DIY Bible Study Review

I tend to be cautious about pulling the purchase trigger on Lexham Press products, but the DIY Bible Study marketing materials make it look like it would be something useful for a pastor to have (assuming we have access to those media materials to use in our handouts, powerpoints, etc.) Does anyone who has it have an opinion on it?

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David Taylor, Jr.

It is useful to teach people an intro to Bible Study, but I wouldn't say it is useful for people who are already in serious study.

Erwin Stull, Sr.

I tend to be cautious about pulling the purchase trigger on Lexham Press products, but the DIY Bible Study marketing materials make it look like it would be something useful for a pastor to have (assuming we have access to those media materials to use in our handouts, powerpoints, etc.) Does anyone who has it have an opinion on it?

Good morning Pastor Paul;

In my opinion, the DIY Bible Study would be good for a group or personal Bible Study for those who are new to learning the Word. It can add focus and bring out some thoughts not previously thought of for those who are a little more versed. A pastor may not get very much out of the DIY Bible Study for personal study, as most of the material is very elementary IMO, however, a pastor may find it helpful in devising ones own group Bible Study, as the format and layout is very good.

I'm currently working through this (personally) using the 1 year linked reading plan, but I think it is more useful as the second step of a focused study.

Erwin Stull, Sr.

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/712381#Comment_712381

David has conveyed my thoughts in 1 sentence what I conveyed in many. [:D]

Paul

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/712386#Comment_712386

I am not looking at it as something that I would use for my personal use...but for using it as a teaching resource. In other words, is it structured in such a way that we can use the multimedia in handouts, powerpoints, video presentations etc. Or would we need to have Logos connected to the TV or monitor in order to use it with others.

Kenneth Neighoff

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/712389#Comment_712389

To create a handout you would need to make a power point file and then create handouts from that.

To show the video you would need to connect to a tv or projector.

This DIY is helpful for showing how to study the Bible.

I have learned a few things from the Study Like A Pro resource. One example is how to make sense of the words formless and void from Genesis 1. Great search example here.

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/712389#Comment_712389

DIY is linked to the other volumes in the DIY package along with Faithlife Study Bible, Lexham Bible Dictionary and other Lexham family of products. I think its setup is more for personal study then as a teaching resource. It's definitely very introductory as David stated.

However, there are some good intro information, outlines, graphics and intro video that can be helpful as teaching resource, but I think you would need to do some work yourself to organize it in a way that can be useful. Short answer is, yes, there are multimedia information that can be used, but they are not structured in a way as a teaching guide where you can just present the info for the section. Some filtering and clipping is required.

The setup for each the books of the Bible covered are:

1. Introduction video, general introductory comments, very general outline of book

2. Devotional/reflection reading generally related to book

3. General comments about why you should care about this book of the Bible

4. Article from Study like a Pro that can apply to Bible study in the particular book

5. General comments reflecting on the book of the Bible and how it can apply to life