The 1st Heroes Bible Trivia Game competition was successfully held with participation of gamers inside and outside the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Hosted by the Digital Evangelism & Communication Department of the KUC (associate director Sangyong Lee) and supported by the General Conference and the Northern Asia-Pacific Division, this game competition was held in November 2021, with the goal of “Studying the Bible in a familiar way through smartphone games and making digital missions seep into the daily life”
The organizers said the ‘Heroes Bible Trivia Game’ had recorded over 600 pre-registration and 2,000 downloads through game promotion website and KakaoTalk channel.
With successful digital marketing, anyone who are interested could download the game app and participated this competition. This competition drew huge attention, even the Korean monthly Protestant magazine <The Modern Religion> showed great interest and published an article about it.
The awards ceremony was held online, due to the pandemic, on December 30.
Pastor Soon-ki Kang, president of the KUC, sent a congratulations message and encouragement to the winners through a video. “Your amazing skills and active participation in this competition was truly impressive, it will bring a bright future in our digital evangelism.”
Kim Woo-jin, who took first place in Best record category, said, “The Heroes Bible Trivia game is where you can learn the Bible, and enjoy it without feeling burden or guilty. It is easy to use and accessible to any age or gender.” Kim also ranked fifth place in the global ranking among tens of thousands of users around the world.
The youngest winner, who took second place was Hyung-rok Lee, a middle school student. He said, "I found myself reading the Bible to answer a quiz about Bible characters that I didn’t know. Through this competition, I found myself getting closer to the Bible and gaining the knowledge. For me, it was a starting point for my Christian life.”
Deaconess Choi Kyung-sook, who took first place in the Maximum XP category (the participant with the highest score during the competition period), said, “It was so good to learn the Bible easily. I would recommend this game to adults who have free time. Also, if it is used by teenagers who are prone to indulge in harmful games, it will be of great benefit.” As a housewife, she emphasized, “I was able to get closer to the Bible in my daily life through this app.”
Deacon Lee Jae-ho, who took second place, said, “When I find the quizzes matches with the Bible verse I read every morning, it was a great help understanding God’s word. I hope that this game will be more distributed in the world, help many people to believe in the Bible message, and make use of it to expand the kingdom of God.”
Deacon Jeong Yohan, who awarded the Most sharing prize (the participant who shared the game most), said, “I used to think that there was lack of quality contents for teenagers and children in church, however, the Heroes Bible Trivia game changed my thought. “I tried this game by myself and find it religiously motivating and fun, so I shared the app with my friends and acquaintances. Thank you very much for this unexpected award and gifts. I hope someday I could be the help to develop and improve this app if possible.”
The associate director of the Digital Evangelism & Communication Department, host of Heroes Game Competition, said, “Through this competition we confirmed new possibilities for Bible study and digital evangelism through mobile games. We will make sure that this game competitiojn is not just a one-off, but a means of mission and ministry of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.”
He added, "We are also planning to distribute it to various age groups and classes through collaboration with relevant departments such as the Children’s Ministries Department, Youth Ministries Department, and Sabbath School & Personal Ministries. In particular, we will work with the General Conference to add character quizzes and keep updating the app to find various uses for missionary purpose.”
Pastor SeongJun Byun, NSD communication director recommended and congratulated KUC for adopting the game in their Union and holding the game event during the award ceremony, he emphasized that all the Unions and Conferences in the NSD territories are now in either preparation or process to translate the game in their own languages. This game will be a game changer in the digital gospel contents areas in the NSD.
Heroes Bible Quiz game can be downloaded http://heroesbibletrivia.kr/. Currently, gamers around the world are participating in a new challenge.
News Article by Lee SangYong, KUC Digital Evangelism Associate Director