How to create an Online Group Bible Study with YouVersion
Group Bible studies are great ways where people can discover more about God and grow in their faith. Whether you call it a life group, home group or small group, these groups are ideally done in person, face-to-face with others. But what happens when people want to join a group but can’t seem to find a specific day or time to meet up in person? What do you do then?
When those situations arise, or when you want to just create new opportunities for people, creating an Online Group would be ideal. Technology has advanced so much over the years, online groups have not only become very popular, but they are also very useful for building community in your online groups. In fact, there are so many different types of Online Groups you can do. Here is one way, a newer approach to Online Life Groups.
Another fairly new way you can do an online Bible study is through the YouVersion Bible app. The Bible App is the most popular Bible apps available. They have a ton of great Bible studies you can do on your own and NOW with others. Here is a quick tutorial on how you can set up a group online Bible study.
We live in a digital and online world. With that comes options that were not normally available just 10 years ago. Doing an online group Bible study is a great idea for your ministry and using YouVersion, the most used Bible app available, where you can great groups set up that go anywhere from a week to many months. With a wide variety of studies you can choose from, I have found these to be very effective at creating community and helping others grow in their faith. I would highly recommend these, no matter what ministry you lead.
What do you think? Have you ever used YouVersion for a Group Bible Study? If so, how has it worked that helped you in your ministry? Share below or on social media using #ymsidekick when you share.
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I think all or any studies to pull people in and engage with God would alway be a great thing!
I agree!
I do have one question? I do have the Ap. I wanna start a live video Bible study with other people, my friend who is a Bible study teacher wants to join me on this and together spread the word of Christ. Like do a live streaming from our homes because of the quarantine everyone on. I’m not really sure how it’s able to get done but any advice would help. I’ve done sound board technical so I’m gonna be looking into that. But just any thoughts
If you want to do a Live stream type Bible Study I would recommend you use Zoom.us to do that. I have been doing that for 2 weeks now and that is very effective. The Online Bible Studies you do with YouVersion are strictly text discussion based.
I am looking at doing a bible study with friends online (covid) and am overwhelmed by the options on youversion, but don’t see any with reflection/discussion questions- have anyone seen any?
I am so sorry for the delayed response. When you start a Group study (with Friends) they give you a section at the bottom of each day to reflect and discuss with others.