Following 11 weeks of practice during discipleship training hour on Sundays, a church-wide Bible drill for adults was held during a Sunday night service at the church in Old Hickory, Tenn., last fall.

SHERMAN — Arielle Fisher of Sherman received good advice from a contestant in last year’s National Invitational Tournament for Bible Drill and Speakers that served her well for national competition ...

Simultaneously, Bibles were flipped opened and pages were swiftly and skillfully turned. One student quickly stepped forward, his finger on the correct verse, well ahead of the eight-second time limit ...