Bible Reading Survey

Purpose of the survey:
1. Give a broad picture of Bible use individually and in groups
2. Identify obstacles to daily Bible reading and study.
3. Identify tools/material to encourage growth in time devoted to reading and studying the Bible.

Goal of the survey: Provide input to the LCC Discipleship Task Force for development and/or identification of tools/materials to promote greater use of and reliance on Scripture.

This survey is anonymous.

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* 1. Please select you gender:

Male

Female

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* 2. Please enter your age range:

18 - 24 years of age

25 - 39 years of age

40 - 59 years of age

60 years of age and older

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* 3. Do you try to set a time aside each day to read Scripture?

Yes (Please describe below approximately how much time and what actions/routine did you implement to help develop and maintain your daily reading?)

No (If not daily, how often do you read scripture?)

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* 4. What factors make it difficult for you to devote more time to Bible reading?

Work commitments

Family commitments

Lack of spare time

Not being able to understand the relevance of the text to my life

Other (please specify)

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* 5. What factors make daily Bible reading challenging?

The wording of the Bible text is difficult to understand

I don’t know where to start

After reading for a bit, I start to lose interest

I enjoy reading some passages but get bogged down in others

I don’t have a plan of passages to help me read a bit each day

Other (please specify)

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* 6. What would help you to read more of the Bible each day?

A list giving you a short reading for each day of the week

Notes being available to help explain what you are reading

Being part of a small Bible reading group of church members that would read together and share reactions to a passage

Having more time available

Other (please specify)

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* 7. Do you use any modern forms of personal Bible study/reading?

Audio Bibles (MP3 or other)

Bible on your phone or PDA

Bible / study materials on your computer/web

Subscribe to Daily devotions through email (i.e. LLL daily devotions)

Discussion Websites

Other (please specify)

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* 8. If you are using personal Bible study material to aid daily reading and understanding of scripture, what study material do you utilize?

Portals of Prayer

Today’s Light Bible Study

Websites. (Please specify below)

Other (please specify)

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* 9. Bible Study attendance – how often do you attend a group Bible study?

Attend weekly

Less than weekly

Do not attend

None available in my parish

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* 10. If you are not in a group Bible study why do you not attend?

Nervous to read in public

Not taught at a level I understand

Feel I don’t have the expert level of the other attendees

Other (please specify)

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* 11. Worship Attendance – how often do you attend worship service?

Weekly

Monthly

How Often (please specify)

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* 1. Please select you gender:

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* 2. Please enter your age range:

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* 3. Do you try to set a time aside each day to read Scripture?

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* 4. What factors make it difficult for you to devote more time to Bible reading?

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* 5. What factors make daily Bible reading challenging?

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* 6. What would help you to read more of the Bible each day?

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* 7. Do you use any modern forms of personal Bible study/reading?

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* 8. If you are using personal Bible study material to aid daily reading and understanding of scripture, what study material do you utilize?

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* 9. Bible Study attendance – how often do you attend a group Bible study?

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* 10. If you are not in a group Bible study why do you not attend?

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* 11. Worship Attendance – how often do you attend worship service?

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* 12. Open Comments: