Taking a toll: For some US pastors, the past year was a sign from God it was time to quit
BOB SMIETANA, of Religion News Service, reports from the US on the toll the COVID-19 pandemic has taken on some pastors – and how it helped to bring them to a decision to leave the ministry…
Despite multi-racial congregation boom in the US, some Black congregants report prejudice
RNS Most practicing Christians believe the church can enhance race relations in this country by welcoming people of all races and ethnicities, new research finds. But 29 per cent of Black practicing Christians say they have experienced racial prejudice in multi-racial congregations, compared to about a tenth who report such an experience in mono-racial Black […]
Want to understand Black experience? Learn about African American faith, survey finds
RNS Most religious Black Americans say understanding the role of religion in the lives of Black people is essential for understanding the African American experience, a new Barna Group survey finds. Four out of five Black adults in the US who have ties to a faith group agree to some extent (41 per cent “strongly” […]
Essay: How will the post-pandemic church pay the bills?
JONATHAN MERRITT, in an article first published on Religion News Service, looks at how US churches are addressing the issue of declining giving among congregations…
No race problem here: Despite summer of protests, many practicing Christians in the US remain ambivalent
RNS As racial tensions have risen in recent months, a new report reveals that some Christians are becoming less motivated to act on racial justice, and an increasing share say there is “definitely” not a race problem in the country. “Christians generally, and practicing Christians in particular, have changed their minds on addressing racial injustice, […]
Higher attendance, lower giving: New survey shows how US churches are responding to COVID-19
RNS Giving is down, attendance is up and a good number of pastors still aren’t sure what they’re going to do about Easter. Those are some of the big takeaways in a new Barna survey of Protestant pastors from across the United States about their churches’ responses to the current coronavirus pandemic. “The crisis is […]
“THE CONNECTED GENERATION”: SURVEY FINDINGS POINT TO ROLE DIGITAL TECH IS PLAYING IN THE LIVES OF 18 TO 35S
DAVID ADAMS speaks to Barna president David Kinnaman during his brief visit, hosted by World Vision Australia, to Melbourne last week to talk about the organisation’s landmark research into the “connected generation”…
“THE CONNECTED GENERATION”: FOR ANXIOUS YOUNG ADULTS, RELIGION CAN BE A WELLNESS TOOL, SAYS STUDY
EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, of Religion News Service, explores the preliminary findings of a new global study of young people’s attitudes while Sight’s DAVID ADAMS speaks to World Vision Australia’s Jill Roche about some of the early results…
Almost half of practicing Christian millennials in the US believe evangelism is wrong, according to Barna research
Almost half of practicing Christian millennials in the US believe evangelism is wrong, according to Barna Group research. Data from an Alpha USA-commissioned report, Reviving Evangelism, found that almost all practicing Christians believe being a witness about Jesus is part of their faith and that the best thing that could ever happen to some is […]
Three quarters of American churchgoers agree US is a “better country than most”, survey finds
Three quarters of American churchgoers agree that the US is a “better country than most other countries” but the same percentage say there are some things about the US today which make them feel ashamed of it. Those are among the findings of new research based on several surveys conducted last year by Barna in partnership […]