The Barna Group has just published a new study ranking the major US cities on how they view the Bible. According to the Barna Group:
The report ranks the most and least “Bible-minded” cities by looking at how people in those cities view the Bible. The study is based on 42,855 interviews conducted nationwide and the analysis of Bible trends was commissioned by American Bible Society. Individuals who report reading the Bible in a typical week and who strongly assert the Bible is accurate in the principles it teaches are considered to be Bible-minded. This definition captures action and attitude—those who both engage and esteem the Christian scriptures. The rankings thus reflect an overall openness or resistance to the Bible in the country’s largest markets.
While there are probably no big surprises (the Northeast ranks lowest), I think the study gives us good food for thought as we think about church planting, discipleship, etc.
Here is the link for a summary of the study:
http://cities.barna.org/americas-most-and-least-bible-minded-cities-2/
The report ranks the most and least “Bible-minded” cities by looking at how people in those cities view the Bible. The study is based on 42,855 interviews conducted nationwide and the analysis of Bible trends was commissioned by American Bible Society. Individuals who report reading the Bible in a typical week and who strongly assert the Bible is accurate in the principles it teaches are considered to be Bible-minded. This definition captures action and attitude—those who both engage and esteem the Christian scriptures. The rankings thus reflect an overall openness or resistance to the Bible in the country’s largest markets.
While there are probably no big surprises (the Northeast ranks lowest), I think the study gives us good food for thought as we think about church planting, discipleship, etc.
Here is the link for a summary of the study:
http://cities.barna.org/americas-most-and-least-bible-minded-cities-2/
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