During the summer of 2012, our family participated in the Bible Bee summer program. Two things about the organization attracted me:
1. Focus on family discipleship
This is not a children's program where you drop off your kids and pick them up later. The Bible Bee is a commitment for the entire family--a commitment to study God's word together. This article in The Christian Post describes how the Bible Bee is a program of family discipleship. One of the mottos of the Bible Bee is
The Bible Bee encourages family discipleship . . . one verse at a time.
We found this to be very true. The Bible Bee provides the tools and structure to teach your children in God's truth and ways. It can bond you in a new and meaningful way and set your family on a rewarding path of spiritual growth.
2. Flexibility
There are enough pressures on families today already, and mine is certainly no different in that regard. The Bible Bee is an appealing summer program because our family didn't need to conform to the program. The Bible Bee offers monthly local events, indepth Sword Study (focused on one book of the Bible), memory scriptures, opportunities for social interaction and support, as well as local and national competition. We experienced no pressure to do it all. Instead, we customized the program in the way that would best serve our family. For example, we slowed down the Sword Study and will completed it in the winter, and we memorized the number of verses that we could comfortably manage.
The best part of our experience with the Bible Bee was
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