Attentively reading the
Bible in 90 Days
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- Research the Program
- You can check out the main
website and watch the introductory
videos (coming back soon!)
to get a general understanding of the program and reactions of others
to the program. From a time-schedule standpoint, here's a time
sheet of the first week's readings taken from the Bible Gateway website
where the scriptures are read to you. This shows that, on average, you'll
spend 58 mintues a day if the scriptures are read to you (and you're
following along in a Bible). Chances are that you can read faster!
- Appoint
a Leader - The leader just guides the discussions and does
not have to have prior experience. The leader can also be a
participant in the program at the same time.
- Get
Materials - While there traditionally is no charge for the
class; you may be interested in getting a good reading Bible and
to journalize your experience in the Participants Guide. You
can
also download a bookmark that contains the daily
reading
or download a multi-month
calendar sample that you can customize to
when your group does the reading. The leader will also need
to purchase a leadership kit (that contains the
teaching video DVDs, B90D Bible, Participants Guide, and Teachers
information/cd-rom).
- Find
a Consistant Location - Group meetings will occur once per
week for the 14 week program to facilitate group discussion and to
watch professor-led DVD classes. You'll need to
be sure it's available during that
timeframe consistently and has a dvd / tv. You should also be thinking
about an appropriate 'season' to run the class in. This is a three month
comittment - will it interfere with Spring/Summer break, extended holidays,
etc? We have found that February thru April and/or September thru November
to be 'sweet spots' in our Church's calendar. It's not during major
holidays or summer-time events.
- Share your Class Info
- Post
your Class (Coming Again soon!) information on the main Bible in 90 Days Website
so that others within your same community can join you.
- Spread the Word - Customize some invites and invite others to join you on your journey.
- Start
your reading program - maybe you'll want to have an
informational
session the week before you start as the Week 1 class/video starts the
reading on that same day.
- Listen
to the Word - While the reading is done individually, some
have found
it helpful to listen to the reading while following along in their
Bible. You can do this a variety of ways by
listening online,
you can download the Old and
New Testament in MP3 format from
here, or you can purchase the audio
already broken down in the week's reading.
- Participate in Classes & Watch Videos -
Many have said that it was the group setting that enabled & encouraged them
to accomplish the reading. "Without the accountability and friendship, I
would have never finished....and the videos really helped me to catch what
was going on with the reading". The videos are an excellent way to deepen
your understanding of the Word and can be really life changing. If by
chance you miss one; you can listen online to what was taught.
- Finish Victoriously!
- While there may be ti
mes
that you
might fall
behind in the reading - you'll want to find some extra time (maybe
on the
weekend)
to catch up. Keeping up with the class will
help your discussion
as a group and will also help to keep you in sync with the video
teaching. And, believe it or not, YOU CAN DO IT!
and join
many others in not just reading a book; but either
renewing your friendship
with an old friend or getting a chance to meet your creator for the
first time in a whole, complete, light.
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