“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
New Barna Research: Do Americans Think Spiritual Revival is Coming?
“New data from Barna, presented in partnership with Gloo as part of our 2026 State of the Church initiative, finds a consistent pattern across multiple rounds of research: a growing share of Americans—especially younger adults—believe a spiritual revival is coming.” - Barna
YouGov retracts Bible Society study suggesting 'quiet revival' in the UK: 'Deeply disappointed'
“YouGov has acknowledged that research suggesting a rise in church attendance among young people in parts of the United Kingdom, which the Bible Society referred to as a ‘quiet revival,’ has been found unreliable.” - CPost
Pew: Recent polling shows no clear evidence of a religious revival among young adults
“The shares of U.S. adults who identify with Christianity, with another religion, or with no religion have all remained fairly stable in the Center’s latest polling.” - Pew
Is This Really Revival?
“…a return to religion in a culture is not necessarily revival. It could be just a cultural rebalancing, even if many of those are turning to true faith in Jesus Christ. In the worst case, a ‘Christian revival’ can be an emotional social contagion in the same way that transgenderism has been over the last decade—albeit a good and much less destructive one.” - P&D
Is America having a revival? We should test the spirits and examine the fruit.
“What is true revival, what are the signs of true revival, and are we seeing those signs in American life and culture? … we can hope to do only so much in just a few hundred words, but I did want to turn to a few people who study American religious life and see what they had to say.” - MinistryWatch
Is This Revival? We cannot manufacture revival, but that should not keep us from hoping, praying, and working for it.
“Many people are describing the memorial and its aftermaths as an indication of revival. That makes sense, given that church attendance is on the rise, especially among younger Americans. That number has spiked again in recent weeks, rising another 15% since Kirk’s memorial.” - Breakpoint
What Is the State of the Church (According to Barna and Gloo) and Why Should You Care?
“Amid secularization, a paradoxical spiritual uptick is emerging: 66% of U.S. adults now report a personal commitment to Jesus that remains important today—a 12-point surge from the pandemic low of 54% in 2021.” - C.Leaders
Is a “quiet revival” happening in UK?
“Some have doubted the much-discussed Bible Society research which found the number of people regularly attending church is now increasing. But Dr Rhiannon McAleer says the study is sound, and a quiet revival really is taking place.” - Premier Christianity
Is Gen Z truly experiencing a religious revival?
“They want to commit to a cause. They want purpose. And they can no longer exist in a flattened, disenchanted existence that is deadening. They desire meaning, the kind increasingly found in traditional Christianity.” - CPost