BSF: Online Versus In-Person?

Hey all!

I’m just curious how many of you attend BSF online and how many of you attend in-person?

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Do you attend BSF in-person or online?
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86 thoughts on “BSF: Online Versus In-Person?

  1. I am online, because I now live in a different state, and there is no BSF in my location. This also lets me stay with the guys I have studied with for 15 years.

  2. In person is better creates a stronger connection to BSF and promotes relationships by in person connections.

  3. I attend online because I moved away from my former group, but still want to learn with them.

  4. I’ve been on line since Covid and like the convenience of not having to get up early and drive miles away and having to find a parking space, climbing stairs etc. On line has been a blessing for us older folks 😉

  5. Thank you so much for your blog. I attend online because my family member is immune suppressed and I cannot be around more than 50 people, but I also go to mybsf.org for my local group’s lecture notes.

  6. I attend in person. It is a meaningful experience to share the Word together and prayer partner time.

  7. Nearest BSF is hour 1/2 away and with traffic, snow price of gas it is awesome to have Zoom. I am 82 and not having to drive is great!

  8. I’m 1 hour 1/2 from nearest BSF. With traffic, long distance, price of gas & snow…. I love zoom, becasue I don’t have miss any meetings. Plus I’m 82 and just drive far from home

  9. I zoom and love it, don’t like driving at night. My group is 40 mins from my house. So works great!

  10. I love Zoom! It is so great meeting up with other women from different countries. I am also a 11 month camper and travel from state to state.

  11. Zoom meeting. We have great attendance, some of our older guys or far away guys could not attend if it were not for the online option. God provides.

  12. I used to attend the in-person day class. Now I attend BSF Evening class on Zoom since COVID. I love it and I pray that it continues. It has been a blessing.

  13. On Line. I don’t have an immune system as a result of a liver transplant. It is a much less risky and healthier alternative for me to do on-line. I am so very thankful for the opportunity.

  14. Have been zooming since Covid began. I would rather go in person, but my husband has an immune problem and now he has Alzheimer’s so my attention is needed at home. My leader is very understanding as sometimes I have to leave zoom and help him.

  15. I attend BSF IN-PERSON but prefer online. Waited too late to get what was best for me.
    Thanks for your blog.

  16. I am doing the zoom meetings and I really miss in person. Our group is really large. We start late every week and get done late. We have a couple people who tend to monopolize and I think it is harder for the leader to manage this. The leader also really struggles with technology.I do feel blessed the technology exists and I have been able to participate. I was a BSF leader for 10 years until I had some surgery. I will probably go back to in person for Revelation in the fall. Thank you so much for your ministry. It has really been a blessing to me.

  17. I have been participating in BSF since 2015 at local churches in my community. I am now homebound with autoimmune issues. I feel blessed to be able to be at home doing BSF online class every week. I am part of a great women’s group whose participants are from all over the country.

  18. I’ve been attending BSF via Zoom for the past 4 years due to health issues which prevented me from attending in person. I feel so blessed that I was able to continue BSF in spite of my limitations. I have the best group of godly women who I have dearly. Thank you Jesus!

  19. BSF online is good and convenient. But we need to foster our fellowship by in person meeting at regular intervals.

  20. I attend in person unless there is a weather or facility issue that moves attendance to a Zoom channel (rare).

  21. I attend online. I have been in BSF since 1991 mostly attending in-person classes. I was apprehensive about attending an online class because I thought there would be no bonding. I was so wrong. I think this class has been the class that has the strongest bond I have experienced. I truly cherish the women in my class.

  22. In person. In zoom the same people talk over each other. You have the same person answering all the questions. When I’m on zoom I fix breakfast and wash clothes.

  23. In person. I tried zoom, but did not like the fact that the leader could not or would not always acknowledge you when you put your hand up, so the variety of answers were not always heard as they are in-person.

  24. I participate online. We have a wonderful group of ladies. We have a good rhythm between us for answering questions. I have attended a couple of in person classes with my daughter while I was vacationing at her home and I like online better. Mostly because I have my computer on my desk and my questions and Bibles can sit on the desk open. In person I had to hold everything in my lap which is hard because I am tiny and my feet don’t reach the floor 😉

  25. I study in person. If we have a zoom meeting due to weather I try to listen to the lecture. I do not attend the class with the zoom. If we went entirely to zoom I would have to drop out. I would find that very sad.

  26. Zoom and love it. Our group leader keeps the group moving and makes everyone feel valued. As a group we have bonded and I look forward to each week with them.

  27. I do online Zoom for two reasons. First, I may not get off work early enough to get home, have dinner, and drive to the in-person site. Secondly, I am in the rental car industry and have no addurance of the healthy-ness of the previous renter.

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