Millennials are by far the least likely age group to be aware of Lent—but, interestingly, they are more likely than average to say they are planning to fast.
Millennials and Lent: An Unlikely Pairing, by David Kinnaman
Five Trends Among the Unchurched, by David Kinnaman
While barely half of the unchurched surveyed could name a single favorable impact of the Christian community in America, nearly three-fifths could identify a negative one.
Millennials: Big Career Goals, Limited Job Prospects, by David Kinnaman
With college debt at an all-time high and twenty-something employment at an all-time low, only 47% of Millennial graduates believe attending college was ‘worth it.’
Alone Together: Barna’s Three Digital Life Trends for 2014, by David Kinnaman
Nearly half of millennials report that their personal electronics create distance between themselves and other people.
Authenticity in an Age of Spiritual Fact-checking: How Technology is Changing Millennial Faith, by David Kinnaman
What happens when the unique spiritual characteristics and technological trends among Millennials collide? The latest study from Barna Group explores just that. In an era of radical transparency, Millennials have a heightened sensitivity for artificiality and false promotion. Any leader or organization who wants to engage the next generation—whether from the pulpit or the classroom—needs to take care not to make false promises or exaggerations in their messages.
The Future of Faith in Film? Youth and Evangelicals Outstrip All Other Movie-going Audiences, by David Kinnaman
No one is surprised that 18-28 year-olds watch twice as many movies as any other age group. What is surprising is that the average number of movies self-identified ‘evangelicals’ saw in 2012 is larger than followers of any other religion. If Hollywood is listening then the future of movies could be greatly shaped by tastes of young Christ-followers.
What Christian Women Think About Lifestyles, Priorities and Time Commitments
Women in American churches know how they want to be perceived by others: they want to be influenced by the Bible, and reject the idea of being heavily affected by the media. But is this an actuality or merely an aspiration?
David Kinnaman discusses new Barna research.
David Kinnaman Interviews Scot McKnight on Women in Leadership
Part 3 in series: Women of Faith in Leadership Scot McKnight, an award-winning author, blogger, Two Handed Warrior contributor, and professor of New Testament at Northern Seminary in Lombard, IL, has written extensively about women in the church, discipleship and the…
What Women Think of Leadership and Their Role in the Church
Part 2 in series: Women of Faith in Leadership “There is an enormous range of experiences for women in today’s churches, from those who are very satisfied to those who feel as if the church is one of the least welcoming…
The Rise of Digital Urban Tribes: How we under and overestimate the power and shape of the next generation, by David Kinnaman
A response to Thomas E. Bergler’s The Juvenilization of American Christianity by David Kinnaman The most popular games are those that rely on both strategy and luck. When we win, we like to credit our acumen. When we lose, it’s easy…
Millennial Data Love Debate: Why We Keep Arguing Over the Data We Discover
Are Millennials more influenced by advertising than previous generations, or less influenced? Depends on the data we love the most. by David Kinnaman Millennials (or Gen Y, or Mosaics) have caused a lot of new study and discussion. I was…
15 Reasons I Left Church, by Rachel Held Evans
Part 6 in series How Millennials Who Gave Up on “Church” are Redefining Faith and Re-engaging Community. “We aren’t looking for a faith that provides all the answers; we’re looking for one in which we are free to ask the questions.” –…