The last Australian Church Life Survey showed that only 19% of church attendees read the Bible daily or on most days; 12% of respondents read the Bible a few times a week, 5% once a week, 27% occasionally and 37% hardly ever or never!

In an attempt to improve these statistics, seven Scripture-promoting organisations have joined hands to encourage all Australian Christians to develop a habit of daily Bible reading.

The Bible Society, Bible League Australia, Global Recordings, The Pocket Testament League, Scripture Gift Mission International, Scripture Union and Wycliffe Bible Translators have sent a letter to over 7400 congregations Australia-wide to ask that they set aside one week in the year to focus on helping individuals to develop the discipline of reading the Bible 365 days a year.

As a practical way of getting started, an easy-to-use Daily Bible Reading Guide has been produced to help each reader on this most rewarding and life-changing journey-reading the Word of God. An order form for churches is found on the Bible Society website www.biblesociety.com.au . The cost is $8.50/50 Reading Guides. A colourful poster with space for adding a date is free to all those who order more than 50 Reading Guides. The Reading Guide may be downloaded and printed for individual use.

Two sample sermon outlines, a children's talk and current Bible distribution figures will be posted on our website-free to download-during June.

As an interdenominational organization, the Bible Society in Australia (BSA), conducts its mission free of any doctrinal or theological position. The Bible Society in Australia, with branches in the states of New South Wales/A.C.T, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania and Northern Territory, together with its dedicated Bible Society partners around the world is working with the churches to provide the Scriptures in the languages of more than 90 per cent of the world's population.