# Faith Common > The modern Bible and Torah community for readers, churches, synagogues, and creators. Read Scripture verse by verse, join conversations, discover congregations near you, and share faith resources — all in one beautiful place. Faith Common is built on a simple idea: Bible.com is for reading, Faith Common is for understanding. Every verse becomes a place to learn, reflect, and discuss with real people — Christian and Jewish alike — alongside tools to discover local churches, synagogues, and faith communities. ## Pages - [Home](/): Overview of the platform — Scripture study, community, congregations, and marketplace. - [Churches & synagogues directory](/churches): Browse congregations across traditions, denominations, and cities. - [Synagogue directory](/synagogues): Find synagogues, shuls, chabad houses, and chavurot by city and denomination. - [Congregations near me](/churches-near-me): Find local churches and synagogues by city, denomination, and service times. - [For congregations](/for-churches): Free early-access public page for churches, synagogues, and ministries — service times, events, sermons or parsha schedule, livestream, prayer requests, visitor info, and giving. - [Creator shop](/shop): Devotionals, Bible studies, parsha resources, music, and art from Christian and Jewish creators. - [Guides hub](/guides): All Faith Common playbooks for readers, leaders, pastors, rabbis, and creators. ## Feeds for AI crawlers - [/sitemap.xml](/sitemap.xml): Primary sitemap (all public routes). - [/feeds/sitemap.xml](/feeds/sitemap.xml): Dedicated AI/LLM scraper feed (same content, stable path). - [/feeds/content.json](/feeds/content.json): Structured JSON feed of pages, guides, and tools with titles, summaries, and keywords — built for LLM consumption. ## Free tools - [Small group discussion questions generator](/tools/small-group-discussion-questions): Type a passage, get an icebreaker plus 9 OIA discussion questions free. Sign up to generate unlimited packs. - [Bible reading plan generator](/tools/bible-reading-plan-generator): Personalized day-by-day Bible reading plans — gospel-first beginner, Bible-in-a-year, NT-in-90-days, chronological, or Psalms & Proverbs monthly. Free first 21 days; sign up for full plan. - [Prayer journal](/tools/prayer-journal): Free online prayer journal with daily PRAY-method prompts (Praise, Repent, Ask, Yield). Sign up to save entries and build a streak. - [Daily devotional](/tools/daily-devotional): Free daily verse, reflection, and short prayer — refreshed every day. Sign up to save your streak. - [All free tools](/tools): Hub for every free tool — readers, leaders, churches, and synagogues. - [Visitor follow-up funnel builder](/tools/visitor-follow-up-funnel): Generate a 7-touch follow-up plan with ready-to-send text, email, and call scripts for first-time church or synagogue visitors. - [Congregation mode](/congregation): Private group experience — churches and synagogues run the daily devotional, prayer wall, or reading plan with their members behind an invite code. ## Guides - [Where to start reading the Bible](/guides/where-to-start-reading-the-bible): Which books to read first, with a 145-day plan. - [How to study the Bible for beginners](/guides/how-to-study-the-bible-for-beginners): SOAP and inductive Bible study methods, plus a weekly rhythm that sticks. - [How to lead a small group Bible study](/guides/how-to-lead-a-small-group-bible-study): OIA framework, 18 ready-to-use discussion questions, and the best topics for new groups. - [Best Bible apps in 2026, compared](/guides/best-bible-apps-2026): Faith Common vs YouVersion vs Bible Gateway vs Logos vs Olive Tree for reading, study, and discussion. - [Where to sell devotionals and sermon templates online](/guides/sell-devotionals-and-sermon-templates-online): Best marketplaces for Christian creators, pricing benchmarks, and what consistently sells. - [How to sell Bible study guides online](/guides/how-to-sell-bible-study-guides-online): Step-by-step launch plan for Christian creators monetizing Bible study content. - [Church digital presence in 2026](/guides/church-digital-presence): The 12-item website checklist, where to list your church, and the audit every pastor should run. - [How to attract new church members online](/guides/how-to-attract-new-church-members-online): How to set up a church online presence and grow an online community of visitors. - [Daily mitzvot guide](/guides/daily-mitzvot): A practical guide to daily mitzvot — morning, meals, evening, Shabbat — for beginners and beyond. - [Weekly Parsha guide](/guides/weekly-parsha-guide): How to read and discuss the weekly Torah portion, with Shabbat-table questions and a teaching plan. - [How to host a Shabbat dinner](/guides/how-to-host-shabbat-dinner): Step-by-step Friday night — candle-lighting, kiddush, hamotzi, the meal, zemirot, birkat hamazon. - [Jewish prayer for beginners](/guides/jewish-prayer-for-beginners): How to use a siddur, what Shema and Amidah are, and a 10-minute daily routine. - [Catholic Mass explained](/guides/catholic-mass-explained): The four parts of Mass, when to stand and kneel, the 3-year lectionary, and visitor etiquette. - [Becoming Catholic (OCIA / RCIA)](/guides/becoming-catholic-rcia): The stages, timeline, sponsors, and how to start at your local parish. - [How to pray the Rosary](/guides/how-to-pray-the-rosary): Order of prayers, the four sets of mysteries, and a 15-minute daily rhythm. - [LDS scripture study with Come Follow Me](/guides/lds-bible-study): The four-year cycle, Family Home Evening, and studying the Bible alongside the Book of Mormon. - [Book of Mormon study guide](/guides/book-of-mormon-study): One-year reading plan, structure of the book, and key chapters for first-time readers. - [Visiting an LDS temple](/guides/lds-temple-visit): Open houses, dress code, what's inside, and how meetinghouses differ from temples. - [Church welcome team playbook](/guides/church-welcome-team-playbook): Greeter roles, the 10-foot rule, connection-card fields, and the follow-up sequence that gets visitors to return. - [AI search & SEO for churches](/guides/ai-search-seo-for-churches): How to get cited by ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, and Gemini — llms.txt, structured data, and on-page answers. - [Bar / Bat Mitzvah planning timeline](/guides/bar-bat-mitzvah-planning): 12-month roadmap with parsha selection, d'var Torah outline, kiddush logistics, and family roles. - [How to get cited by ChatGPT](/guides/how-to-get-cited-by-chatgpt): A 30-minute walkthrough for getting churches and synagogues cited by ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and Gemini. - [llms.txt template for churches](/guides/llms-txt-template-for-churches): Free copy-paste llms.txt template plus real examples and what LLMs actually do with the file. - [25 Bible verses for anxiety](/guides/bible-verses-for-anxiety): 25 calming Bible verses for anxiety, worry, and fear, each with a short prayer. - [20 Bible verses for strength](/guides/bible-verses-for-strength): 20 Bible verses for strength when you're worn out, grieving, or stuck. - [Morning prayer for today](/guides/morning-prayer-for-today): Seven short morning prayers for today — peace, strength, family, work, anxiety, gratitude, surrender. - [Prayer for protection](/guides/prayer-for-protection): 10 scripture-based Christian prayers for protection over family, travel, home, and at night. - [What does the Bible say about forgiveness](/guides/what-does-the-bible-say-about-forgiveness): 15 verses on forgiving others, being forgiven by God, and forgiving yourself. - [Bible verses about love](/guides/bible-verses-about-love): 20 Bible verses on God's love, 1 Corinthians 13, love for others, and marriage and family. - [How to find a church near you](/guides/how-to-find-a-church): Green and red flags, questions to ask a pastor, and how to visit before committing. - [Bible verses for depression](/guides/bible-verses-for-depression): 20 honest Bible verses for depression and hopelessness, with one-line prayers. - [Bible verses about hope](/guides/bible-verses-for-hope): 25 verses about hope for waiting, hard seasons, anxious nights, and starting over. - [How to pray — a beginner's guide](/guides/how-to-pray): ACTS, PRAY, and the Lord's Prayer as scaffold; a 5-minute daily rhythm; what to say when you don't know what to say. - [Bible study for beginners](/guides/bible-study-for-beginners): Which translation, which book first, a 30-day starter plan, and the 3 questions to ask every time. - [Inductive Bible study (OIA method)](/guides/inductive-bible-study): Observation, Interpretation, Application step by step — with a worked example from Philippians 4. - [Small group Bible study](/guides/small-group-bible-study): 90-minute format, 8 best topics, and 12 discussion questions that work in any passage. - [Online Bible study group](/guides/online-bible-study-group): How to start, lead, and grow an online or hybrid Bible study group in 2026. - [50 Bible study questions](/guides/bible-study-questions): 50 ready-to-use Bible study questions sorted by OIA — works for any passage.