Bible Stuff

A few weeks ago at a planning meeting we started to discuss a way of getting kids into reading the bible as well as memorising scripture so that they have a strong foundation in it.
Admittedly we've been a bit slack with that, and we tend to teach 'concepts' and back them up with scripture rather then the other way round.

An idea we started to process was a progressive thing where kids learn a verse, get it ticked off then go on to the next one, kinda like girl guides where you get a badge for achieving stuff. We would provide a range of ways of learning it to suit learning styles and help them to really think about what it means for them rather then simply learning it.

It's a really good idea, but for some reason it just doesn't feel right to me. I think maybe it would become an elitist sort of thing where a few kids are ahead and the others find it hard to get motivated.

I have another idea that we'll trial for a couple of months. I came across somthing called a "7 Day Challenge" (hat tip to www.max7.org), where the kids are given a verse they need to learn of something that they can do during the week to remind themselves of what they have learnt.

If we issue the 7 Day challenge based on what we've learnt that week, they can do it, get parents to sign it and go into a draw for a prize box. It's simple, easy prizes. It's got weekly incentive, rather then a longer term thing, and it's reinforcing learning from Sunday during the week.

Got any feedback?