Linda Smith
Adventurers and their families are excited about Adventurer Bible Game, known as ABG. Launched by the North American Division in 2020, and adopted in Georgia-Cumberland Conference in 2022, ABG has motivated Adventurers across the Conference to learn more about the Bible. Some of the Adventurers who participated this year highlight why they like it.
Hadassah thinks it is fun to do, and she likes answering the questions. Madeline loves learning more about Jesus’ miracles and working together as a team. Annie thought it was a really fun way to get to know the Bible and God while having friend time. Victoria absolutely loves ABG and wants to keep studying God’s Word. Joshua thinks ABG is awesome, and it taught him to love one another just like Jesus.
What is ABG, and why are all these Adventurers so excited about it? ABG is a group-based Bible challenge that tests the Adventurer’s knowledge of sections of Scripture. This program is a great opportunity to get Adventurers and their parents excited about the Bible. Each year, a new section of Scripture is assigned, and families commit themselves to study those passages of God’s Word together. This year, Adventurers and their families studied the book of Luke.
After months of study, teams first gather for regional testing, and those who qualify advance to Conference-level testing. This year, 29 teams, with more than 300 participants from across Georgia-Cumberland Conference, participated in the regional testing, with 15 of these teams qualifying for the Conference testing.
Teams are made up of six Adventurers, six parents, and a grader. Teams are asked 50 questions, with every fifth question going to the parent circle. Once the question is read by the announcer, the team has 15 seconds to come up with the correct answer. There is no contact between parents and Adventurers during the testing, though each Adventurer does receive one opportunity to ask for help from the parent circle.
When testing is over, scores are tallied and placement certificates are given. All teams scoring a certain percentage at the regional testing move on to the Conference-level testing. Each participating Adventurer and parent also receives a pin with a bar listing the book of the year. The Adventures proudly wear their pin and bars on their sash. Since ABG is not a competition, it offers everyone the same opportunity to prepare themselves to move on to the next level.
Adventurers aren’t the only ones who enjoy ABG. Michelle Snow from the Bowman Hills Church, who is a parent and coach, appreciates the opportunity to have family time together studying the Bible. She also loved seeing the Adventurers grow in their knowledge of the Bible, and how they connected the lessons of the Bible to their own lives and the love Jesus has for them.
Delver Scheermeije’s family, from the Calhoun Church, would sometimes read the Bible for family worship or listen to it together in the car. No matter how they studied the Bible, Scheermeije is thankful for how ABG encouraged the study of the Bible together as a family.
Kar-yii Na said the ability of her son, part of the Calhoun/Georgia-Cumberland Academy club, to retain the Word of God exceeded her expectations, and she feels God has used ABG to inspire her son for the first time to study the Bible for himself.
If your Adventurer club doesn’t have an ABG team, start one, encourages Linda Smith, an Adventurer regional coordinator for the Conference. “I can only imagine how Heaven must rejoice as they see these Adventurers and their parents so excited to study God’s Word.”
For more information on ABG, go to https://www.clubministries.org/adventurers/adventurer-bible-game/.
Georgia-Cumberland | April 2024
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