Pathfinder Bible Experience – PBE

The Pathfinder Bible Experience (PBE) is an extracurricular program that introduces Pathfinders to Bible study through a trivia-style testing format.

Each year, a book or books (alternating between the Old and New Testaments) are assigned for study and memorization. Pathfinders (teams of six club members) are tested at three levels to advance to the final testing round, along with other North American Division teams. While PBE may be perceived as a competition, Pathfinders challenge themselves more than they compete against other teams or clubs, because everyone has an equal opportunity to achieve first place at every level. The Trans European Division (TED) and some parts of the Canadian Pathfinders have joined this event. Languages that have joined the list beyond English are Spanish, French, Portuguese, Korean, and Ukrainian.

A Study Guide booklet is available for purchase from Advent Source.

HowtoBibleExperience.pdf

2027 Study Material:

  1.  The Books of Mark; 1 &2 Peter; 1, 2, & 3 John (English- Pathfinder NKJV)
  2.  Marcos; 1 & 2 Pedro; 1, 2, & 3 Juan  (Español- RVR1995)
  3.  Andrews Bible Commentary- Introduction  (English)
  4.  Comentario Bíblico Andrews (Español)
  • Testing Dates:
  • Area: January 16, 2027 (Local in-person. Connecting to testing hub via Zoom)
  • Potomac Conference:  February 13, 2027 (in-person, TBA)
  • Columbia Union: March 13, 2027 (in-person, TBA)
  • NAD:  April 23-24, 2027 (in-person, TBA)

PBE Forms and Instructions:

    1.  Club Registration Form. Due 10/30/2026. Club Registration Form
    2. Team Registration Form. Due 11/30/2026. Team Registration Form
    3. Statement of Integrity Form. Due on the morning of each testing date at the Area, Conference, and Union levels. PBE_StatementOfIntegrity
    4.  Media (video/photography) Release Form. Due 12/30/2026. Each club will keep the completed forms in its files. Bring the hard copies to the Union- and Division-level testing. If a situation arises, this form should be readily available. For the Division level, please follow their specific instructions. PBE_Media_VideographyPhotographyReleaseForm

Resources:

  1. Home – Pathfinder Bible Experience (nadpbe.org)
  2. PBE 2027 Study Books & Prep | Pathfinder Bible Experience
  3. Pathfinder Bible Experience (PBE) 2027 Study Guides — Mark, 1–3 John, 1–2 Peter
  4. PBE Academy 2026
  5. There are many other resources you may find when you browse the web. You may also get together with friends, church members, or other Pathfinder clubs to study together and create practice questions.

For Coach of the Year Submission, click here

For Media Submission, click here