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John Farquhar Plake, PhD

John Farquhar Plake, PhD

Author | Editor | Chief Innovation Officer — American Bible Society

Dr. John Farquhar Plake serves as Chief Innovation Officer at American Bible Society. John brings a pastoral heart to the disciplines of research and innovation, bridging the worlds of social science, business intelligence, and spiritual formation, and helping Christian leaders understand how people grow in Christ. John is the author and editor of several books and articles for both scholarly and popular media. As editor-in-chief of American Bible Society’s annual State of the Bible research series, his work has been featured in numerous media outlets, including CBN, The Christian Post, Christianity Today, Outreach Magazine, Philanthropy Daily, Relevant Magazine, and Washington Watch.

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State of the Bible 2025

American Bible Society today released the seventh chapter of their 15th annual State of the Bible report. This new chapter examines trust in two diffe...

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