25,000 from more than 350 churches signed up to take the E100 Bible Reading Challenge!Now, in 2011 we’re doing it again with an all-new nationwide Bible reading challenge.

Essential Jesus contains 100 readings through the Bible focusing on the life of Jesus. Learn more about Jesus as you read through 25 Old Testament and 75 New Testament passages.

Essential Jesus is the perfect follow-up to the E100 campaign, or a great starting point for encouraging your congregation to get into the Bible if your church hasn’t done E100.  Shorter readings than E100, the Essential Jesus campaign will really challenge participants to get out there and be Jesus in their communities!

You can sign up to the Essential Jesus mailing list to receive more information as it becomes available. If you’re a church pastor or leader and are interested in running Essential Jesus in your church in 2011, sign up using this form.  If you’re an individual interested in doing the Essential Jesus Challenge, sign up using this form.

Resources are available for purchase.  Volume discounts will apply for registered churches.  These discounts will be announced soon.

• Companion Book- $13 each
  • Including commentaries on each of the daily readings in the same style as the E100 book, and by the same author.
• Personal Quick-start Planner- $2 each
  • A small pocket-sized folded brochure to keep in your Bible with all the readings listed, as well as a handy punch-out section to keep track of where you’re at in the journey.
• Investigator’s Inc. – Essential Jesus Challenge for Children
  • Investigator’s Inc. is a 20 week interactive curriculum for children’s programmes.  It is designed to help children follow the story of Jesus through the 100 Essential Jesus readings.
    • Investigator’s Inc. Leaders’ Guide (with 20 week curriculum) – $20 each
    • Investigator’s Inc. Children’s Card Box Set (with 20 collector cards) – $7 each
• Group Discussion Guide- $25 each (DVD)
  • An exciting new DVD resource developed in New Zealand.  Designed for a post-modern generation, this resource will be great for groups of any size, including youth groups.  It features 20 mini-documentaries, one for each week of the challenge.  Each mini-doco is followed by discussion questions.

Here is the mini-documentary for week 15.