Religious Trends

“USRC said the SBC registered 17,649,040 adherents and had the largest number of congregations among all denominations…. with nearly 5,000 more congregations identifying as nondenominational, Christian adherents in the group swelled to 21,095,641.” - CPost

“Most teenagers around the world have a positive perception of him. About half of all teens, across faith groups, describe Jesus as ‘loving’ (49%) and believe he offers hope to (46%) and cares about people (43%).” - Barna

“Though it’s not always clear when a movement is over, there are many indicators that suggest this is the case of the ‘New Atheism,’ a cultural wave that rose in the 2000s and aggressively attacked religion in the guise of scientific rationalism” - Breakpoint

“Depending on whether religious switching continues at recent rates, speeds up or stops entirely, the projections show Christians of all ages shrinking from 64% to between a little more than half (54%) and just above one-third (35%) of all Americans by 2070.” - Pew

On Religion Is Dying? Don’t Believe It by Byron R. Johnson and Jeff Levin: “The two authors, along with Matt Bradshaw and Rodney Stark, provide some fascinating, if not convincing, research that suggests religious institutions, particularly inclusive of Christian congregations, are thriving.” - Church Answers

“Non-Christian religious groups have relatively small sample sizes, large margins of error in our typical surveys” - Pew

“ ‘Digital Religion Among U.S. and Canadian Millennial Adults,’ recently published in the Review of Religious Research, explores the prevalence of some digital religion practices among 18- to 35-year-old millennials in the U.S. and Canada using data from the 2019 Millennial Trends Survey.” - CP

“…recent data shows the long-held trend may finally be flipping: In the United States, young women are less likely to identify with religion than young men.” - CToday

“Most Americans still believe in God, but that majority is shrinking. This presents churches with challenges and opportunities for ministry in the new religious landscape.” - Lifeway

“While 81% of American adults say they believe in God, the percentage has dropped 6 points since 2017 and is the lowest since the Gallup polling firm started asking the question more than seven decades ago.” - CPost