Mission
Promoting Biblical literacy and spiritual growth in our lives, families, churches, communities and nations.
The Bible Literacy Plan
It's simple. In today's busy world with fast technology, mass communications, and confusion about religion itself, this Bible study program is designed to simplify learning what's actually in the Bible. You can help connect Christians and seekers wherever they are engage with their Bible, a small-group study, or a convenient Sunday school class focused on learning God's narrative story of the whole Bible. The Guide, formatted into a typical paperback for a book study, organizes the individuals and group for the journey. Online tools speed the process of reading, cross-referencing and group communications.
Combining Biblical-theology teaching with inductive-learning framework, this plan doesn't re-invent the wheel. The 30 lessons cover an even blend of historical narrative and canonical content. They cover and emphasize in 30 themes the core theological doctrines that unify Christ-centered, Bible-teaching churches, while leaving the "non-essentials" and post-Biblical traditions to other discussions and classes. Like other structured Bible studies, learners "jump in" with prepared questions and small, facilitated discussions, and in class formats they hear summaries from trained teachers.
Combining Biblical-theology teaching with inductive-learning framework, this plan doesn't re-invent the wheel. The 30 lessons cover an even blend of historical narrative and canonical content. They cover and emphasize in 30 themes the core theological doctrines that unify Christ-centered, Bible-teaching churches, while leaving the "non-essentials" and post-Biblical traditions to other discussions and classes. Like other structured Bible studies, learners "jump in" with prepared questions and small, facilitated discussions, and in class formats they hear summaries from trained teachers.
Spiritual Growth Within the Church Community
Church leadership can adopt the plan by choosing a teacher and leader team to use the 30- and 15-lesson books and resources that conveniently fit into your church calendar. These leaders are prepared and equipped to lead, teach and sustain the curricula within the annual church programs and broader community. The Genesis-to-Revelation study continuously provides the foundation for--and increased interest in--more in-depth Biblical studies within church programs.
The Bible Teachers' Forum 18
Equipping Biblical Literacy in the Church, The Forum is an on-going resource for junior pastors and lay teachers who lead adult education Genesis-to-Revelation classes and small groups. The Forum conference is a 2-and-1/2-day practical theology course teaches a high-level Biblical theology and prepares teachers to plan and lead highly-engaged classes in a 30-week sequence, supporting the church’s growing need to address, enhance and enable Biblical literacy among believers and seekers. This event is currently wait-listed for future interest, locations and dates. Contact support@thebiblestudy.org to join the Forum for more information.
The Bible Study Guide
The Bible Study Guide is a whole-Bible inductive study that was compiled, written, and taught in classes over two decades. In 2017 it was re-written and published in book format for wider availability to individuals, small groups and classes. Hundreds of students have completed the study in several groups and churches, with copies now reaching across 26 states. The Bible Study Guide is the main tool of the church or group's plan, keeping each person engaged in the Word and prepared for the next meeting or class discussion.
Robin R. King, CAE, compiled, edited and revised The Bible Study Guide while teaching Genesis-to-Revelation curricula for over 20 years. Additionally he was trained as a Bethel Series Teacher and Community Bible Study teaching director in Washington, DC. He has also taught many of the Bible books at an in-depth level using the inductive learning-discussion format. In addition to teaching the whole-Bible survey with The Bible Study Guide, he has taught classes on comparative religions, Bible study methods, C.S. Lewis' Mere Christianity and Problem of Pain, and Origin of the Bible. He holds a BA Teaching double major in education along with mass communications, with undergraduate studies including Old and New Testament Survey courses. He completed graduate programs and courses at Tuck Business School and Reformed Theological Seminary. He is a Fellow and former board member of the C.S. Lewis Institute, and has held corporate, government and non-profit executive roles as CEO, director, VP, board member, and foundation executive.
Foreword by Dr. Luder G. Whitlock, Jr., president emeritus of Reformed Theological Seminary and author of the new book, Divided We Fall: Overcoming a History of Christian Disunity, (2017). He was executive director of the Spirit of the Reformation Study Bible and served on the editorial council of Eternity Advisory board for the English Standard Version of the Bible.
TBSO is grateful to the adult education ministries, classes and small groups of Fourth Presbyterian Church, Bethesda, Maryland, and National Presbyterian Church, Washington, DC. Copyright © 2018 by The Bible Study Organization.
Foreword by Dr. Luder G. Whitlock, Jr., president emeritus of Reformed Theological Seminary and author of the new book, Divided We Fall: Overcoming a History of Christian Disunity, (2017). He was executive director of the Spirit of the Reformation Study Bible and served on the editorial council of Eternity Advisory board for the English Standard Version of the Bible.
TBSO is grateful to the adult education ministries, classes and small groups of Fourth Presbyterian Church, Bethesda, Maryland, and National Presbyterian Church, Washington, DC. Copyright © 2018 by The Bible Study Organization.