College students should be familiar with studying, but many may never have been taught how to study the Bible, according to University of Mobile (UMobile) director of campus life Neal Ledbetter.
That’s why the Campus Ministries team at UMobile held a one-night seminar Feb. 1 for students on “How to Study the Bible.”
As he has mentored students over the years, Ledbetter has taught many students how to study the Bible.
“I would find myself recommending this book or that book as a resource,” he said. “The reality is, most people aren’t going to go read a book.”
He began to compose handouts with the most important information. Over time, these handouts became a study.
The focus of the study is getting students to ask the “right” questions. Questions such as: Who is writing? Who is speaking? Who is the audience? Why did the writer use that word? What does this tell me about God?
Ledbetter has found that most college students say they have never actually been taught how to study the Bible.
“In order to think critically and biblically on all of the range of issues that we face today, it is important to know what the Bible says about these issues,” Ledbetter said.
The “How to Study the Bible” seminar is offered on campus every few years. For more information, visit www.umobile.edu/CampusLife.
(Ashley Holmes)
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