10. Mrs Barbara O'Donnell asked -

Where in the mission strategy is allowance made for people of limited literacy (up to 10% of the Australian population)? Such persons may find traditional Bible studies very threatening and thus counter productive (ie they avoid attendance).

To which the President replied -

Although the mission strategy does not specifically refer to persons with limited literacy, this is exactly the type of group that we would want to better reach in terms of implementing the strategy. One of the Mission Initiatives considered by the Synod is to request research to be undertaken in the areas (geographical and sociological) where we are not reaching the community. I would encourage Mrs O'Donnell to make whatever suggestions she can to enable us better to reach persons of limited literacy.