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Bible Blast - Most Needed Answers for Parents and Directors

What is Bible Blast?
Bible Blast is a parent-driven program designed for 4-year olds through fifth-graders. It is a fun, fast-paced, rewards-based program that has a unique blend of both Bible story reading and scripture memory. Bible Blast is designed to teach children God’s word.

What is the focus of Bible Blast?
The focus of Bible Blast is to offer a tool for parents to follow the mandate of scripture and impress the word of God on the hearts of their children.

Deuteronomy 6:4-9, “Love the Lord. The commandments I give are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and your gates.”

Who is using Bible Blast?
Bible Blast is designed to be used in many learning environments: school, church or home. Churches all across the nation are using this program for either Wednesday or Sunday activities.

What does the yearly calendar look like for Bible Blast?
Bible Blast is scheduled during the school year. The BEST time to begin is the first week after school begins. In the Fall, discipline is high and parents are eager for a scheduled program. The first half of Bible Blast should be finished by the third week in November. From Thanksgiving time till after January 1 should be Bible Blast break. Bible Blast season is best completed by the end of April -- COMPLETELY finished with Finale/awards and everything.

What ages of children are perfect for Bible Blast?
Bible Blast curriculum is designed for ages 4 through the 5th grade. However, there are four year olds that are ready to learn in a group setting and others that just enjoy livin’ and breathin’. A parent of a four year old can tell if Blast is for their child.

What does each child need for Bible Blast?
Bible Blast is like a course - just one syllabus and one text is needed per family available through www.Bibleblast.com. The text used is a story Bible, complete with pictures called The Picture Bible by David C. Cook. It covers the Bible from the story of creation all the way to Paul’s declaration, “I fought the good fight, I finished my course.” The syllabus that is used is the actual Bible Blast Manual. It is divided into twenty-four “Blasts.” Each “Blast” correlates to a certain number of pages read from The Picture Bible and consists of questions and answers that are divided by age. The program covers the entire Bible in one year. In addition, the manual contains the optional memory portion of the program which is also divided into age appropriate sections.

What do you mean by “parent-driven” program?
As stated in Deuteronomy 6, parents are given the commandment to impress God’s word on their children. Thus, parents are to be the primary influence in their children’s lives and are asked to read the Bible stories and review the questions with their children during the week. Bible Blast is perfect for those families who were looking for a devotional with the added bonus of a weekly meeting.

Why are parents encouraged to read TO their children? Can’t older children just read it themselves?
Reading to their child reinforces the parent’s role as the spiritual leaders of the family. Parents are responsible for instilling the Word of God in the hearts of their children whatever their age. This will accomplish the goal of transferring their faith to their children. Let the children relax and enjoy the pictures. God told us to talk to our children about the Word of God. Reading to their child gives the parent the freedom to put down the Bible and share with them how God has impacted the lives of people in their own family as well. Reading together will focus the entire family on what character issues need to be emphasized for their children. Whether they have the Bible with them or not, whether they are driving down the road or lying down or getting up, the parents know what their child is being taught each week. The opportunities are boundless when the family is all on the same page.

If the parents teach/read at home, what happens when the children come together at church each week?
Once a week, Bible Blast meets together for the motivational, high-energy, incentive-driven, reward-giving Bible Blast program. Part of the time is spent quizzing the children on their reading for the week. (Questions and answers for each week are found in the Bible Blast Manual and will have been studied at home.) Each child who “quizzes out” (answers a portion of the questions correctly) receives a prize. Children are also given the opportunity to recite any memory verses they have worked on. Memory work is also rewarded with prizes that are explained in detail in each Bible Blast Manual. These prizes increase in value as the memory work increases in difficulty. Praise and worship as well as a lesson based upon the week’s Bible reading can be included. It is at this weekly meeting that the child’s obedience and the family’s discipline for the week is rewarded.

Is it lawful to copy any of the Bible Blast materials?
Bible Blast materials are NOT to be copied or stored in any form, written or digital, in anyway without prior written permission.  Please respect the copyright laws and DO NOT copy any of the quiz questions, any of the listed memory components, or other written passages in the Bible Blast Manual, the Director’s Manual, any and all materials found on the Bible Blast CD, the T-Shirts, Trophies and all other Bible Blast resource materials. The Bible Blast Manual is NOT to be re-typed or copied and distributed in any way. 

How many volunteers will I need to start Bible Blast?
Bare minimum would be three volunteers – a Director and two more needed during the quizzing part of the program. As the size grows, so do the number of volunteers needed. There will usually be at least one parent of every child there so you have a built in volunteer base to call on as your program grows in number of children involved.  Parents love Bible Blast and are more than wiling to volunteer.

How is Bible Blast financed within the church?
In the strictest sense, it is financed by the parents. Whatever the child earns in awards/prizes, the parents are to reimburse through an offering. This is like any other program that children are involved in. Whether it is a sports team, dance class, or music lessons, the parents are ultimately responsible for every reward. The church will initially provide the prizes, but the parents are responsible to reimburse. An example of this is to look at a train. The engine (Director) is provided by the church and the coal car that keeps the program going is the parents.

How much time should be scheduled for the Bible Blast program?
Within the Director’s Manual there are three different schedules that can be followed, each of which meets weekly. Programs can last from one to two hours.

Does the Bible Blast program detail everything I need so I can begin right away?
Yes, once you choose Bible Blast, the Director’s Manual has an easy, step-by-step set-up to follow for the weeks prior to the first meeting as well as through the entire year. Included are sample bulletin announcements, parent orientation notes, Bible Blast clip art, resources for ordering prizes, actual room arrangements, meeting schedules, and much more.

Is Bible Blast available in Spanish?
Si. The Bible Blast Manual, The Picture Bible and all the coordinating videos are available in Spanish. The Bible Blast website, www.Bibleblast.com, gives you more information. If you are interested in ordering, call (918) 446-4844.

Can you give me some exact figures on the cost of Bible Blast?
Usually a church is given an initial budget to begin a new program. Another aspect to consider is the Director’s time. There are several options to choose from and Bible Blast has everything you will need. It is a turn-key operation. The complete Director’s Program for your church is available for $299. This includes Director’s Materials CD. There is nothing more for the director to buy.

Organizations fund Bible Blast in many ways. Some cover a portion of the Bible Blast Manual; some cover all of the cost of the Bible Blast Manual or The Picture Bible while others let the parents pay the full cost of both of these on their own. It has been our experience that materials purchased by the individual families are valued more than those materials given to the families by the church. The Director will need to use the initial budget funds to purchase prizes for the prize table, the Bowl, the ABC and XYZ Memory Verses and the other Memory Level prizes.

Each family needs   1 Bible Blast Manual   $28.95
Each family needs   1 The Picture Bible      $13.95

Each Program Director needs 1 Director’s Packet – see Bibleblast.com

*The Director’s Manual has 125 pages of everything the Director will need: every question the Director may have; every resource number available; every suggestion for lessons; every bit of material needed to begin the Bible Blast program. There are 16 sections that will provide you with the ability to direct your program fully equipped. The Bible Blast Director’s CD is full of materials that will enhance your Bible Blast program. Simply download from the CD to your computer and print from your color printer. Forms, nametags, promotional materials, etc. are in full color and can be customized to your specifications. Everything is at your fingertips. This is a huge help to the Director. Reinventing the wheel on programs takes so much time for a Director. All is done for you on the Bible Blast CD. Read over the contents and you will see how easy it can be.

Where do I order Bible Blast?
Contact:  Bible Blast
phone  (918) 446-4844
4405 W. 88th St., Tulsa, OK  74132
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Bible Biz - Most Needed Answers for Parents and Directors

What is Bible Biz?
Bible Biz is an inductive Bible study course that goes through an entire book of the Holy Bible verse-by-verse. Through the NIV study Bible and personal devotional, the student is able to learn how to use his/her own Bible for study. They learn such things as using the concordance, maps, charts, commentaries all included in one Bible. Bible Biz teaches the student how to study the Word of God.

Exactly what age would benefit from the Bible Biz program?
Bible Biz is a program designed for 5th grade through high school. It can then be divided up for the lesson and quizzing to make it more age appropriate. For example, 5 & 6th, 7th & 8th and 9th-12th separated into groups.

What books of the Bible are available for study in Bible Biz thus far?
The books of Matthews (4 Semesters), The book of Acts (4 Semesters), John (4 Semesters), James (2 Semesters), Hebrews (1 Semester) and James-Jude (1 Semester) are currently available -A total of 16 semesters.

What is the calendar set up for Bible Biz?
Bible Biz can easily be utilized within the school calendar, from September through the end of April. Most of the curriculum books of Bible Biz divide into 4 semesters. It takes two years to complete some books while others are 1 semester long.

Does Bible Biz have extensive memory and questions to learn each week?
NO, NO, NO. Bible Biz is designed for the students at both extremes. It will teach the student that does no weekly Bible study or the student that dives in each day to God's words. No student will feel behind or excluded because they did not do their devotionals through the week.

Memory is optional for Bible Biz. There is a set memory verses schedule programmed into the weekly devotionals for those students that want that challenge. Of course the director can add incentives to reward those that complete their memory. One suggestion is for the group to be offered the chance to take a trip or outing in town per semester for those that complete a minimum of 15 verses per semester. This trip rewards and solidifies the Bible Biz group. There are as many as 60 memory verses per semester that are within this study that are optional.

Does this program exclude those that do not study or memorize?
NO, NO, NO. This answer is repeated to emphasize that Bible Biz is designed to meet the needs of the church for all young people—those that have discipline and those that are learning to be disciplined. Getting into God's word is a discipline and Bible Biz begins to take the young person from milk and teaches them how to chew-"beef jerky" if you will. This course of study does not exclude those that are just beginning to ruminate in God's word. The student will learn each week whether than belly up to the banquet table each day or not. Through the weekly lessons and videos, the student begins to place line-upon-line and precept-upon-precept. It is exciting to see this happen!!!!

What does a typical weekly meeting look like for Bible Biz?
Optional memory recitation time before meeting.
Prayer
Announcements
Watch video – Gospel of John (Matthew, Acts, etc), available at www.gospelofjohnfilm.com
Lesson on specific verses covered that week
Quiz Time with or without elecrtonic buzzer machines
Prizes for Winners and Almost-Winners

What materials are needed for the students in Bible Biz?
Bible Biz is a course and two items are needed per student.
1. NIV Study Bible
a. Pages and charts and maps are referred to in this study and any substitute would be confusing for the student.
2. One consumable devotional Bible Biz Manual per Bizzer
a. Contains 10 weeks of daily devotionals.

What is Quiz time?
Quiz time during Bible Biz is the fun part! It is the "gaming" and social interaction elements that young people love. The director is in front of the group with the questions and answers. The director may use an electronic quizzing machine where each student has a hand pad to buzz into the director's answer pad. This pad indicates who buzzed in first giving that person the ability to answer. If your budget does not allow for this, simply dividing up into teams is fun as well. Further directions of just what the rules of the game are can be answered later.

The weekly Bible Biz quiz questions are not given out each week for the students to learn.  There is a specific, definite reason for this.  Bible Biz differs from a typical “Quizzing Program.”  Bible Biz is designed for the student to study and meditate on the portion of scripture contained in that weeks Bible Biz devotionals, NOT TO MEMORIZE ANSWERS TO QUESTONS.  The student is encouraged to study the devotions and corresponding scriptures and the weekly quiz questions come from that.  If quiz questions are given out to study, the student simply is repeating back answers making their study nothing more than preparation for trivial gaming.

What prizes for winning the quiz are given?
It will amaze you just what young people will do for a candy bar or an inexpensive school supply. Two big buckets for the "winners" and "Almost-winners" can be filled with candy or school incidentals. The young people will go crazy for anything. They love to compete and have fun.

In addition to a weekly fun reward is to give each young person a "chip" (some sort of "thing) for answering each question, being on time, having their Bible, wearing a green socks (have fun with this!). At the end of the semester, tally up points per chip and give awards. The young people love words of encouragement and recognition spoken over them---don't we all!

How is Bible Biz financed?
It is simple. If your youth wins any kind of prize, the money should come back in offering the following week. Candy bars or inexpensive fun school item are 50 cents - $1. These prizes are designed to keep the young person enthused and engaged in the program. It is amazing what a little candy bar and some mild/wild competition does.

OK—What is the cost of all these items for Bible Biz?
Below are the costs of each item.
1. Consumable devotional – Bible Biz manual - $12.00
a. Can be purchased online or by calling (918) 446-4844.
2. NIV STUDY Bible (Not Student Bible but STUDY Bible) $20.00  - hardback is studier)