How do we encourage young people to read the bible? Submerge is a brand new daily reading booklet for 11-14 year olds.
SUbmerge consists of a printed Bible reading guide, supported by a website and leaders’ notes. Each week there are five days’ notes, together with an introductory section and a section to wrap up the theme and help young people respond. Young people are challenged to explore the Bible through different activities, through doing, saying, writing, drawing and listening, as well as reading and thinking.
A new, key feature to SUbmerge is accountability. Young people rarely develop a Bible reading habit on their own – usually it is only developed with the help of a significant outside Christian influence. SUbmerge will have a built-in accountability factor, either through encouragement from a youth leader and fellow youth group members as part of a cell/youth/Sunday group, through a website community or with support from parents.
