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Shaping Australia’s Spirituality – National Roundtable 2010
We invite you to participate in four days of conversations on faith within the Australian context, now and into the future. Each day will bring together an exploration of Christian principles with contemporary research and reflection on Christian ministry and mission. In the afternoon, small groups will explore the variety of contemporary forms of ministry. 
Educating For A Purposeful Life Conference
Register for the conference by clicking on this link.
Note: Early-bird rates have been extended to 31st May 2010.
The Christian Research Association is working with Kingswood College and the Uniting Church, Synod of Victoria and Tasmania to organise a conference on education for a purposeful life. The conference will be held on 5th and 6th August 2010 at Kingswood College, Box Hill, Victoria.
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Program For Roundtable On ’shaping Australia’s Spirituality’
(Please note that we are currently in communication with a number of additional people to those listed in this program. The list of participants in morning sessions and the list of small group topics for discussion in the afternoons is likely to grow .)
Bible Engagement Among Australian Young People
Conservatively interpreted, the surveys show that around 4 per cent of young people read the
Bible daily, another 6 per cent read it weekly, and 15 to 20 per cent read it very occasionally.
About 70 per cent never read it. The frequency of Bible reading is a little greater among older
young people, although this is probably a result of changing history patterns over generations and
not related to age.
Of those who read the Bible daily or weekly, most attend church services and youth activities, such
as a Bible study group. Most also have parents and friends who attend church frequently. Those
who read it frequently are mostly involved in Protestant Evangelical or Charismatic
denominations, such as the Pentecostals, Baptists, Lutherans, Presbyterians, and Seventh-day
Adventists.
For a full account of Bible engagement among young people, click here to read the full report which was commissioned by the Bible Society (South Australia).