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Youth Quizzing Ministry
What is Bible Quizzing?
•Helps youth study and learn about the Scriptures
through a weekly small group Bible Study.
•About once a month, youth from different churches
gather for worship, fellowship, competition, and
ministry.
•In each competition, there are questions about a specific
pre-announced portion of Scripture and the teams
compete in order to correctly answer those questions.
What is the Purpose and Philosophy of Ministry?
The purpose of Bible Quizzing is to help
cultivate the actions, attitudes, and lifestyle that
are necessary to continually call this generation
to a dynamic life in Christ.
What is the Purpose and Philosophy of Ministry?
Bible Quizzing Ministry intends to reach this
goal by providing:
• An avenue of meaningful Bible study for youth
to attain to a deep and intimate knowledge of
Scripture.
What is the Purpose and Philosophy of Ministry?
Bible Quizzing Ministry intends to reach this
goal by providing:
• A means of increasing fellowship and
interaction among youth internationally.
•An integral part of the outreach and
discipleship aspects of local church youth
ministry.
What is the Purpose and Philosophy of Ministry?
Bible Quizzing Ministry intends to reach this
goal by providing:
•A medium for the training and mentoring of
youth leadership worldwide.
•A catalyst for encouraging active participation in
ministry and mission projects.
What is the Purpose and Philosophy of Ministry?
Bible Quizzing Ministry intends to reach this
goal by providing:
•A bridge between youth from different world
regions.
•An arena for exciting Christian competition.
How to Organize a
Bible Quizzing Ministry
•Bible quizzes are intended to be for youth
between 12 and 29+ years old.
•Bible quizzing usually follow the school year.
•It is important to decide how much Scripture
to be covered at each weekly meeting and plan
a calendar study chart.
•During the year, a quiz event will be planned
for every one or two months.
• The location for the quizzing ministry events
can be rotated among all the churches
participating in the District.
• For every year, there is a book (or books)
from the New Testament that is used as a
resource material for the questions of the
competition.
8 year quizzing books cycle
•2003-2004 - Hebrews and 1 & 2 Peter
•2004-2005 - Matthew
•2005-2006 - Romans and James
•2006-2007 - Acts
•2007-2008 - Galatians, Ephesians Philippians,
Colossians, Philemon
•2008-2009 - Luke
•2009-2010 - 1 & 2 Corinthians
•2010-2011 - John
•Every church should have an adult who is the
Bible Quiz chairman and two or three more
adults to help train the teams and lead them in a
weekly Bible study over the Scripture.
•The District should have an elected or
appointed Bible Quiz director, to plan and
organize the calendar of quizzing ministry
events and competitions.
How to organise a weekly
Bible quizzing team
Bible Study
•Before the meeting, the leader should read and
study the material to be covered during the
meeting.
•The leader should arrive at the church where
the Bible Study will take place before the time
in order to prepare.
•The group can play a game.
•Pray together.
•Read the material out loud together.
•Spend time asking and answering questions
regarding the passage.
•Help everyone in the group understand what
the Scripture means.
•Allow God to speak through the message of
the text.
•Share a story or a personal experience that
relates to the Scripture.
Allow
time for more questions or input
regarding the understanding.
Talk about what kind of response that the
Scripture calls for in the life of the church or in
individual lives.
Close with prayer.
•Encourage the study of material for next
meeting.
•Hand out a paper w/ the material to be covered
in the next meeting, the time, the place, and
some study questions.
How to Organize a
Weekly Quizzing
Competition Practice
• After the Bible Study or at a separate time
during the week, practice for competition.
• Encourage the memorization of important
verses.
• Play a learning game to familiarize the group
with the material being covered.
• Ask quizzing questions from the material
being covered.
• Divide the group and compete against each
other by asking questions to each team.
• Keep the focus on knowing and
understanding the Word and not on winning
and losing.
• Give out study “homework” for next
practice. Encourage each member to make a
schedule for getting into the word daily.
Rules for Youth Quizzing
Competition for the
Church of the Nazarene
METHODS OF COMPETITION - Before
any competition, the chairman should choose
the quizzing method (electronic jump seats or
jump judges) for all the teams. The methods
that are going to be used must be clearly
indicated to the officials, coaches, and captains
of the team before the beginning of the
competition.
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THE TEAM
The coach can assist his team only during
the breaks between the questions.
Only four contestants per team can be
competing. The fifth one is substitute.
Specific members of each team must be
designated by the coach as the captain, and
another as co-captain.
Only the captain can talk with the quiz
chairman after a decision.
THE OFFICIALS OF THE QUIZ
1. The Quiz Director
2. The Quiz Chairperson or Quizmaster
3. The Scorekeeper
THE TOURNAMENT
COMPETITION ROUND
1. Duration: 20 Questions per round
2. Composition: Names and Assignments
3. Breaks: 2 per round
4. Substitutions
THE TOURNAMENT
COMPETITION ROUND
5. Questions
6. Electronic Equipment
7. Answers
DECISIONS OF THE OFFICIALS
The Quiz Chairman will:
•Judge if the answer is correct.
•Not interrupt the contestant.
•Award 20 points to the team and the
contestant for a correct answer
•Deduct from the score of the team and/or
contestant for incorrect answers (after
question 16), and read bonus question.
ERRORS AND BONUS QUESTIONS
• When incorrect, the contestant with the
corresponding seat on the opposite team can
answer that question as a bonus.
• The question is read completely on a bonus.
• The bonus must be answered in 30 seconds.
• A correct answer to a bonus question is
worth 10 points for the team.
• Points will not be deducted for incorrect
answers given to bonus questions.
CHALLENGE AND APPEALS OF THE
DECISIONS OF THE OFFICIALS
•A captain may challenge a decision of the
Quiz Chairman if he thinks an incorrect
decision has been taken.
•The captain can appeal to the Quiz Chairman
to invalidate the answer due to an incorrect
reading, incorrect information in the question,
and visual/audio interference.
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FAULTS
There is a fault when:
1. There is communication (verbal or nonverbal) after the Quiz Chairman asks the
Question and before the points are given.
2. A contestant begins answering a question
before being recognised by the Quiz
Chairman.
3. Any contestant who does three faults in a
round must leave the round. He may be
substituted.
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POINTS
A correct = 20 points for the team and the
individual contestant.
A correct bonus = 10 points for the team.
Four correct answers = 10 bonus points for
the team and the contestant who answered
the four questions.
The third, fourth and fifth contestant who
answers correctly gains 10 bonus points for
the team
POINTS
• Beginning with question #16, 10 points are
deducted from the points of the team for
each error.
• At the third error of a contestant, 10 points
are deducted from the points of the team and
of the contestant.
• For the fifth error of the team (and each
subsequent error) 10 points will be deducted
from the points of the team.
Organizing a Quiz
Competition Tournament
•What to do before the tournament
•What to do on the tournament day
NYI Mission Offering Project
NYI Bible
Quiz Event
June 22-26,
2004
Olivet
Nazarene
University
For more information go to:
YOUTHQUIZ.COM
Or email: [email protected]
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