Summer Bible Study Group

I’m definitely ready for a break from serving and teaching. I am looking forward to taking the summer off. But I know I still need to engage in daily Bible study and conversation with the Lord. I also really like the conversation I have with other believers as we study the same topics.

I’ve discovered free Christian courses from the publishers of Our Daily Bread. This site also provides free classes and training materials to MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers), an organization similar to MOMS. In poking around the website, it is a self directed study with courses on the Old Testament, New Testament, Biblical Counseling, and Apologetics. Check it out, poke around, and see if you’re interested. (You’ll have to register to look around.)

I thought it might be fun to try one or two of these courses over the summer with a group of my friends. So, here’s what I propose:

(1) For 4 weeks, starting May 12th, we would do the “New Testaments Basic” class. It’s a 2 session overview of the inter-testament period, 1st century culture, and an introduction to the New Testament. Since it’s designed to be done in 2 weeks, I thought 4 weeks would be a nice leisurely pace.
(2) We would engage in discussion on the class and assignments through this blog. This way you can invite others to join us and we can all engage in discussion together without burning precious gas money.
(3) At the end of the 4 weeks, we’ll take a poll (also through the blog) to see if this experiment was worth it and if we want to take another class this summer.

If you are interested, enter a comment below introducing yourself. (You might need to register with blogger to leave a comment.) Since I’ve invited several people from across my life – including people from across the country – you’ll need to introduce yourselves to get acquainted. Feel free to invite other people, but please be sure that I have a way to contact them so that I can remind them to start the study in 2 weeks.

Christian Study Courses

My new favorite find? Free online Bible courses from the publishers of Our Daily Bread.

UPDATED: The link is working now.