Back to the Bible has invested nearly $5 million in the research and development of a mobile app called goTandem. The proprietary technology in the goTandem mobile app tailors daily Scripture passages to the user’s spiritual strengths and areas of needed growth based on an optional assessment each user can take when downloading the app.

Through the generosity of Back to the Bible, The Discipleship Place was able to offer churches its own, customizable mobile app at no cost. Currently, there are 565 churches and ministries that either have a live app or are in the process of getting their mobile app live. The fair market value of this mobile app is equivalent to a $1,500 setup fee and $99 a monthly fee. Based on the fair market value, when calculating the first year of use of this mobile app, Nazarene churches have saved a total of $1,518,720.

The Discipleship Place said the results have been fantastic. Recently a psychologist from a Church of the Nazarene share the following:

“I'm currently working with two people who are struggling to control continuous urges to commit suicide. Over the last year, one of them has tried to take her own life six times.

"In one of our sessions, I recommended to each client that they try this new app that our church is offering. I told them that it may give them encouragement.

"After a month of reading the Bible verses each day, both clients have told me that their urges to commit suicide have subsided. I contribute part of this success to the fact that the verses are tailored to the person's areas of struggle. Thus, each verse resonates with the reader, and in the case of these two individuals, has allowed God to change their lives. 

"I praise God for the power of His Word and I thank you for your faithfulness and skills that can craft such a useful tool.”

To learn more about a free, mobile app, email John Comstock at  jcomstock@nazarene.org.

--Sunday School and Discipleship Ministries International