Summary: In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Daniel Im are joined by Scott McConnell, Executive Director of Lifeway Research. During their conversation, they discuss the following questions:<br> <br> * What do Americans think about the Bible?<br> * "More than half of all Americans have read little to none of the Bible." Talk about that.<br> * What is surprising about the research?<br> * What do you think churches can do to encourage Bible reading?<br> * What does Bible reading look like for us?<br> <br> BEST QUOTES<br> “The largest group of people think the Bible is a good source of morals."<br> <br> "Not very many people view the Bible in really negative terms, even though we could quote them verses that would make them think that."<br> <br> "11% of Americans admit they really aren't sure what they think about the Bible."<br> <br> "We do see more females have read at least half of the Bible."<br> <br> "A quarter of 18-24 year olds have read none of the Bible, not even a few sentences."<br> <br> "Young people have not taken the initiative to say, 'I am going to read this book.'"<br> <br> "We become more like Christ when we take the time to read the Bible."<br> <br> "They look up things when they have a need. They see it as a reference book."<br> <br> "It's been proven that reading the Bible has value."<br> <br> "I like reading different translations as I read through the Bible."<br> <br> "As much as we might know the Bible, we forget key parts of who God is and what His message includes."<br> RECOMMENDED RESOURCES<br> <a href="https://leadership.lifeway.com/podcasts/">Lifeway Leadership Podcast Network</a><br> <br> <a href="https://leadership.lifeway.com/2018/09/20/5lq-episode-278-scott-mcconnell-on-vbs-research/">5LQ Episode 278: Scott McConnell on VBS Research</a><br> <br> <a href="https://www.lifeway.com/en/product/transformational-discipleship-P005513261">Transformational Discipleship by Eric Geiger, Michael Kelley, and Philip Nation</a><br> <br> <a href="https://www.lifeway.com/en/product/no-silver-bullets-P005792972">No Silver Bullets by Daniel Im</a><br> <br> Text "research" to 888111 to receive a link to download this research<br> <br> <a href="https://leadership.lifeway.com/podcast-one-thing/">The One Thing Podcast</a>
