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Bible Challenges for Women's Ministry

Julia Bettencourt

March 03, 2015

I think one of the biggest issues in women's ministry is motivating our women to read and study their Bibles on their own more. Reading the Bible daily and spending time with the Lord on our own helps us to grow as a Christian, but it also helps stabilize us emotionally too I think. The Bible grounds us. It gives us something to trust and to hold on to when life comes sucking all the air out of our sails.

As women's leaders, we rely too much on just the Bible studies done through our churches to meet the needs of our women. But there is such a flaw in that reasoning. We are not responsible for the total spiritual growth of our women. We have to teach them to take roots and grow and survive on their own. We need to stress the need for our women to get into the Word on their own.

One of the ways I think we can do this is just by challenging our women to read the Bible just a little bit at a time and to focus on one piece of the Bible at a time.

Types of Bible Challenges

I'm leaving you some different types of challenges below that you might want to motivate your women to try. If they are all doing it at the same time but on their own, they may be inspired to keep with it.

1. Yearly Bible Reading Challenges

Read your Bible through in a year (You can find guides to use that's broken down of how much to read each day. Several websites offer free ones online. You can also find apps for them.)

2. Number of Days Reading Challenges

Choose a particular chapter or passage that you want to focus on for your reading challenge. Have your ladies read a verse a day and then discuss the chapter at your next meeting.

31 Day Proverbs Challenge

Proverbs 31
The Virtuous Woman

21 Day Bible Reading Challenge

Romans Chapter 12
Living for Christ

10 Day Bible Reading Challenge

1 John Chapter 1
Walking in the Light

21 Day Bible Reading Challenge

Psalm 145
Praise the Lord!

13 Day Bible Reading Challenge

1 Corinthians Chapter 13 – the Love Chapter
Reflecting Love

30 Day 3 Up Bible Reading Plan

3. Scripture Memorization Challenges

Have your ladies memorize several Bible verses on a particular topic such as "strength", "encouragement", "worry & anxieties", "praise", "financial wisdom", etc. The Romans Road verses would make a good memory challenge. Type up a list of the verses you want to cover. Discuss the topic at your next meeting.

I have some love related verse challenges over on my Bible Memory page.

4. Seasonal Challenges

Challenge your ladies to read the passages surrounding a particular topic for a particular holiday. Type up a list of the verses you want to cover. Discuss the verses at your next meeting.

Christmas Bible Reading Challenge

Research verses and passages relating to Christ's birth
Decide on the number amount you want and prayerfully narrow them down for your list.

Easter Bible Reading Challenge

Research verses and passages relating to the resurrection
Decide on the number amount you want and prayerfully narrow them down for your list.

Valentine's Bible Reading Challenge

Research verses and passages relating to God's love and showing love to others
Decide on the number amount you want and prayerfully narrow them down for your list.
See my past Valentine's challenges on the Bible Memory Page.