Students Portal
Welcome to The Great Adventure Student Portal. As a student in a Great Adventure Study you are part of a community of hundreds of thousands of people all over the world who desire to learn how to read the Bible from within the heart of the Catholic Church. Once you understand the "story" you will see how God's marvelous plan has unfolded throughout history, and continues in you today.
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- Join a community of Bible study enthusiasts
- Pose questions
- Gain new insights
- See what others are doing around the world
- And much more!
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All the resources you need for a successful bible study:
- Online Bible / Catechism
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- Free Leader Training Videos...and much more!
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» Click Here to View AllWhat Are People Saying?
— Fr. Tomi Thomas,If every parish did this program, we’d see a true revolution in the Church. » Read More
St. Matthew Catholic Church Norwalk, CT
The effect on my parishioners has been wonderful: a deeper love for Christ, a deeper experience with the sacraments, and continued love for the Scriptures. » Read More— Fr. Michael Becker,
Minnesota
The Bible Timeline gave our Bible study group the clearest and most accessible understanding of the Old Testament that any of us had ever had. » Read More— Fr. Dave Heney
Thousand Oaks, California
— Msgr. Charles Quinn,I consider The Great Adventure to be one of the most important contributions I have made to the parish, a legacy I leave my successor after my retirement soon » Read More
St. Stanislaus, Pleasant Valley, NY
— Susan DiPietro,Our Church family has seen how participation in The Great Adventure Bible studies not only touches and transforms their lives and their homes, but also blesses our entire local community through our lived response. » Read More
Adult Faith Formation Coordinator Good Samaritan Catholic Church Ambridge, PA
— Steve WoodThe Great Adventure is the perfect way to begin Catholic Bible study. This system gets my highest recommendation as the best way to begin studying Scripture. » Read More
St. Joseph's Covenant Keepers (dads.org)
The Bible Timeline series has changed my life. I never would have read the Bible if it wasn't for this, and now I simply adore Scripture. It's really inspired me on my faith journey... » Read More— Kyley Drach,
Kamloops, British Columbia
Those who attended our Bible Timeline study have commented how it helped their understanding of the Mass readings and several even said the study was 'life-changing.' » Read More— Jean Mark,
Sacramento, California
— Francis Cardinal George,The canonical approach that The Great Adventure employs is a marvelous way to introduce the faithful to salvation history. When Sacred Scripture, Sacred Tradition, and the Magisterium are all brought together in study the result is a clearer picture of God’s will, resulting in a road map for living. » Read More
O.M.I.Archbishop of Chicago
This study has given me a renewed love of the Word, a desire to learn more, and most of all a closeness to Jesus that I have not experienced before. » Read More— Linda
Fort Smith, Arkansas


If every parish did this program, we’d see a true revolution in the Church.
I consider The Great Adventure to be one of the most important contributions I have made to the parish, a legacy I leave my successor after my retirement soon
Our Church family has seen how participation in The Great Adventure Bible studies not only touches and transforms their lives and their homes, but also blesses our entire local community through our lived response.
The Great Adventure is the perfect way to begin Catholic Bible study. This system gets my highest recommendation as the best way to begin studying Scripture.
The canonical approach that The Great Adventure employs is a marvelous way to introduce the faithful to salvation history. When Sacred Scripture, Sacred Tradition, and the Magisterium are all brought together in study the result is a clearer picture of God’s will, resulting in a road map for living.