Paul Williams
Paul Williams, now CEO of Bible Society, worked for over a decade in business in London and then as an academic theologian in Canada. He is the visionary behind ReFrame, an innovative resource for whole-life discipleship, produced by Regent College, Vancouver, where he holds a Research Professorship of Marketplace Theology and Leadership. His 2020 book Exiles on Mission: How Christians Can Thrive in a Post-Christian World calls for a radical reimagining of the church’s mission and provides concrete tools to help Christians play their part in God’s purpose to redeem and reconcile all of creation. He is married to Sarah and they have two adult daughters, Hannah and Emilia.
Have we forgotten the secret weapon of scripture?
14 September 2021Let’s consider the evidence. We know from the 2015 Talking Jesus research that engagement with the Bible is one of the main ways in which people come to faith. Yet around 60% of the population never read the Bible at all. Those non-churchgoers who might be interested in reading it don’t know where to start and wonder whether it's really relevant to their lives. Despite the UK being home to William Tyndale and other martyrs who fought to make the Bible available to the ordinary person, there is…
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