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Posted on 02/14/2026 11:40:01 AM PST by Roman_War_Criminal
According to a Christian Post report citing the latest Lifeway Research State of Discipleship study, fewer than one in three Protestant churchgoers in the United States read the Bible on a daily basis.
The report, published on The Christian Post website on February 13, 2026, highlights data from an online survey of 2,130 Protestant churchgoers conducted March 19–26, 2025. It reveals that only 31% of these churchgoers said they read Scripture every day, while another 30% engage with it a few times a week.
Beyond daily engagement, the survey found that 14% of respondents read the Bible once a week, 11% a few times a month, and 5% just once a month. A concerning 9% admitted they “rarely or never” read Scripture on their own.
Despite the modest daily reading rates, other measures of engagement show that many churchgoers still value Scripture. According to the study, 74% said the Bible has authority over every area of their lives, and 72% reported thinking about biblical truths throughout the day.
Lifeway’s research also highlights how Bible reading patterns have shifted over the years. Comparisons with earlier studies show a gradual increase in reading habits. In a 2019 Lifeway report, 32% of regular churchgoers said they read the Bible daily, and 27% said they read it several times a week.
This suggests that while consistent daily engagement remains a challenge for many believers, Scripture reading has grown compared to previous decades when percentages were even lower.
Church leaders and ministry thinkers have pointed to these statistics as both a call and opportunity to deepen personal engagement with God’s Word. The data underscores the ongoing challenge many Christians face in making Scripture a daily habit — even among those who regularly attend worship services.
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Hence the reason I attend weekly Bible study. It gives me the excuse to crack open my Bible.
IMost people who stop eating or drinking water are dead.
“74% said the Bible has authority over every area of their lives”
Somebody is fibbing.
[Fewer than a third of churchgoers read the Bible daily and it’s obvious]
YEP. But one reason why I relentlessly post trying to get a few people all around the world 🌏🌍🌎 to at least READ A BIBLE.
Sometimes bothersome, I get it. It’s just so difficult to reach people.
If course it only really works if people SHARE the verses.
But look how uneducated and Biblically-Illiterate our Society is.
Shocking 😲😧😱🙀🤯🤯🤯
Well, admitting authority is not the same thing as saying you follow that authority.
I have never read the Bible all the way though, and there are certain books that I have never read.
I decided to just read it this year. I use my Bible app on my phone. I’m using the Bible recap plan to chronologically read it.
So far, I’m over 140 days in. I made it through Leviticus, so I think I will be able to do this.
The big difference this time is that I listen to it as I’m read. If there are parts reading off things like geology, I just close my eyes and listen.
I also do not stop to study it. My Bible study is at a different time.
I just do my daily Bible reading in the morning as I drink my tea.
I’m learning a lot. I think I will continue this from now on. I may try a plan where I go book by book next or one that is a combo of old and new testament.
Of the ones that do read it. Most of them ignore the parts that they don’t like.
Some people have it nearly memorized and just reflect on it. Not everyone needs to read it over and over again.
Sixty-six books, choose one.
I don’t think thst is true.
A riddle:
I read it every day but some days I don’t.
Read it through three times via books on tape. NIV twice and King James once. Even better than that book on Risk Management.
I read it every day, all the way through each year, and I switch translations every year. Sometimes I go straight through and sometimes I read a portion from the Old Testament, the Poetic sections, and the New Testament every day. Both ways work, and there are advantages to each approach. I try to do read some kind of commentary on my daily reading as well. Right now I am using Matthew Henry which I find I like quite a bit, I don’t agree with him on everything but his view point is interesting.
The biggest mistake people make(me included) in my opinion is start in Genesis.
They should start with Matthew and either read the new testament through or alternate between OT and NT after starting in the NT.
Leviticus and Numbers are a slog to get through and IMO a huge reason a lot of people who have never read through once, stop.
I also am of the opinion since the entire Bible points to Jesus, that is the best place to start reading.
“But look how uneducated and Biblically-Illiterate our Society is.”I would say most people under 40 obtain their “Bible knowledge” from movies containing Biblical stories. Problem is these movies contain much artistic license. And they think everything in he movies true.
Bkmk
I was the same way until a few years ago. Some books are very hard. I do skim over numbers and genealogy.
It’s less than that.
Or 73 if you're Catholic, or 79-81 if you are Orthodox.
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