How to Share Your Bible Reading Plan with Friends and Family

Reading the Bible is often a personal journey, a quiet time between you and God. But what happens when you read something profound and wish you could discuss it with someone? Or when your motivation wanes and you need a little encouragement? While personal devotion is essential, sharing the journey of Scripture reading with friends, family, or a small group can transform the experience from a solitary discipline into a vibrant, shared adventure.

Inviting others to read alongside you creates a powerful ecosystem of accountability, encouragement, and shared discovery. However, the logistics can often be a headache—finding a plan everyone agrees on, printing copies, and trying to stay on the same page can be complicated. But it doesn’t have to be. With a simple, shareable link, you can invite anyone to join you on the exact same reading plan in seconds.

The Power of Reading in Community

Before we get to the “how,” let’s explore the “why.” Reading the Bible together, even when you’re physically apart, offers incredible benefits that are difficult to achieve on your own.

• Built-in Accountability: It’s much easier to stay consistent when you know a friend is reading the same passage you are. A simple “What did you think of today’s reading?” text can be a powerful motivator to open your Bible when you might otherwise have skipped it.
• Deeper Insights: When you and a friend both read the same chapter, you will inevitably notice different things. Discussing the passage together brings multiple perspectives to the table, enriching everyone’s understanding and revealing nuances you might have missed on your own.
• Mutual Encouragement: Everyone has days where they feel spiritually dry or fall behind. When you’re part of a shared plan, you can lift each other up, offer grace, and celebrate the small wins of getting back on track.
• Stronger Relationships: Sharing a spiritual discipline is a profound way to deepen your relationships. Journeying through God’s Word together builds a unique bond rooted in mutual growth and a shared desire to know God more.

How to Share a Bible Reading Plan in 3 Simple Steps

We believe that reading in community should be simple, which is why we built a seamless sharing feature into every plan you create. Here’s how you can generate a shareable plan and invite others to join you.

Step 1: Choose or Create Your Plan

First, you need a plan to share. You have two great options, both completely free:

• Use a Curated Plan: Browse our library of over 20 predefined plans. You can find plans focused on specific topics, books, or timelines, like “30 Days in the Psalms” or a “Chronological New Testament” plan.
• Create a Custom Plan: This is the perfect option for a group. You can decide together exactly what you want to read. Do you want to study Isaiah for 60 days? Read the Gospels on weekdays only? With the custom generator, you can build a plan that perfectly fits your group’s goals and schedule.

Step 2: Generate Your Shareable Link

Once you have selected or generated your plan, it will be saved to your dashboard. At the top of your plan page, you’ll see a “Share” button. Clicking this will instantly copy a unique URL to your clipboard. This link is the magic key to your shared reading experience.

Step 3: Send the Invitation

Now, all you have to do is paste that link and send it to your friends, family, or small group. You can send it via:

• Text message
• Email
• A group chat app like WhatsApp or Messenger
• Your church’s social media group

When your friend clicks the link, they will be taken to a page displaying the exact plan you created. They can then start the plan for themselves, and it will be added to their own dashboard to track their personal progress. Everyone reads the same passage on the same day, but each person’s progress is tracked individually.

Ideas for Shared Reading Plans

This simple sharing feature opens up a world of possibilities for reading in community. Here are a few ideas to get you started:

• For Your Small Group: Instead of just discussing a book about the Bible, read a book of the Bible together. Create a custom plan to go through Ephesians over 4 weeks, and use your weekly meeting time to discuss what you’ve all been reading.
• For Your Family: Choose a family-friendly plan, like reading through the Gospels or a curated plan on the “Heroes of the Faith.” Share the link with your spouse and older children so everyone can follow along, sparking great conversations around the dinner table.
• For an Accountability Partner: Find a friend who also wants to be more consistent. Pick a plan together—maybe a 90-day New Testament challenge—and share the link. Use it as a simple way to check in with each other and offer encouragement.
• For a Mentorship Relationship: If you’re mentoring a new believer, you can create a foundational plan (like the Gospel of John) and share it with them. It provides a simple structure for your discipleship conversations.

Reading the Bible together has never been easier. Take a moment to think about who in your life you could invite to join you on a reading journey.

Generate a shareable plan link. Create a custom or curated plan today and send the link to a friend to start growing together in God’s Word.

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