Last week, a friend who has been a friend since I started populating Australia with friends, bounded into view via email and said, “Hey Dave!” Then she asked something that got me excited! I love helping people find content and creators that meet their needs. I’m a networker.
Hey Dave,
Can I get a recommendation from you for primary school bible studies? I'm moving to 2 days of chaplaincy this year. Last year the pastors did the bible studies, but this year I'll be taking it on and to be honest. Good bible studies are proving difficult to find and I do not have the time to create my own.
Thanks in advance!
Blessings,
[Name]
I got excited for several reasons.
First, I was once a Christian school chaplain. My time was filled with hours of Bible study, prayer, chapel programs and heart-to-heart spiritual conversations with students, teachers and parents. I loved it! More recently, I did a decade of State-School Chaplaincy which is the same, but without Jesus. And that sux. I enjoyed the chats with kids and adults but missed being about to say, “I know someone who could help you with this right now. His name is Jesus. Let’s talk to Him together!” Instead, state school chaplains say things like, “Use your words.” and “Have you talked to someone qualified about this?” … Just a bit different - and hollow, if you know Jesus!
The Second reason I got excited was that, as you already know if you’ve been following my substack for long, I love writing Bible studies that meet people’s needs.
My Thursday post is designed to be used alongside the Adult Bible Study Lesson Guide from the Adventist church. It involves taking one passage of scripture from the lesson and digging deeper. I write this because many Sabbath School teachers wish they had a Bible study discussion guide for their weekly lesson discussions. You may be one of them! Please use and share this Bible study freely.
Hey [Name],
It has been a very long time since I have worked with Christian kids. So, Bible studies.... lol
You could read my books and use the questions after each chapter (scroll books) or at the end of the book (NT characters short books). See them Here
You can also use AI to generate questions for Bible stories. Try this.
Preparation
Find a Bible passage you want to read and discuss (choose a story, of course!)
Passage: The passage you have chosen
Description: Describe the kids ages, knowledge level (Bible/english/etc)
Generate Study
Go to ChatGPT or Gemini, etc (AI of your choice).
Prompt: Generate discussion questions based on "bible passage" for a group of "description" kids with the goal being conversation and story sharing.
You can also add other things into the prompt you want it to focus on or where you want the concluding questions to head, etc.
You. Will. Be. Amazed.
AI can also save you hours of prep in designing a series of studies.
Give it your theme for the year and ask it what Bible stories suit. Or Bible Characters. Or Bible passages. AI is remarkably helpful!
It's like having a personal assistant to prep things for you and then you do the actual Spirit lead construction of the content. AI isn't so good and hearing the Spirit! lol
Sincerely,
Dave
So, this morning, I wrote back to her and now to you - because this offer is open to everyone who is time-poor and needs great Jesus-centred writing and studies. Let’s talk!
G'day [name],
How did you go with creating your own AI Bible Studies? If you haven't done it yet, or it seems too big, I'm available to write them for you. Just give me an age group, number of kids, theme and number of studies, etc (just tell me the story of the studies you will be holding) and I will get to work.
See if you can get a budget for Bible studies. $15 a study. I will also put them on my Substack for the paid members.
Anyway, let me know! I'm just about to write a Substack article about you asking for Bible Study help and how long it took me to think, "Hey, I'm a writer. I should write them." And then — a time, times and half a time — later, "Maybe that was what she was asking!"
Keep changing the world!
Sincerely,
Dave
Writer and Speaker - Available to you!
This offer is also open to you, dear reader.
Do you have something you’ve been meaning to write? Ask me. I ghostwrite books. I edit writing. I read and make recommendations on your writing. I respond quickly. For articles and Bible studies, I charge a small fee and reserve the right to use it elsewhere. I love to write, teach, preach and inspire others for Jesus! So, if you’re looking for a Bible storyteller, SS/BS trainer, writer, or mentor to bounce ideas around with - I’m available! Please Contact Me.
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