David Kinnaman: Start the Conversation
Church leaders must recognize that what feels hidden is actually hurting people, and that discipleship includes helping people break free from destructive patterns.
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David Kinnaman: And Now for Some Good News
The inevitability, the inexorable decline of Christianity, is not a done deal. It’s not as though there’s been a complete turnaround and everyone’s a Christian, but there’s a real moment of spiritual openness that is translating now into this resurgence of interest in Jesus. It’s a big deal.
Thriving Churches Framework
The need to focus on cultivating the flourishing of our people and ensuring that our churches are truly thriving, within the thriving churches framework.
David Kinnaman: Living Out the Gospel in Digital Babylon
The promise of Jesus is for this life and the life to come. There’s an opportunity that we have in this moment of spiritual openness that Jesus is well-regarded and well-liked and he seems to be beckoning people.
Reviving Evangelism for the Next Generation
A majority of practicing Christians do not consistently support evangelism, and almost half of millennial Christians believe it is flat-out wrong to evangelize. Now what?
Research: 1 in 5 Churches May Close Due to Pandemic
Sixty-five percent of churches have seen a giving decrease since mid-March as churches stopped holding in-person services.
1 in 3 Practicing Christians Is Still Only Attending Their Pre-COVID Church
Recently, Barna Group revealed findings about The New Sunday Morning, highlighting trends in church attendance and engagement since the nations response to COVID-19 began in March of this year and social distancing pushed services online. Barna researchers identified a few types of churchgoers in this unique era of digital Church: Christians streaming their pre-COVID-19 church online, Christians streaming a different church online and Christians who have stopped attending church altogether. The data indicates that 1 in 3 practicing Christians church attendance has remained tied to their pre-COVID-19 church. […]
How U.S. Adults Perceive Evangelicals
Evangelicals seen through a political lens
Research: Only 1 in 3 18–35-Year-Olds Feels Cared For
Research based on Barna Group's largest ever study, in partnership with World Vision.