ENCOUNTER YOUTH · PHILIPPIANS & EPHESIANS
For parents
Encounter Youth is reading Philippians & Ephesians together over 10 weeks, from Sunday, October 18 to Monday, December 28.
Program goals
Engage with the Bible
Students read the Bible on their own and together as a group.
Build healthy habits
Reading regularly and digging deeper.
Tasks for every student, each week
Read the chapter
One chapter each week, read during the week. Each week's chapter is on the back of the card.
Memorize the key verse
A verse or two from the chapter. The whole group learns the same verse for Sunday.
Extra tasks for students who want to do more
Read the extra reading
A few passages from other parts of the Bible that connect with the chapter.
Memorize your own verse from the reading
A verse from the chapter, chosen and learned by the student.
Write a paragraph
A few sentences about the week's reading. A teacher reads them.
Rewards
- 1 stamp for each task
- 10 stamps fill a card
- 1 snack for each full card
Group goal
Every full card counts
Students and teachers all add full cards. If the group reaches its goal by the end of the 10 weeks, everyone with at least one full card gets boba!
The website
encounteryouthbiblereading.com
Students can log in to the website to see each week's reading and track completed tasks. This is optional. Teachers will provide logins for each student.
How you can help
- Encourage your child to read during the week, not only on Sunday.
- Ask which chapter they are reading this week.
- Help them find a regular time to read.
- Ask them to say the key verse.
Questions
Ask a teacher, or email teachers@encounteryouthbiblereading.com.
Read this page online at encounteryouthbiblereading.com/parents
