BTTB’S GIFT TO YOU— AND THE GLOBAL CHURCH

“Be doers of the Word, and not hearers only… the one who looks into the perfect

law, the law of liberty, and perseveres… will be blessed in his doing.”-James 1:22–

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Imagine a small church in the heart of Nairobi, with a pastor holding up his phone to show

his congregation something remarkable. On the screen is a simple dashboard, a few colored bars that measure how often members are reading Scripture and how it’s changing their daily lives.

“It’s not about numbers,” he says quietly. “It’s about proof that God’s Word is doing a transformative work in your hearts that will affect our friends and neighbors throughout the city.”

For the pastor, that chart is more than mere data. It’s proof of heart transformation, visible evidence of his congregation’s growing faith.

This is what Back to the Bible envisions as we introduce our SALT Index (Scripture Absorption and Life Transformation). It’s a breakthrough tool that helps believers and churches understand how engaging with Scripture leads to genuine spiritual growth.

For more than two decades, Arnie Cole and Pam Caudill have led research through our Center for Scripture Absorption, uncovering one profound truth: when people engage with the Bible four or more times each week, everything changes. Relationships heal. Anxiety lessens. Faith deepens. In other words, the Word does what it’s always done. It transforms lives.

The SALT Index takes that discovery and gives it away. Offered freely to individuals and churches across the United States, it helps believers measure what truly matters: not attendance or activity, but Christlike character formed through daily interaction with God’s Word.

Now, through our Global Discipleship Partnerships, this gift will be crossing borders. Pastors in Africa, Asia, and Latin America will use the SALT Index to equip new believers and strengthen churches. For many, it will be the first time they’ve had a tangible way to assess spiritual health. Through it, they will be able to evaluate the spiritual health and growth of their church members, many of whom are baby Christians and all of whom face significant challenges.

This is Back to the Bible’s Christmas gift to the world: a free, one-of a-kind resource that makes the invisible visible.

In a season when we celebrate the Word made flesh, we’re reminded that God’s greatest gift wasn’t abstract. It was personal, measurable, incarnate. And through the SALT Index, that same Word continues to take shape in the lives of believers today.

One pastor describes it best: “We’ve always believed God’s Word changes lives. Now, we can measure it tangibly and leverage it for further growth.”

Faith becoming visible. That’s what Christmas is all about.