Leadership Tips & Training A Year-Long Scripture Memory Journey

Make memorizing Scripture fun and enjoyable! It is like dieting—if you can eat foods you really enjoy, then you will stick with it!

First, determine your learning style. If you are an auditory learner, then singing the Scripture memory verses or reading them aloud or recording them will be very helpful in the memorization process. If you are visual, then writing the verses out and repeatedly reading through them will cement them into your mind visually. If you are a tactile kinesthetic learner, or learn by doing, then creating motions for the words, or using sign language will enable you to more easily recall the verse.

After determining your learning style, then associate your Scripture memory with a daily task, such as driving to work, walking on the treadmill, or eating lunch. Use these daily tasks as opportunities to memorize and review your verses. Even meal times can be used as a time to share your verse with those at your table.  Close email communications by typing in your weekly memory verse, or make a point to say your memory verse every time you brush your teeth.

When my daughter was in high school, she did not have a car so I spent a good deal of time in the car with her as I carted her around to various activities. While in the car, I would have her quiz me on my verses. It was a great accountability tool and provided some teachable moments with my daughter. The bottom line is to make Scripture memory as much a part of your life as brushing your teeth or eating breakfast, and as enjoyable as eating chocolate cake!

When your words came, I ate them; they were my joy and my heart's delight, for I bear your name, O LORD God Almighty. Jeremiah 15:16

Keep Feasting on the Word!

Nancy Taylor


Nancy Taylor is the First Place Leadership Training Director and joined the First Place staff in 1997. Nancy teaches leadership principles to First Place Leaders throughout the country and at Houston's First Baptist Church where she coordinates all the First Place groups. Nancy also speaks at First Place workshops, rallies, retreats, and conferences, where she delights her audiences with humor and encourages them with boldness. She writes a monthly article, which includes helpful tips for leaders, for the First Place E-newsletter, and was a contributing writer to the Today is the First Day devotional book. Nancy is the resident First Place Bible Concordance because of her love for Scripture memory.