National Bible Bowl

National Bible Bowl is a youth event designed to encourage the study of God’s Word. Youth are brought together for fellowship and testing of their knowledge over the selected Bible text. This is our families third year to participate. Nationals were designed for youth 9th-12th to earn scholarship money to various Christian Colleges. In the past the competition has been held at Oklahoma Christian University and Abilene Christian University. This year the competition was held during the Tulsa Workshop, and sponsored by York College. I have been coaching 16 amazing young people for a little over five months in preparation. The test consists of six separate timed rounds:

Power Round (Closed Bible) 25 minutes/90 Questions
Find the Verse (Open Bible) 25 minutes/40 Questions
Fact Finder (Open Bible) 20 minutes/40 Questions
Identification (Open Bible) 20 minutes/40 Questions
Know the Chapter-Quotations (Closed Bible) 15 minutes/40 Questions
Know the Chapter-Chapter Events (Closed Bible) 10 minutes/40 Questions

In the Elementary Team Division (3rd-6th grade) my three teams took First, Second & Third Place. And in the Elementary Individual Division, my teams took 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 9th, & 10th place. Abigail took first place for the second year in a row.

In the Junior Team Division (7th-9th) my team took First Place and in the Junior Team Division the kids took 1st, 2nd & 3rd place. Caleb took first place in this division for the third year in a row.

Winning is always fun, but the fact that these kids think it is fun to work this hard, and that they enjoy studying the Bible absolutely amazes me.