“As a church leader, you’ve probably heard the stories of young evangelicals heading for more liturgical church traditions—whether it’s Anglicanism, the Roman Catholic Church, or Eastern Orthodoxy. I often point out how the news articles on this phenomenon are heavy on stories and light on stats.” - C.Leaders
“Alcohol use among U.S. adults has fallen for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, according to a new Keck Medicine of USC study published Monday in Annals of Internal Medicine. Gen Z and millennials led the drop.” - Relevant
“Instead of pressing into community, I isolated. Instead of reading the Word, I scrolled Instagram to distract myself. Instead of praying, I consulted Google for hours, searching for the answers to questions far beyond its ability to explain: Why the illness? Why the miscarriage? Why us? Why now? Why, God?” - TGC
“A 2026 study found that one-third of Americans are currently experiencing an existential crisis of meaning, including 39% of Millennials and an alarming 52% of Gen Z.” - Breakpoint
“Among churchgoers ages 18 to 29, 18% say they would like more liturgical elements, and 19% of those ages 30 to 49 say the same, compared with 9% of churchgoers 50 and older, a Lifeway survey of over 1,200 Protestant churchgoers found.” - CPost
“…has the strong alliance between Christians and Donald Trump actually pushed some people out of church? We now have data to answer this question with a great deal of specificity among those who would be the future of the church” - Ryan Burge
“While my generation isn’t yet characterized by widespread revival, I think some key aspects of my story offer insight into how the Spirit may be working among my peers.” - TGC
“We know that the world we’re living in is falling apart. We know that the digital age we were born into isn’t working. And so we long. We’re nostalgic for eras that we truly know nothing about because we’re convinced that somewhere, left behind in the ’80s and ’90s, is the thing we’re missing.” - TGC
“The early church didn’t grow because it had better content than the Romans. It grew because people watched Christians live in ways that made no sense unless they were real.” - Phil Cooke
“This confluence of eroding trust, a sense of powerlessness, exposure to intense suffering of others, and desensitization to political violence leaves Gen Z looking for judgment—and justice. My students know all too well that bad things happen to good people. They want to know when bad people will get what they deserve.” - CToday
