The 1st annual National Bible Bee will be held 5-6 November 2009 at the J.W. Marriott Hotel in Washington, D.C. Prior to that, on 12 September 2009, local Bees will take place all across the United States. The Bible Bee is “very similar to a spelling bee, except contestants are required to recite Bible passages and facts rather than spell words”. Amazingly, First Prize in the National Bee is $100,000.00! This is a first-class contest with a noble motive.
I encourage you to visit the Bible Bee website… it’s very nicely done and quite informative. Some of the info you’ll find there includes an interesting Bible Bee overview, a calendar of events, an interactive map showing local contest sites, the Bible Bee e-store, and even a video message from Kirk Cameron. Registration to participate in this year’s Bible Bee events closed April 30th, but it would still be fun to follow the events and perhaps even attend a local Bee in your area. And there will always be next year!
Bible Bee is the brainchild of the Shelby Kennedy Foundation, an organization inspired by the life of Shelby Kennedy, who died from cancer in 2005 at the age of 23.
Do You Know Kids Doing The Bible Bee?
Leave a comment to share what they are doing to get ready. What are their Bible memory strategies? Is your church supporting the effort?
You can also read the Baptist Press story about the Bible Bee.
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I’ve never heard of this, but what a great idea! Thanks for sharing:) What better way for them to learn the Word of God?
That’s right, Kristin. I hope the idea takes off!
They have been promoting it at our son’s Christian School. I’ve looked over the materials and think it’s going to be a really good thing.
My son is going! He made it into the top 100 in the nation. Woo hoo! The really amazing part is that he prepared almost totally on his own. My father was in the hospital for nearly 60 days this summer, and my husband was laid off also. It was just crazy at our house, but through it all my son studied and studied and studied!