Frequently Asked Questions for myBibleStudy.com

Q. What is myBibleStudy.com?

myBibleStudy.com is the first-ever online service to combine a Bible study delivery system featuring customizeable lessons with group management features. The subscription-based service allows Bible study leaders to select, schedule, and customize weekly Bible studies and e-mailed daily devotional that help keep your members learning all week long. Leaders will enjoy accomplishing more ministry in less time using our member management, event management, and prayer management tools. Leaders will not miss important opportunities for ministry like birthdays, wedding anniversaries, and important dates (such as the birth of a child, career change, etc.).

Q. How much does myBibleStudy.com cost?

This depends on the subscription option you choose. Bible study leaders pay only $17 per month per group for a full subscription that includes access to the curriculum library and lesson-planning tools with the group management features. For leaders who do not need the curriculum and lesson-planning features, there is the option of paying $10 per month per group for access to just the group management features. LifeWay offers discounts for subscribers who pay quarterly or annually. Check out the Sign-up Today page for more info.

Q. What group management features are offered in myBibleStudy.com?

All teachers or group leaders subscribing to myBibleStudy.com have access to these group management features to help you stay connected with your group?s members, and help them stay in touch with each other.

• You can invite all the group members to join your secure myBibleStudy.com site
• You can store all of the contact information for your group (address, phone number, e-mail) in one place
• You and the members of your group can view or print a contact list for the group
• You can post information about upcoming events of interest to your group
• Group members can submit prayer requests, which you can post for the whole group to see
• Group members get a free daily devotional each time they log into myBibleStudy.com.
• You can be reminded of birthdays, anniversaries, and other special dates for contacting group members

Q. What additional features are included in the full subscription?

The full subscription allows you to use myBibleStudy.com?s curriculum library and lesson tools to help you plan, find, and edit Bible study lessons for your class or small group.

• Access to a growing library of over 475 customizeable weekly Bible study lessons
• The option to follow a pre-defined study series or search by keyword or Scripture passage to create your group's own study plan
• The ability to schedule, configure, and customize your lessons according to the needs of your group
• While editing a lesson, excellent commentary on each verse can be added to your teaching plan with the click of a button and then easily edited according to how you wish to use it during Bible study
• The ability to edit seven devotionals included with each lesson
• Group members receive daily devotionals by e-mail or can view it on your group's myBibleStudy.com home page
• Opportunities to subscribe to optional premium content to enhance and improve your Bible study preparation and experience

Q. Wow! Can I just get one subscription for our church and make copies of the lessons I customize to distribute to my leaders?

No. While the myBibleStudy.com Terms of Use specify that leaders can create a second copy of their teaching notes for a substitute who will teach in their absence, the license does not grant the subscriber a legal right to create more than the one copy for themselves and/or a copy for a substitute. It is also outside the terms of use to place downloadable PDF (Adobe Acrobat document) copies of your customized studies/lessons and devotionals on the web or to circulate copies via e-mail. While it is possible, it is not lawful.

Q. Only a handful of my Bible study leaders have Internet connections -- Can I pay for subscriptions for all of them and be able to make copies of the studies I customize for the leaders who don't have Internet access?

We are already taking steps to explore and outline potential additional subscription or licensing scenarios which could enable us to help you meet the needs of your leaders who are without Internet connectivity. If you would like to share your ideas or suggetions about a subscription option of this type please send us an email.

Q. What does myBibleStudy.com have to do with LifeWay?

myBibleStudy.com features the unmatched wealth of LifeWay's Bible study resources. This service provides subscribers with access to many hundreds of lessons from the most popular LifeWay quarterly study materials.

Q. I've taken part in "Believing God" and "Living Beyond Yourself" online. Is myBibleStudy.com another online study?

While those two products are online versions of single, closed-group studies, myBibleStudy.com is intended to provide resources and tools for ongoing, open-group Adult Bible studies - such as Wednesday night groups or Sunday school classes.