For parents | Boys of Faith Devo

Thanks for checking this out. Here’s what your student is reading and a few easy ways to help at home.

1What this is

Boys of Faith Devo is a short Bible reading for any student. A new passage goes up every Tuesday and Thursday, with a little context, one question and one thing to try. It takes about five minutes.

Reading the Bible is the whole point. Everything else on the site is there to help students open it and keep going.

2How a week works

Tue, Thu

A new passage opens in the morning

Each day

Read it, think about one question and try one thing

Small group

The group talks about it together when they meet

Why it’s built this way

The site is built so your student actually wants to open it. Streaks, Scroll view and the patches they earn in Basecamp make it feel familiar on their phone and give them a reason to come back. Each reading adds a little context, simple explanation and one thing to try, so Scripture feels practical. The goal is for them to be able to read the Bible on their own one day.

3Where this is headed

We’d love for every student to know Jesus, own their faith and be able to read the Bible on their own. Basecamp, a four-year path on the site, walks with them from freshman to senior year.

Known

Freshman year. Finding friends they don’t have to perform for

Rooted

Sophomore year. Making their faith their own through small daily habits

Becoming

Junior year. Working on who they are when nobody’s watching

Sent

Senior year. Turning outward to serve and lead the way Jesus did

Colossians 2:6-7 · NIV

⁶So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, ⁷rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.

4How you can help at home

Ask about it

A few easy openers, any day of the week:

What did you read today?
Was there a line that stuck with you?
What was the question, and what did you think?
Did you get to try the thing it asked you to do?

Read along

The same reading is up for anyone. Here’s this week’s reading.

Pray

Pray for your student and their small group by name, and that God’s word would really sink in.

Cheer them on

A quick “proud of you” when they’re keeping up means a lot. Missing a day is normal, so keep it low pressure.

5Reminders

Students turn on reminders themselves at the bottom of any week page. They get a short notification on their phone on reading days. You’re welcome to turn them on too and read along. On iPhone, add the site to your home screen first.

6Quick questions

Does it cost anything?: No, it’s free for students, parents and leaders
Do they need an account?: No. There’s no account or sign-up, and we never ask for a name. If your student turns on reminders, we keep an address from their browser so we can send them, and turning reminders off deletes it. Tapping Done sends us a random ID and the day, so we can count how many people read. This site is meant for students. It doesn’t knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. Questions? Email hello@bofdevo.com. More on the privacy page
What’s a group trail?: An adult small group leader at your church can set one up so the group can see how they’re doing together. The leader sees a nickname for each student, their initials if they choose to add them, and which days they read. That’s it. Questions, or want it deleted? Email hello@bofdevo.com.
Is it tied to a church?: No. Boys of Faith Devo is a personal project by a volunteer small group leader. It’s an independent site and isn’t affiliated with any church or ministry
Which translation?: The whole site uses the NIV

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