Barna Research

“Although Millennials (and, emerging behind them, Gen Z) are known for declines in religiosity, data show that, since 2019, the percentage of Millennials reporting weekly church attendance has increased from 21 percent to 39 percent.” - Barna

“Barna data from a recent pastor survey show that over two in three U.S. Protestant senior pastors (67%) say they feel ‘very confident’ about their preaching right now. One in three (32%) is ‘somewhat confident’ while just one percent is not confident.” - Barna Research

“What reasons do pastors give when asked why they’ve thought about stepping down for good? Stress, loneliness and political division are the three items that rise to the surface.” - Barna

“Christians … tend to believe missions is a calling for some (51%), not a mandate for all (25%). On the other hand, the vast majority of pastors (85%)—regardless of denomination—says missions is work that all Christians participate in.” - Barna

“This majority of Christians is less likely to say it is very important to see progress in their spiritual life (30% say progress is important vs. 54% of those who don’t consider their faith private), less likely to say their faith is very important in their life today (45% vs. 66% agree strongly) and less likely to have weekly time with God (51% vs. 66%).” - Barna

“Below, we’ll offer a glimpse into a couple key aspects of our research on flourishing people and thriving churches, as well as information on how pastors can start measuring what matters in their ministry.” - Barna

“From a list of possible steps individuals could take to improve racial dynamics in the country, building diverse relationships is the most popular response (67% all U.S. adults, 70% practicing Christians).” - Barna

“For U.S. adults who experienced loneliness at least once within the past week, more than 40% of that group said the feelings of loneliness ranged from intense to unbearable.” - CPost

Practicing Christians who say local pastors are aware of their community’s needs: 73%; non-praciticing Christians: 63%; non-Christians: 44%. - Barna Research

“Recent data collected this summer indicate that at least half of U.S. adults (21% definitely interested, 32% probably interested) would be interested if their local church addressed vocational well-being in their preaching and programs.” - Barna