One thing the pandemic has failed to stop is Bible storytelling at schools in England and Wales through our Open the Book programme, writes Martha Flavell.

Uganda is the latest African country to join our expanding Open the Book programme that takes Bible storytelling into schools.

Storytellers use the Open the Book Storytelling Bible and Storyteller’s Handbook. The Storytelling Bible includes 90 stories, beginning at Genesis and going all the way through to Revelation.

Children are thrilled to attend Open the Book Bible dramatisations in Ghana.

Learn the core skills for becoming a Storyteller and about the power of storytelling.We have training and events throughout the year both online and face-to-face. If Storytellers or members of their team need to receive their Open the Book training o...

All you need to know to start an Open the Book team.

Storytelling teams are made up of trained and safely recruited volunteers from local churches and organisations, who sign up as members and follow the Open the Book Code of Practice.

Among Open the Book’s 6,000 volunteer Storytellers, who are making Bible stories interactive experiences for primary schoolchildren across the country, a standout is John in Devon who recently celebrated his 104th birthday.

If you are eager to get the word out about Open the Book resources and membership, you can use our promotional materials.

Open the Book began in Bedford in 1999, when a group of Christians started presenting Bible stories in school assemblies.

Get ideas and inspiration for Open the Book assembly props.

Our Bible storytelling project, Open the Book, is helping school children in Ghana encounter Jesus through the stories of the Bible. And it’s shaping an entire generation.

While Open the Book has been paused in England and Wales, children around the world are still hearing the Bible’s amazing stories

Dechreuodd Agor y Llyfr nôl yn 1999 yn Sir Gaerloyw. Cafodd y deunyddiau eu cyhoeddi yn y Gymraeg yn 2008 gan Cyhoeddiadau’r Gair. Yn 2023 lansiwyd deunydd newydd sbon ac mae’r adnoddau hyn wedi ei cyfieithu i’r Gymraeg hefyd.

Love books? Love book clubs? Welcome to Bible Book Club, helping you read the Bible with your friends – one book at a time. Our helpful guides will give handy background information including tips, discussion questions and some hints for handling t...

The collection of books found in the Greek translation of the Old Testament but not in the Hebrew version. These books are considered to be part of the canon by Catholics but not by most Protestants. They are also sometimes also called the Apocrypha.