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Dear Visitor,
We're glad you came. Please know that we are here to support you as you discover, ponder, pick & prod and (we hope) prayerfully decide to engage in The Bible in 90 Days. Then we'll support you from decision through completion. Bottom line: we're here to help.
What is The Bible in 90 Days?
The Bible in 90 Days is a Bible READING curriculum. It helps people read attentively the entire Bible -- from cover to cover -- in 90 days. Churches across denominations, prisons, drug rehab missions, corporate Bible studies and neighborhood small groups have all used the curriculum successfully to help people read the entire Bible. Recently, small towns have begun inviting their citizens to do this curriculum. To date, groups have ranged from 2 people to 1000 people. (No kidding). They span 47 states and several foreign countries.
What ISN'T The Bible in 90 Days?
The Bible in 90 Days is NOT a speed-read through the Bible. Rather, it's akin to reading the Bible like a novel.
What is the process, in a nutshell?
Each participant reads on his or her own, then gathers once a week with other participants. The weekly meetings include guided small group discussion, activities, and a video lesson. For most people, the fellowship, accountability and material shared during the weekly meetings is CRUCIAL to their successfully reading the entire Bible.
Why 90 days?
Because most people can wrap their minds around doing something for 90 days. Imagine giving a person a choice to diet for three months... or twelve. Which is more likely to succeed?
From day one, the end is in sight. This becomes important AT SOME POINT for each participant. The reading IS a challenge, though most participants tell us it is a manageable challenge. And the payoff more than compensates.
Who can lead the curriculum?
YOU can. All it takes is a desire to help people read the entire Bible. Some leaders start a group as a way to insure that they themselves do the reading. That said, not all leaders read along with the class. It's up to the leader.
Plenty of leaders get a group together and read
the Bible for the first time while facilitating the curriculum. Conversely, plenty of church staff and senior pastors lead as well. The
leader can do NO TEACHING or A LOT OF TEACHING, depending on the
leader's background and interest. In many cases, the leader FACILITATES
RATHER THAN TEACHES. Our Leader's Guide makes it simple and straightforward.
For MANY reasons. Here are a few:
* TIME FRAME: 90 days vs. a year (or more)
* READABILITY: large print, easy to read translation
* COMMUNITY: weekly meetings for support, fellowship, accountability and knowledgeable insight
* SUPPORT MATERIALS: we provide just enough additional materials to keep participants engaged in reading the Bible, but no more. We don't want reading support material instead of the Word.
* A LOWERING OF BARRIERS: by tending to many of the PRACTICAL aspects of reading the Bible, we foster an environment in which the participant is MORE LIKELY to recognize the leading of the Spirit that he or she read and be transformed by the Word.
Can this really be done on a Church-Wide or Community-Wide basis?
Yes, it can and is being done church-wide and in small
communities. The curriculum was developed to scale up and down to virtually any size.
What else should I look at to discover more?
Step 2: Read the Testimonials of past participants and graduates to get an idea of how people are responding to The Bible in 90 Days.
Step 3: Purchase the
Leaders Kit to see for yourself the materials included in the curriculum.
Remember...
We're here to help at each step along your journey. Feel free to call or email.
Blessings,
Ted Cooper Jr.
Founder
Bible in 90 Days
P.S. For those interested in the provenance of the curriculum, please read on.
Brief History
In 1999, I read the Bible for the first time. I was 43 years old, and happily agnostic when I began reading. Halfway through the Bible, I became a believer. It changed my life.
In 2001, I created a course to help other people read the Bible. The curriculum began as a Wednesday night class at my local church. Response to the course was so great -- as was the number of successful finishers -- that we offered it again. Same response, same high rate of success.
In 2002, I left my career and founded the Bible in 90 Days ministry.
In 2003, we developed our first video series. Jack Modesett created and presented fourteen lessons designed to KEEP PEOPLE ENGAGED in the reading. Not only do participants respond well to Jack's lessons, course leaders tell us they love to view them time and again.
In 2005, Zondervan published the curriculum and a Bible specifically for The Bible in 90 Days. A second video series was added to the curriculum, this one by two Bible scholars - John Walton (Old Testament) and Mark Strauss (New Testament). This series, too, has been very well received.
In 2007, the curriculum was translated into Spanish.
In 2009, we re-wrote the Leader's and Participant's Guides. More and more churches are offering the program on a church-wide basis, and new communities are hosting.
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