On the YouVersion Bible app, Americans looked for hope, not arguments, in 2023
United StatesRNS Bobby Gruenewald might know more about how Americans read the Bible than anyone else in the country. For the past 15 years, Gruenewald, an online entrepreneur turned pastor, has run the popular YouVersion Bible app – a free application that has been downloaded more than 700 million times in the US and around […]
YouVersion Bible app hires former Facebook exec to fuel growth
United StatesRNS This past Sunday (15th January), more than 12 million people turned on their smartphones to open up the Good Book. It was the highest ever daily engagement in the nearly 15-year history of the YouVersion Bible app. If Bobby Gruenewald, the Oklahoma-based pastor who has overseen the free Bible app since the beginning, […]
How the war in Ukraine dominated this year’s online searches for Bible verses
United StatesRNS Ukrainians’ online engagement with the Bible rose by 55 per cent after the country was invaded by its neighbour Russia in February, according to YouVersion, creators of the popular Bible app and Bible.com. Their favourite verse? “So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your […]
YouVersion Bible app becomes first faith-based app to hit 500 million installations
Religion Unplugged The Bible app YouVersion has been installed on over 500 million devices worldwide since its launch in 2008, creators announced Wednesday. It’s the first faith-based app to reach that number. YouVersion reported that its users read or listened to about 64 billion chapters of the Bible on the app this year. That’s a significant […]
The Long Read: Virtual reality and livestreams – Why online church will continue post-pandemic
Zoom is just the beginning. JILLIAN CHENEY, in an article first published on Religion Unplugged, reports on how some US churches have embraced the use of virtual reality technology…
BIBLE: WITH 330 MILLION DOWNLOADS, TOP APP CELEBRATES 10 YEARS
BOBBY ROSS, Jr, reports for Religion News Service on how a US church developed an app that’s changed the way millions read the Bible…