Hi,
I would like to ask what you think about starting an "non-live forum-based bible study group". Sorry for that word monster. What I mean is, I have personally participated a lot of bible study groups over the past 20 years, where at least in one third of cases I was co-leader and in one third of cases the primary leader of the group, and in many different occasions, as a student, staying abroad, as part of church, etc.
Presently we have a small bible study group which meets digitally via video conference.
What I have in mind is not a "live" physical nor a digital bible study group, but a forum-based "non-live" bible study group. I have no experience if this is feasable or if it exists already. It would be quite different from a regular forum-style. Because in a bible study group there should be a concrete plan e.g. to read systematically through a book of the bible. Also there can only be a certain number of participants. Also, the discussions would need to be more strongly moderated to achieve a certain "goal" during one session, e.g. to stop endless discussions or if there is a conflict to moderate.
I could imagine that if one agrees on a certain book of the bible and reads every week one chapter and discusses it forum-based during one week, then this should work. Then, next week one starts a new chapter, one discusses again during one week, etc.
It would be similar to a weekly live meeting, but with the difference that it is forum-based, that means every participant can read and reply whenever he or she has time. But apart from that it would nevertheless be like a real small group.
What do you think? Or is there such a non-live bible study group which I could join?
alxb
I would like to ask what you think about starting an "non-live forum-based bible study group". Sorry for that word monster. What I mean is, I have personally participated a lot of bible study groups over the past 20 years, where at least in one third of cases I was co-leader and in one third of cases the primary leader of the group, and in many different occasions, as a student, staying abroad, as part of church, etc.
Presently we have a small bible study group which meets digitally via video conference.
What I have in mind is not a "live" physical nor a digital bible study group, but a forum-based "non-live" bible study group. I have no experience if this is feasable or if it exists already. It would be quite different from a regular forum-style. Because in a bible study group there should be a concrete plan e.g. to read systematically through a book of the bible. Also there can only be a certain number of participants. Also, the discussions would need to be more strongly moderated to achieve a certain "goal" during one session, e.g. to stop endless discussions or if there is a conflict to moderate.
I could imagine that if one agrees on a certain book of the bible and reads every week one chapter and discusses it forum-based during one week, then this should work. Then, next week one starts a new chapter, one discusses again during one week, etc.
It would be similar to a weekly live meeting, but with the difference that it is forum-based, that means every participant can read and reply whenever he or she has time. But apart from that it would nevertheless be like a real small group.
What do you think? Or is there such a non-live bible study group which I could join?
alxb
