Few churchgoers engage in Bible study/reading, research shows

While the majority of churchgoers desire to honor Christ with their lives and even profess to think on biblical truths, a recent study found few actually engage in personal reading and study of the Scriptures.

“Bible engagement” is one of the eight attributes of discipleship identified in the Transformational Discipleship study conducted by LifeWay Research. 

The survey found 90 percent of churchgoers agree with the statement, “I desire to please and honor Jesus in all I do,” and 59 percent agree with the statement, “Throughout the day I find myself thinking about biblical truths.” 

When asked how often they personally read the Bible, a similar number respond “every day” (19 percent) as respond “rarely/never” (18 percent). A quarter indicate they read the Bible a few times a week. Fourteen percent say they read the Bible “once a week” and another 22 percent say “once a month” or “a few times a month.”  

(LifeWay)