How to find a men's Bible study
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Free on iPhone · Get FORGED freeAsk your own church first, then search the free class finders from Bible Study Fellowship and Community Bible Study; if nothing fits your week, start a two-man study and keep a short daily plan underneath it. Those are the four routes. They aren't rivals: most men who stay in Scripture end up with a daily habit and at least one other man.
Updated November 2026 · Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain)
No route is free of cost. Groups cost evenings and drive time. Solo plans cost discipline. Some studies ask you to buy a book.
We can't list groups near you. We don't run a directory, and we won't pretend to. Use your church and the national finders below.
We make FORGED, which is one of the four routes (the solo one). Day 1 is free; Days 2 to 90 need Premium. We've tried to compare it fairly.
Four ways to get into a men's Bible study, side by side. Pick on schedule and personality, not on which sounds most spiritual.
Usually weekly, 60 to 90 minutes, often early morning or one weeknight. You get faces you'll see on Sunday and a leader who knows the room.
Find it: church website, bulletin, or ask the office one direct question: "When do the men meet?"
Programs like Bible Study Fellowship (which calls itself a free, interdenominational Bible study) and Community Bible Study run classes with a set curriculum and their own online class finders.
You and one other man read the same passage daily and meet every other week for an hour.
Ten minutes a day on your own: a passage, an action, a prayer. Works anywhere, any time.
| Route | Meets | Cost | Other men |
|---|---|---|---|
| Church group | Weekly, 60-90 min | Usually free; maybe a book | 5 to 15 |
| BSF / CBS class | Weekly, set term | Check each class | A class plus a small group |
| Two-man study | Every other week | Coffee | 1 |
| Solo daily plan | Daily, ~10 min | Free or app subscription | 0 unless you add one |
Short version: the solo plan builds the habit; the other three keep you honest.
Start with your own church's office or website, then check the class finders run by Bible Study Fellowship and Community Bible Study, which list classes by location. If nothing fits your schedule, ask one or two men to meet with you and start a small study yourself.
Most church groups are free, though some ask you to buy a study book. Bible Study Fellowship describes itself as a free, interdenominational Bible study. Check each group before you go.
Ask one man you respect to read the same short passage each day for a month and meet once every two weeks. Two men meeting over coffee is a Bible study. Proverbs 27:17: "Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens his friend's countenance."
You can build the daily habit alone, and many men do. Scripture keeps pointing men toward each other too (Hebrews 10:24-25, Ecclesiastes 4:9-12), so treat a solo plan as the base and add at least one other man when you can.
Most run 60 to 90 minutes, weekly or every other week. Use the calculator on this page to see what that costs you per month once travel is added.
No. FORGED is a solo daily plan for men: one practical challenge, one passage in plain English and a 3, 5 or 10-minute prayer timer. Day 1 is free; Days 2 to 90 need FORGED Premium. It pairs well with a group, but it doesn't replace one.
A worked example, not a testimonial
Say you work a rotating shift. The church men's breakfast is Wednesday at 6 a.m., 25 minutes away, and you're on nights two weeks out of four. Run the calculator: a 75-minute breakfast plus 50 minutes of driving is two hours a week, and you'll miss half of them anyway.
So split it. Text one man from church: "Want to read the same passage every day and grab coffee every other Saturday?" On your own, do ten minutes a day. On the Saturdays, bring one line that hit you and one thing you didn't do. When your shift changes, the Wednesday breakfast is still there.
The point isn't picking the most impressive route. It's picking two you'll still be doing in March.
Two features fit group life: Sermon Notes (free) captures Sunday in about 90 seconds, and the private Weekly Council (Premium) gives you a weekly review to bring to a meeting. One design decision we made: progress, journal and prayer notes stay on your phone, with no account. That's good for privacy, and it means FORGED has no group chat or shared plan. Want those? Pick a Bible app built for groups.
One text to one man beats an announcement. "Want to read the same thing daily and meet every other week?"
A printed plan, a book of the Bible, or FORGED's daily passage. Same text, same day.
What did you read that stuck? What did you not do? Pray, then set the next date before you leave.
“For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there I am in the middle of them.” Matthew 18:20, World English Bible
Ten minutes a day, alone or alongside your group. Get FORGED free: Day 1 is on us.