Bible Study Fellowship
Bible Study Fellowship (BSF) is a Christian nonprofit organization that provides free, in-depth, interdenominational Bible study programs for adults and children, offered in group settings and through its WordGo mobile app. It operates globally, with more than 500,000 participants in its studies.www.bsfinternational.org
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Sep 13, 2026
Chad GloverHOST
... and so, like ...
Chad GloverHOST
And, and she just was a part of a, a ministry that we host at Abundant Life called BSF, and she was discovering Christ.
Chad GloverHOST
I don't think her husband was a Christian at the time.
Chad GloverHOST
And she began the practice of writing down prayer requests and writing down things that she was thankful for on that roll of receipts.
Anne Graham LotzHOST
So he's praying that our faith would be successful, would be fruitful in witness.
Anne Graham LotzHOST
So I remember Miss Johnson who founded Bible Study Fellowship and she was applying to go on the China Inland Mission and they asked her and they said, you know Miss Johnson, if you're there for 15 years and nobody ever comes to Christ, actually she was being interviewed with another person also, asked him that question, if you're there for 15 years and nobody ever comes to Christ then what would you do? And the one lady said, well, I think I would quit.
Anne Graham LotzHOST
And then Miss Johnson said, I'd ask the Lord why.
Anne Graham LotzHOST
You know, we should expect fruit, right? So who are you sharing the gospel with? Who are you discipling in your home, outside your home, in your church? And are you reproducing a Bible believer, a unified follower, somebody who's not critical and condemning, but accepts whoever and anybody who's in the body of Christ? We don't have to be the same, thank goodness.
Michael HortonHOST
friend of ours, Rosemary Jensen.
Michael HortonHOST
Rosemary was the president of Bible Study Fellowship for many years, founded the Rafiki Foundation.
Michael HortonHOST
Ken has been over to Africa with her a number of times.
Michael HortonHOST
She set up villages.
Michael HortonHOST
throughout Africa for orphans, AIDS orphans.
Michael HortonHOST
She and her husband have done an amazing work over there.
Michael HortonHOST
And she saw a great transformation with Bible Study Fellowship when she asked James Boyce to write the Romans curriculum for the BSF teachers.
Michael HortonHOST
And it caused a real stir.
Anne Graham LotzHOST
So he's praying that our faith would be successful, would be fruitful in witness.
Anne Graham LotzHOST
So I remember Miss Johnson who founded Bible Study Fellowship and she was applying to go on the China Inland Mission and they asked her and they said, you know Miss Johnson, if you're there for 15 years and nobody ever comes to Christ, actually she was being interviewed with another person also, asked him that question, if you're there for 15 years and nobody ever comes to Christ then what would you do? And the one lady said, well, I think I would quit.
Anne Graham LotzHOST
And then Miss Johnson said, I'd ask the Lord why.
Anne Graham LotzHOST
You know, we should expect fruit, right? So who are you sharing the gospel with? Who are you discipling in your home, outside your home, in your church? And are you reproducing a Bible believer, a unified follower, somebody who's not critical and condemning, but accepts whoever and anybody who's in the body of Christ? We don't have to be the same, thank goodness.
John David WaltHOST
This is the deep dive.
John David WaltHOST
I know a lot of you folks out there doing BSF this fall who is also doing Romans.
John David WaltHOST
So I'd love to hear some note comparisons and see how things may be aligning or maybe not.
John David WaltHOST
Anyway, it's time to open up this meeting with Jesus today.
Chuck SwindollGUEST
At one point he said, you believe as my wife does.
Chuck SwindollGUEST
Oh, Carolyn replied, and how did she become a follower of Christ? Through Bible study fellowship, he responded.
Chuck SwindollGUEST
Oh, how did she find out about Bible Study Fellowship? Carolyn asked.
Chuck SwindollGUEST
A friend of hers, Nell King, invited her to attend.
Chuck SwindollGUEST
That's remarkable, Carolyn exclaimed.
Chuck SwindollGUEST
Nell King is one of my best friends.
Chuck SwindollGUEST
And then the coin dropped.
Chuck SwindollGUEST
A few months before we moved to Boise, Nell had asked Carolyn to pray for a friend who had just become a Christian through Bible Study Fellowship and for her husband, who was not yet a believer.
Andrew JohnsonHOST
All right.
Curt BearGUEST
Um, and then the other one was, oh, Bible Study Fellowship.
Andrew JohnsonHOST
Okay.
Curt BearGUEST
Um, and that organization taught me how to facilitate.
Bill ArnoldHOST
And our guest today is Beverly Canaris.
Bill ArnoldHOST
She taught Bible Study Fellowship for 30 plus years and also is co-host of a podcast she is becoming.
Bill ArnoldHOST
And always glad to have you here, Beth.
Beverly ConiarisGUEST
Glad to be here, Bill.
RebeccaGUEST
And then he did because of going to this Promise Keepers thing.
RebeccaGUEST
And then my mom started teaching with BSF, which if people are not familiar with that, it's Bible Study Fellowship.
RebeccaGUEST
And it's like intense Bible study classes.
RebeccaGUEST
And so she was teaching that.
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