Testimonial from Tim Dykes, leading a Sync group in Kansas City:
It was a privilege to be a part of leading our small group to pilot Sync with God. This tool will help Christians connect with one another across the world. The concept to help believers grow in their faith through this new technology is unprecedented. Churches, small group leaders, missionaries, youth ministries, college ministries and other faith-based organizations should use this product for discipleship efforts. Our small group used this technology through video conferencing, chat groups, personal journaling, lesson plans and video uploads. This tool will make a huge impact to further Gods work across the globe.
Testimonial from Cynthia, leading a Sync group in Chennai, India:
I lead small groups and work with a few ladies on one-to-one basis each week. I have found it challenging to bring young people together on one platform. When I was asked to test this new app, Sync with God, I invited few young friends, with whom I work, to join. We found that Sync with God is an excellent platform that allows us to meet in one place at the same time to learn more deeply about God. The focused discussions help us think through and meditate on Biblical truths. I believe Sync with God is a great way to bring young people together and, as a group, work through the lessons. The discussions help deepen our understanding, and the application questions help us respond to God’s word. The helps us to focus on each other, concentrate, and listen to others. The [text] chat allows us to continue conversations throughout the week, and the personal journal helps us reflect more deeply on the lesson. Sync with God truly is a wonderful experience and definitely a blessing from God to facilitators like myself.
Testimonial from Hannah, a group participant in Chennai, India:
I found Sync with God extremely useful. The lessons on the app were very much in sync with my real life experience. All of the lessons and sessions were quite useful. The face-to-face interaction is refreshing, as we mostly tend to catch up over video call. In this fast-moving world, where there is often not enough time, the video calls and face-to-face interactions are much appreciated. The personal journal questions help me relate what I have read from the Bible to my life, and the app is not just a portal where I read. The journal questions help me personally to reflect and find areas in my life where I can improve. I’m confident that Sync with God will draw more people to fellowship in God, understand the word of God, and apply the same in life. I hope and pray that we can use it soon.
Testimonial from Eric, a group participant in Kansas City, involved remotely from Los Angeles:
The two best things about the Sync with God content were the story-based examples with both transcript and video options (one works much better than the other for different mobile scenarios), and the Biblical references that were narrative-based and topic-based. From a user experience perspective, the dropdown verses are effective if a first time user isn’t familiar with the Bible Gateway mobile app. The flow of content is great because even millennial-age group believers have questions about how the stories of Jonah, Jacob, and Joseph relate to them. Things are more relatable with stories from their generational experience. The content makes it so that we don’t make the tragic mistake of saying “well that’s archaic how the marriage, employment, and government structures worked and the Bible is clearly written to archaic times”, instead of seeing that these institutions just existed at the time and, if anything, God of the Bible brought about justice within some not only archaic but evil institutions.