TEEN BIBLE QUIZZING

What is Bible quizzing? Essentially, it is a unique and exciting ministry that combines Bible study, competition, fellowship, and disciple making into one program. The ability of Bible quizzing to take each of these elements and mold them into a program attractive to teenagers is what makes it such a successful and worthwhile ministry. Each aspect of the program will be considered in more detail, but first we will look briefly at the history of Bible quizzing.

Teen Bible quizzing was initiated within the Kansas City Youth for Christ organization in the fall of 1946. The idea of young people studying God's Word and answering questions competitively quickly spread to other youth organizations and denominations. At the 1950 Youth for Christ International Convention, the first National Bible Quiz Tournament was held.

Quizzing was picked up by the Church of the Nazarene in 1957. Not until the 1964 Nazarene Young People's Society Convention did quizzing become an official part of the youth program. The first Nazarene National Bible Quizzing Tournament was held in Estes Park, Colorado, in 1966.

CHILDREN BIBLE QUIZZING

Children's Quizzing is a Bible study program specifically for children in grades 1-6. The purpose is to teach the Bible in a fun and exciting way, creating a desire and a love for studying the Bible.

Each year children study one of five books of the Bible-Genesis, Exodus, 1 and 2 Samuel, Matthew, and Acts.