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Overview:
Bible Quizzing is a ministry that encourages junior and senior
high school students to study and memorize God's Word through
competition. Each year a specific portion of scripture is chosen
(eg. Matthew, the epistles, or 1 & 2 Corinthians) and quizzers
will study that scripture throughout the school year. The competition
comes when quizzers are matched with other quizzers to see who
can answer the most questions about this specific portion of scripture.
This is done on a weekly basis during Quiz practice, periodically
at local tournaments, and annually at Regionals and Nationals.
How's It Done?
In Free Methodist Bible Quizzing two teams of three students compete
against each other to answer as many out of 15 questions as they
can. The questions are read by a quizmaster, who judges whether
a quizzer's answer is correct based on the book(s) being studied.
Every quizzer sits on a chair having a pad on it that's connected
via wire to a light box, which registers who stands up 1st, 2nd,
3rd and 4th. So the more a quizzer knows, the sooner he can be
first to "jump" and answer the question correctly.
Prejumps:
If a quizzer knows (or thinks he knows) what the rest of a particular
question will be he can jump before the question is complete.
This is called "prejumping". If a quizzer chooses to
do this he must complete the question to the quizmaster's satisfaction
and then answer the question. He has 20 seconds to do each one.
Goals of Bible Quizzing:
Give teenagers a motivator for memorizing/internalizing God's
Word
Compete
Have fun!
10 Steps for Getting a Quiz Team Started at Your Local Church:
Pray for the Lord's direction in starting this ministry.
Talk with and secure the support of your pastor.
Contact quizzing leadership (Regional, Conference, or Denominational
Directors) for support and a schedule of area tournaments.
Promote quizzing at your church: Have a nearby coach or one of
the leaders mentioned above come and do a demonstration (resources
are available for doing a demonstration from the Denominational
Directors). Then talk with parents and teens until you have at
least two teens and an adult coach committed to the ministry.
Purchase printed resources from Light and Life Communications,
QuizOut Publications or other sources: portions, rules, practice
questions, etc.
Obtain quiz chairs by either borrowing or purchasing a set. Quizzing
leaders can provide further information to help you obtain quiz
chairs.
Set dates and times for weekly practices (at least 90 minutes).
Then call each quizzer a few days before the first practice to
ensure their participation.
Make practice fun so the quizzers will want to come back each
week.
Make sure your quizzers will be successful at their first tournament
and be able to answer most questions by spending time studying
with them.
Make early plans to go to the National Bible Quiz Finals to give
you and your quizzers a goal to work toward. Also, attending Nationals
will be a big boost for your program the next year.
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