I have already posted about how to invite someone to read the bible with you as well as what to do at your first meeting. In this post, I want to describe the COMA method for one-to-one bible reading. Whereas asking questions like “What struck you about the text?” or “What questions does this scripture Read more about Another Method for Reading the Bible with Someone[…]
In a previous post we looked at how to invite someone to read the bible one on one with you. What do you do at your first meeting? Before describing a typical meeting, I want to say a few words about setting up the meeting. First of all, you can’t ask someone to read the Read more about How to Read the Bible with Someone[…]
Have you ever thought of reading the bible with a non-Christian? The idea is simple yet profound. Do you have any friends, acquaintances, co-workers, or family members who are not yet believers, but that you think might agree to read the bible with you? Step one is figuring out whom you want to ask. Start Read more about How to Invite Someone to Read the Bible[…]
In reading David Helm’s excellent book, One to One Bible Reading, I came across the following statistic about how open young adults are to reading the bible with a friend: We asked a total of 1,000 twenty-something unchurched people (900 American, 100 Canadian), and we compared them to a sample of 500 older unchurched (which Read more about Young Adults Open to Reading the Bible with You[…]
Check out David Helm’s four-part, free, video course on reading the bible one to one here. The idea is a simple one. Find someone that you think might be interested and say to them, “Would you have any interest in reading the bible with me for a few weeks?” If they agree, then set a Read more about One to One Bible Reading Video Course[…]