Dates and Locations
2020 Regional Children, Youth, and High School Bible Drills and Student Speakers Competitions will be held via our remote/video plan:
- Children’s Bible Drillers will participate in a State Drill at their local church with guidelines/materials provided by Georgia Baptist Bible Drill and Speakers Inc. Churches have through May 31st to conduct the State Drill at their church and to submit the names, scores, and 3rd year Bible Drill award recipients to us. This deadline will be extended if needed.
- Youth and High School Drillers will participate in their Regional Drill via video with guidelines/materials supplied by us to their church. Bible Drill Leaders will submit a video of the drill to us for scoring.
- Speakers – Speeches will be submitted via video along with a copy of their written speech. Our judges will score it based 50% on delivery and 50% on written content. There will only be one level of scoring for speakers. The speaker with the top score will be our State Winner.
More details coming soon!
Note: Scroll to the bottom of the page to see registration information and fees for 2020 Bible Drills and Student Speakers Competition.
Update: The following onsite locations for Regional Bible Drills have been canceled.
Tuesday, April 14, 2020 – Tom’s Creek, Martin – canceled
Thursday, April 16, 2020 – FBC Douglas – canceled
Sunday, April 19, 2020 – West Rome Baptist – canceled
Monday, April 20, 2020 – FBC Lawrenceville – canceled
Tuesday, April 21, 2020 – FBC Cochran – canceled
Thursday, April 23, 2020 – Warren Baptist, Augusta – canceled
Sunday, April 26, 2020 – FBC Douglasville – canceled
* To qualify for the Regional/State Drills – Children’s Drillers must score 16 or higher, Youth/High School Drillers must score 225 or higher
Saturday, May 9, 2020 – State Youth/High School Bible Drill and Student Speakers Competition – First Baptist Church, Loganville
Saturday, June 20 – Alternate Date for State Youth/High School Bible Drill if needed due to the Coronavirus – Location TBD
June 18-19, 2020 – CANCELED – National Youth/High School Bible Drill and Youth Speakers Tournament – Dallas Baptist University – Dallas, Texas – Note: With the ongoing concern surrounding COVID-19, the majority of State Bible Drills across the country have been cancelled or postponed. As a result, the National Bible Drill and Speakers Competition has been cancelled for 2020.
The cost to register for regional competitions for each driller/speaker will be $10. The remote registration fee will cover partial cost of administrative expenses, certificates/awards, and shipment expenses. Member churches who contributed $250 or more to Georgia Baptist Bible Drill and Speakers Inc., earlier this year will receive special instructions to register each driller at a 50% discount.
Registration for Remote/Video Regional/State Drills Coming Soon!
Churches donating at the Member of Bible Drill Fellowship Level for Georgia Baptist Bible Drill and Speakers Inc ($250) will receive a 50% discount on the registration fees for each driller and speaker at the Regional/State Drills if the donation is received by January 31, 2020.
