Latest Findings
Americans' Views of Spiritual Growth & Maturity
Explore the U.S. spiritual landscape & learn what Americans believe about spiritual growth & how they live it out. Read more
Summary of Findings Among Young Believers
This is a brief summary of our study of children's beliefs about communicating with God. Read more
Reading Plans & Bible Engagement
Typing the phrase "Bible reading plan" into an internet search engine produces over 100,000 hits. But how many people really use Bible reading plans & what are their potential for increasing scripture engagement? Read more
Scientific Evidence for the Power of 4
What difference does engaging scripture at least 4 days a week make in people's lives? This is what the data say about "the power of 4." Read more
How Do Frequent Church Attenders Define Spiritual Maturity
Spiritual maturity is a concept frequently discussed but rarely defined. In this study, we explore how teens & adults who regularly attend church define spiritual maturity. Read more
Bible Engagement and Mosaics
Previous studies have described the Mosaic generation (those born between 1984 and 2002) as "moral pragmatists" who make moral decisions based on "whatever works." In this study, we explore young adults' spiritual practices & how they view communicating with God. Read more
Research Findings Among Young Believers
How do children believe they communicate with God? In this study we explore this question, as well as how often children read the Bible & their moral behavior. Read more
On the Verge of Walking Away
How do U.S. teens feel they communicate with God? What are their Bible reading habits & what may be the implications for turning the trend of teens walking away from the church? Read more
Bible Engagement & Social Behavior
How does familiarity & contact with the Bible correlate with moral behavior among adults & teens? Read more
Temptation Survey Results
To learn how Christians are winning (and losing) the day spiritually, the Center for Bible Engagement surveyed over 8,000 Christ followers who had spent over 84 million days following Christ. Their answers concerning the temptations they face & how they deal with them provide important information for helping other Christ followers "win the day." Read more
Bible Literacy
Why do so many Christians own Bibles & so few read them? Most often because they are "too busy." Our data indicates though that scripture engagement is a better indicator of spiritual growth. Read more
Snapshots
Bible Reading Habits
We all have reasons why we do or don't read the Bible on a regular basis. In order to move people toward engaging God in the Bible, we need to understand those reasons. Here are the top 50 responses we've received from people who do or do not read their Bible:
50 Reasons Why I Do Read the Bible
50 Reasons Why I Don't Read the Bible
Challenges
Do you know what "Behavior Identity Congruence" is? Understanding this and other commonly held misconceptions has been important in producing accurate survey results. Read more
Predictors
"Predictors" are habits or attitudes (of survey respondents) that, when present, tend to indicate a person who reads the Bible on a regular basis. Read more
The Bible Engagement Formula
In general terms, everyone's level of Bible engagement can be determined by this formula.
Formula
Involving Others
This task of engaging people in the Bible is much larger than any one ministry can accomplish. The CBE has put together a "White Paper" discussing the preliminary findings of the research and discussing the plans to turn research into actual Bible engagement. This is used in presenting the mission and work of the CBE to other organizations.
White Paper
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