10 Ways Women Can Stay Connected During COVID-19

We continue to innovate, pivot our strategies, and seek new ways to keep one another connected to God’s Word and to each other.

Besides growing up attending a weekly Sunday School in church, my first small group Bible study experience happened during college. For an entire year, I gathered with six others as we studied God’s Word and learned how to apply it to our lives. It changed my life in such a way that it’s hard to fathom a spiritual journey without the gathering of friends and open Bibles. Until now.

In a matter of days, all of our lives were changed with the outbreak of COVID-19. With instructions to not gather and to remain socially distanced from one another, the idea of not having in-person Bible studies and gatherings has forced us to examine how we stay connected.

Yet, we continue to innovate, pivot our strategies, and seek new ways to keep one another connected to God’s Word and to each other.

I think we can admit this isn’t our best-case scenario. We can’t replace the value of biblical community that takes place when we sit around someone’s table or in a circle where we can see each other face-to-face. But there are ways to stay connected—whether it’s through technology or resurfacing some old methods.

If you’re looking to stay connected, while still feeling isolated, here are some methods you can incorporate with your Bible study groups.

Stay connected with online formats such as Facebook or using a video-conferencing tool like Zoom. One of my women’s Bible study groups at church has a teaching leader who sends out questions for each week as they go through the book of Romans chapter by chapter. They meet for an hour over Zoom and discuss what they’ve learned while also sharing prayer requests and needs within the group.
Continue using the same ongoing curriculum you’ve always used through a digital format. LifeWay Christian Resources is currently offering some of its ongoing curriculum in a digital format for leaders who don’t have access to the printed material or if they want to discover new curriculum they’ve never used. I currently am teaching The Gospel Project to high school girls and each week. I’m able to continue working through the weekly lessons by gathering together online to provide biblical content.