YouVersion

Yesterday, YouVersion passed one million unique users on the iPhone/iPod touch through the YouVersion Bible App. Since the launch of the Bible App users have spent 407,000,000 plus minutes engaging with God’s word!! Wow!

I’m gonna let that number soak in for a second.

407,000,000 minutes = 326,388 days, 21 hours and 20 minutes of Bible engagement.

Our excitement stems from our desire here at LifeChurch.tv to lead people to become fully devoted followers of Christ. From the start YouVersion’s purpose has been to open new doors to help people connect the Bible to their daily lives. At the core, our focus remains on relevancy as we consistently strive to demonstrate and teach people how God’s Word relates to everyone, no matter where they are in life.

YouVersion isn’t just a tool to impact the world using innovative technology, more importantly, it promotes engaging people into a relationship with God as they discover the relevance the Bible has for their lives. So thank you for spreading the news, twittering, and blogging about YouVersion. We are looking forward to many more minutes of Scripture engagement as we all strive to become fully devoted followers of Christ!

Over the past few months the YouVersion team has been working diligently to spread the good news and encourage scripture engagement throughout the interwebs.  After much collaboration we are excited to announce two strategic partnerships that introduces Bible engagement to thousands of users across the globe.

February 1st, GodTube announced the launch of tangle, a social networking tool for the faith-based and family friendly marketplace.  In expanding tangle introduced a Virtual Bible which is powered by YouVersion.  We are excited to partner with this growing community allowing more people to engage with scripture.

On February 16th, PurposeDriven.com introduced a new online magazine driven by Reader’s Digest, this robust website is dedicated to inspiration, information, and conversation on your Christian walk. The website includes a Bible Search link that directly ties into YouVersion, giving their wider community access to authentic connectivity within the Biblical narrative.

Check out both sites as each offer unique community and a plethora of options for digital media interaction.

As we begin 2009, there’s no better time to get a fresh perspective and realign our priorities. For many of us, that includes finding new ways to integrate the Bible into our daily lives. YouVersion is here to help!

Our One-Year Reading Plan will take you through the entire Bible in 2009—just read the selections mapped out for you each day and you’ll cover the Old Testament once and the New Testament twice this year. Invite friends to join you in this journey and you’ll have built-in accountability along with enhanced learning.

And don’t forget that you can use your mobile phone to read the Bible no matter where you are. Find the YouVersion.com that works for you while you’re on the go:

• Web-enabled mobile phones: (http://m.youversion.com)

• iPhone (http://www.youversion.com/iphone)

• BlackBerry (http://www.youversion.com/bb)

Check out some of the other ways that nearly 700,000 individuals are using YouVersion from all over the world:

• Coffee, morning tunes, and daily reading on YouVersion.com

• Using YouVersion to keep track of my notes on verses

• Grabbing my iPhone when I wake up and reading the Bible before my feet hit the floor

• Looking up Scripture references during church with YouVersion

• Reading YouVersion while waiting in line

• Love YouVersion for my iPhone. I’m reading through the NT for the second time this year and highlighting w/bookmarks.

• Using YouVersion as a personal devotion tool for my wife and I to do in-depth devotions during lunch hours, out-of-town trips, or anytime it caught our fancy.

• Wrapped up in a blanket chilling on the front porch swing.

• Reading www.youversion.com and writing. Pretty perfect way to end the evening.

• Having one of those toss and turn can’t sleep kinda nights.  Think I will do a little bible reading on YouVersion.

We’ve got lots of exciting plans for YouVersion in 2009 and can’t wait to share them with you. Thanks for being a part of the YouVersion community!

Have a Happy New Year!

Thanks for being a part of the YouVersion community! After many requests we are excited to announce the release of NLT – New Living Translation on YouVersion.com, along with GOD’S WORD Translation (GW), and Reina-Valera Antigua an addition to the available Spanish translations. To make your time online even more valuable, here’s a handy tip: pick your favorite version of the Bible and make it your default in YouVersion. We offer 40 translations with 22 different languages represented, so try out a few and choose the one that hits home.

 

We hope YouVersion is a daily destination where you find ongoing inspiration in God’s word and community with others. Please be sure to share what you’re learning along the way so we can all grow together!

Annoucing the Blackberry Bible App [powered by Youversion.com] is now out of beta and into version 1.0!

Biggest UI change is an upgrade to a more elegant design, while also integrating sleek carousel navigation in the interface. Other features include the ability to email verse to a friend, view contributions from YouVersion users and compatibility with a wider range of Blackberry handsets. Models included in this update are: 9000, 87xx, 88xx, 83xx, 8220, 7130, 81xx… Look for the Storm compatible Bible App coming soon.

Below are some screenshots of the new look! Go here to download new update (Blackberry OS v. 4.2.1 or higher required).