DISCOVERY BIBLE STUDY
Discovery Bible Study is a simple way to discover who God is, who we are, how to live life, and how to share Him with others. Participants see for themselves what the Bible says about life's big questions.
Here is what a standard DBS meeting looks like:
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Participants meet and talk with each other about their week. This includes questions like “What are you thankful for this week?” and “What difficulties have you faced this week?”, both of which teach participants about prayer. Everyone learns to share their highs and lows in community.
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The group reads the passage once together, using the same Bible translation. Then one person reads it again while everyone else’s Bible is closed, followed by another person explaining the passage in their own words.
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Everyone has an opportunity to discuss how they feel about the passage and why it made them feel that way.
After that, the group talks about what the passage tells them about God, people, and their relationship with Him.
This is the defining feature of DBS. Participants are asked, “If this passage is true, how does it change your view of God? Yourself? Other people?” They each come up with a concrete action that they can take in the next week in the form of an “I will …” statement. They also each think of someone they can share the passage with.