BQChats

Another Scripture Dive is here! State finals for the our Bible Quizzing season is right around the corner. Join us as we strive to understand the Word of God.

UPCI National Youth President DJ Hill joins on for our latest Scripture Dive! Join us as we talk through John Chapter 4. Jesus brings the gospel to Samaria!

Born of water and of the Spirit! What a fantastic salvation lesson we learn from John Chapter 3. Put yourselves in the shoes of Nicodemus with us as we talk through the New Birth, and what else we can learn from John Chapter 3.

Darren Venus joins us to deep dive into our verses of John Chapter 2. Darren is an incredible Bible Quizzing Coach, mentor, and friend. In John Chapter 2, we see the first recorded miracle of Jesus's ministry. Join us in the discussion!

National Quizmaster Amber Willeford joins us for this fantastic Scripture Dive! Amber is the Missouri Senior Bible Quizzing Coordinator, and has been involved in quizzing for practically her entire life. She is a devoted teacher and minister, and we're so excited to have her share her insight into this passage of scripture.

We're joined by Sis. Alisha Kirkpatrick from the Nebraska district! This section of scripture was so rich with discussion points. What an awesome set up to Jesus' ministry these passages show us. Join us for all of our scripture dives on YouTube or Podcast locations!

We're diving into another section of our Senior Bible Quizzing Material with more of the Christmas story!

It's the Christmas Story! Bro. Jay Lytle joins us to have a great discussion and breakdown of Luke Chapter 2.

The quiz season is right around the corner! Join us for another deep dive into our Senior Bible Quizzing Material.

Bro. Jay Lytle inspires us to take our quiz programs to the next level! He shares what has worked for the Heath, OH church as their quiz program has exploded of the last few years. Bro. Lytle has created many priceless resources that are available to the entire quiz community. We're so thankful for his ministry.

Our 3rd Scripture Dive of the year is here! We discuss the announcement of Gabriel to Zacharias, and Mary on this episode. Join us for more Bible Quizzing Content!

Dive into the first 18 verses of John Chapter 1 with us!

We're excited to start off our 2025 Scripture Dive Series over the Senior Bible Quizzing material. Dr. Jeff Brickle joins our Scripture Dive crew to compare, contrast, and give us insight into the four gospels.

Esther tells her "quizzing story." We we're very excited to have the 2024 National Quizzer of the Year join the podcast to share her some of her experiences through her Bible Quizzing Journey.

Phil, Eric, and Chad wrap up the 2024 Senior Bible Quizzing season and discuss plans for 2025. We can't wait to see what God has in store for Bible Quizzing!

Chad Nash joins BQChats to talk about NABQT! With just a few more days until our National Tournament we are as excited as anyone. Join us as we talk through Chad's quizzing story, different roles in the quiz community, and advice for NABQT.

We bring back the LAQ20 Series with special guest Ally Beardsley! Ally had an incredible 6 year bible quizzing career that consisted on 4 national championships. She was known for her consistency, competitiveness, and devotion to the Word.

We close off this year's Scripture Dive Series with the last chapter of our Experienced Bible Quizzing Material.

Acts Chapter 13 recounts the launch of Paul's inaugural missionary journey from Antioch. Empowered by the Holy Spirit, Paul and Barnabas embark on a mission to spread the Gospel to the Gentiles. Their journey takes them through Cyprus and Pisidian Antioch, where they encounter both acceptance and opposition. Paul's compelling sermon in Pisidian Antioch underscores Jesus as the fulfillment of God's promises, leading to conversions among Jews and Gentiles. Despite challenges, this chapter illuminates the relentless determination of early Christian missionaries to share the message of Christ.

Join us as we go through the last chapter of Acts that shows us Peter's story.

Join us for as we read through and discuss Acts Chapter 11! This is the story of Peter recounting his experience in the house of Cornelius, followed by more actions of the disciples.

Join us as we learn more about Acts Chapter 10! The story of Cornelius and the Holy Ghost being poured out on the Gentiles.

In Acts Chapter 9, Saul, a fierce persecutor of early Christians, undergoes a transformative experience on the road to Damascus where he encounters a blinding light and the voice of Jesus Christ. Stricken with temporary blindness, Saul is led to Damascus by his companions. Meanwhile, Ananias, a disciple of Jesus, receives a vision instructing him to heal Saul, who later becomes the Apostle Paul, a key figure in the spread of Christianity.

Acts Chapter 8 is a very important passage where we see examples of apostolic doctrine in practice. Join us as we have special guest Bruce Melder dive into this awesome chapter of Acts.

Join us as we finish diving into Acts Chapter 7. Stephen finishes up his message to the Sanhedrin and meets his end on this earth. Eric, Avery, and Jonathan share how Bible Quizzing helps them in their current ministries.

In this episode we cover the first 34 verses of Acts Chapter 7. Stephen begins his sharp sermon aimed at the Jewish Council. Join us as we discuss our verses in depth, talk through some quizzing details, and share lessons learned.

We are joined by special guest: National Bible Quizzing Director Bro. Russ Faubert! Bro. Faubert goes into why he chose to dive into Acts Chapter 6 with us. It's focus on Apostolic Administration and how the body of Christ works together as a whole is important for us today.

Jonathan Matthews joins us to talk through the story of Ananias & Sapphira, the apostles getting thrown in jail, and another amazing message from Peter. Check out our pronoun breakdown and charting notes later in the episode!

Join us for a deeper look into our verses of Acts Chapter 4! Analiese Delgado joins us as a special guest to give her input on the chapter of our material this year. Acts Chapter 4 covers the persecution of Peter and John by the Jewish rulers after the healing of the lame man.

Join us as we talk through Acts Chapter 3. We see the lame man healed! Peter preaches another outstanding message, and the Jewish rulers react. This series is focused on helping bible quizzers understand the Word of God that they are learning this year. The speakers on this podcast participate or have participated in the UPCI Bible Quizzing ministry. We want to inspire quizzers to fall in love with the Word, help them prepare to do their best at the quiz board, and prepare them for NABQT.

Join us as we talk through this foundational chapter of the book of Acts. We see the birth of the church, the promise fulfilled, and the greatest sermon of the apostles.

Eric Forbes and Avery Wilson join BQChats to give an overview of the Book of Acts, walk through the first chapter, and give some pronoun and charting tips! This is the first episode in a long time, and we're excited to get back into the Word with you!

BQChats is back with a great episode featuring 5 fantastic young men from the Gainesville Florida Bible Quizzing program. Cole Blackford, Devin Treadway, Micah Goodson, Ryland Faubert, and Trey Plummer have all completed their years of quizzing and are moving on in their callings to ministry. They share their stories, lessons learned, and advice to current and future quizzers.

Neysha Elliott joins us to talk about the Louisiana District Virtual tournament from this past weekend! We talk about the technology, the potential, and the feedback from the tournament, as well as get to know her a little better.

We cover all 50 verses of Psalms Chapter 18 in this podcast. Thanks to Eric again for all the time he spends studying God's Word and giving us more tools to understand it!

We're back to break down Psalms Chapter 14! While we currently don't have the bible quizzing competition, we still are called to search the scripture!

Bro. Fauberts joins us to talk through the new NABQT qualification changes and the decision making process behind them. Due to COVID-19, there are unprecedented hurdles to be dealt with this quiz year. Thanks for your understanding and patience as our leaders figure out the best way to handle things.

Eric joins us to continue our Scripture Dive series! We're taking a closer look verse by verse into our study this year. Thanks to Eric for his research and insight!

After being on our Question Breakdown series Dylan tells us his "Quiz Story." Join us to hear about how quizzing completely changed his life and why he has such a burden for it. Check out our Youtube Channel for more Quizzing Content!

This is a new type of episode from BQChats! We're excited to start doing a deep dive on the scriptures that we are learning this year. Eric Forbes comes on to share what he's learned from his research into Biblical poetry.

Bro. Reever joins us on BQChats! We had the opportunity to drive down to St. Louis to visit with Bro. Nathan Reever at his home church. It was a blast getting to know him better and talking about his quizzing days and his plans for the future. Disclaimer: We do apologize for the audio quality. We had some technical difficulties and worked hard to save the audio as much as we can because we enjoyed this content so much. Enjoy!

Trevis joins us from Chesapeake, Virginia! After winning Quizzer of the Year in 2015, Trevis immediately went into coaching. Trevis shares some fun quizzing stories and his experiences behind the quiz board. Join BQChats on Apple Podcasts and Spotify as well!

Caleb Beardsley joins us to chat before his huge AIM trip to Paraguay! After a 12 year quiz career, Caleb completed his last quiz at Nationals in August 2019 and gave a riveting prayer and share speech. Join us to hear Caleb stories about his quiz career and future plans!

Brenae joins us for Episode 11 of BQChats! She is a multi-talented former quizzer that aged out in 2017 and has done a wonderful job starting a quiz program at her church in Euless, TX. Join us as she shares some of her stories from her quiz career and tells us all about what she is currently doing in the quiz community.

Brother Russ and Sister Kim Faubert join BQChats to give their perspective and experiences from the 2019 quiz season. It's exciting to put a bow on such a fantastic quiz season and start thinking ahead to 2020. Thank you for all of your support!

Our North American Junior Bible Quizzing Director joins us to recap the 2019 quiz season! What an amazing year we had in 2019 with record growth, competitive quizzing, and fantastic spiritual growth in our junior bible quizzers. Are you guys ready for Hide and Seek 2020???

Logan Swank joins us to talk about his 11 year quiz career, NABQT, NAYC, and what it's been like to transition to coaching!

The Nationals Senior Bible Quizzing Director joins us and answers some fun questions! Nationals is two weeks away and we're all preparing ourselves for a wonderful time with the quiz community!

Jennifer Matthews joins us to talk about her coaching experiences, prepping for Nationals, and what's been happening in the Mississippi District!

Darren Venus joins BQChats on-site! He thought it would be fun to turn the tables on me and become the interviewer himself. Darren is an amazing coach with a huge burden for bible quizzing. We enjoyed staying up late to film this after district finals. Enjoy!

Jimmy Votaw comes on the podcast to talk about raising his two girls in quizzing, writing junior questions, and what quizzing was like in the good 'ole days!