Among Protestant churchgoers only a third spend time reading the Bible every day according to the 2019 ‘Discipleship Pathway Assessment’ study.
The study identifies Bible engagement as one of eight signposts that consistently show up in the lives of growing Christians. Bible reading was seen to be the most predictive of spiritual maturity.
Of those who attend a Protestant church, 32% said they read the Bible every day. 27% that they read it a few times a week. 12% only read it once a week. 12% admit they rarely or never read the Bible.
In another study, 1 in 5 said they had read all of the Bible at least once. However, more than half said they had read little or none of it.
Churchgoers aged 50 to 64 are more likely to say they read the Bible every day (35%) than adults under 50 (30%). Hispanics are the ethnic group most likely to say they read the Bible every day (40%).
Regular Bible reading as a child was found in 2016 to be the biggest factor in predicting the spiritual health of young adults.
