{"id":5726,"date":"2022-07-27T11:35:49","date_gmt":"2022-07-27T11:35:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biblesociety-nigeria.org\/?p=5726"},"modified":"2022-07-29T21:36:56","modified_gmt":"2022-07-29T21:36:56","slug":"bsn-the-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biblesociety-nigeria.org\/new\/bsn-the-church\/","title":{"rendered":"BSN &#038; The Church"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5726\" class=\"elementor elementor-5726\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3e0fcb0 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3e0fcb0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0d1ae70\" data-id=\"0d1ae70\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2b90419 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2b90419\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f4cfe83\" data-id=\"f4cfe83\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dfb0fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2dfb0fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">BSN &amp; The Church<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29161de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29161de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u2026an irrevocable partnership\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41e8b33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41e8b33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"txtTinyMce-wrapper\" style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 16px;\">\n<p style=\"line-height: 20px; word-break: break-word; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 15px;\">The establishment of the Bible Society of Nigeria (BSN) was highly influenced by the collaboration of the Church in Nigeria.  In 1965, the first indigenous Governor of the defunct Eastern Region, the late Dr. Francis Akanu Ibiam initiated consultation with representatives of most of the Churches in Nigeria on the need to form a national Bible Society in Nigeria. It was the unanimous decision of that meeting that the Bible Society of Nigeria be formed. The Society was consequently formed and inaugurated on February 8, 1966.  <\/span><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efa254f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"efa254f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"txtTinyMce-wrapper\" style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 16px;\">\n<p style=\"line-height: 20px; word-break: break-word; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 15px;\">Ever since then, the Church in Nigeria has continued to play a strategic role in supporting the Bible work through various collaborations, partnerships, and mutual reciprocity with the Society. Since the Bible is the main article of the Christian faith and the principal tool for evangelism and sermon the preservation and sustainability of the organisation that translates, publishes, and distributes the Bible should be very sacrosanct to the Church. There is need for the Church to participate actively in the activities of the BSN. <\/span><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-caa034f\" data-id=\"caa034f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22aa17c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"22aa17c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.biblesociety-nigeria.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/bsn-and-the-church-1-768x432.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-5730\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.biblesociety-nigeria.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/bsn-and-the-church-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.biblesociety-nigeria.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/bsn-and-the-church-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.biblesociety-nigeria.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/bsn-and-the-church-1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.biblesociety-nigeria.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/bsn-and-the-church-1.png 1249w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-17aa093 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"17aa093\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d915c9c\" data-id=\"d915c9c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d9eae82 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d9eae82\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fe431df\" data-id=\"fe431df\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-577ab11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"577ab11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"txtTinyMce-wrapper\" style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 16px;\">\n<p style=\"line-height: 20px; word-break: break-word; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 15px;\">The Bible Society of Nigeria provides resources and support to Churches for the execution of their liturgical or missiological activities. The Society also designs and executes Bible engagement programmes such as the End-to-End programme which brings God\u2019s Word to persons without a Bible or with literacy barriers. Churches receive resource materials like projectors, Jesus\u2019 films (in different languages), and free Bibles free of charge to new converts from the programme. <\/span><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-284082e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"284082e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"txtTinyMce-wrapper\" style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 16px;\">\n<p style=\"line-height: 20px; word-break: break-word; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 15px;\">The Society, through its Church and Public Relations department, strives to maintain, nurture and sustain the relationship between it and the Church in Nigeria.  For inquiries about our partnership with your local church, please contact Lucky by telephone at 08159094126 or email via lucky@biblesociety-nigeria.org.  <\/span><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-11e6768 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"11e6768\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a9f41a\" data-id=\"7a9f41a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-176ae2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-navigation\" data-id=\"176ae2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-navigation.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BSN &#038; The Church \u2026an irrevocable partnership The establishment of the Bible Society of Nigeria (BSN) was highly influenced by the collaboration of the Church in Nigeria. 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