha” (Starting out) – a booklet for 7-12 year olds which aims to guide them into becoming followers of Jesus.
“¿Te gustaría conocer a Jesús?” (Would you like to know Jesus?) - a booklet which explains clearly and simply to young children how they can get to know Jesus and become friends of his for ever.
Unión Bíblica and children’s work
Training DevotionalliteratureCamps
ConferencesSeminars onchild spirituality
We offer services to
Sunday school teachers, group
leaders and churches in Spain, which
include…
¿Are you familiar with
Godly Play®?
Godly Play is a method of teaching Bible stories, which David Pritchard has introduced to Spain.
Through storytelling, wondering and hands-on play materials, the
Bible stories are presented to children in an enjoyable and
imaginative way.
We offer you the opportunity of taking part in
practical workshops in order
to learn the techniques of this
challenging teaching method.
For the past 140 years, Scripture For the past 140 years, Scripture Union (Union (Unión BíblicaUnión Bíblica) has been ) has been
helping God’s people everywhere to helping God’s people everywhere to grow spiritually.grow spiritually.
Some ofSome of Unión Bíblica’s Unión Bíblica’s family members…family members…
Daniel Martínez
Pre
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nt
Pedro Puigvert
Gen
eral
Sec
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ry
David Pritchard
Chi
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Jaime Ardiaca
Cou
ncil
mem
ber
David Vergara
Vic
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ent
Bernardo Sánchez
Cou
ncil
mem
ber Alberto
Arjona
Cou
ncil
mem
ber
Orlando Enríquez
Cou
ncil
mem
ber
If you wish to learn more about Unión Bíblica, we
encourage you to visit our website:
www.unionbiblica.com
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