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21. Barna: Millennials Share Christ More Than Any Other Generation

A Barna study is revealing the truth about U.S. Millennials, the generation born after 1980. Skeptics argue that Millennials put social justice above their faith and are leaving the church in droves. But Barna’s ...

Created on 19 December 2013

22. Study: 92 Percent of US Latinos Biblically Illiterate

... by Barna Hispanics, ABS, NHCLC and OneHope, notes that while 87 percent of Latinos own a Bible, only 8 percent read it regularly or allow it to inform their worldview. Yet the study further revealed a ...

Created on 04 September 2013

23. Prodigal Faith: Why Secondhand Belief Isn't Enoug

Three out of four young people leave the faith these days, according to a 2011 Barna survey. But the good news for worried parents is about half of those kids will find their way back.   The question is ...

Created on 25 May 2013

24. 20,000 Churches Band Together to Invite America Back to Church

... life is one of the best ways to be happier and live longer. The Times article reported that those who attend church regularly tend to live an average of 35 percent longer than those who do not. A Barna ...

Created on 29 April 2013

25. Americans Not Concerned About Spiritual Condition

The Barna Research Group released the results of a nationwide survey last week indicating 40 percent of Christian parents (with children under 18) admitted that they were not being spiritually challenged. ...

Created on 16 August 2007

26. Study: Americans Describe Their Top Concerns

The Barna Group’s latest study of more than 1,000 adults, found three issues considered to be “major” problems in this country: poverty (78 percent), personal debt (78 percent) and HIV/AIDS (76 percent). ...

Created on 28 January 2008

27. Study: Christians Leaving the Republican Party

The Barna Group released a study this week that found Christians, who in recent years have been considered the most reliable Republican voting block, are now more likely to vote for a Democratic candidate ...

Created on 06 February 2008

28. Network Formed to Plant Churches in U.S.

... Barna Group released a study last year showing church attendance declining, most prevalently among 16- to 29-year-olds. The report revealed that this age group tended to be "more skeptical of, and resistant ...

Created on 08 April 2008

29. Christian Voters in Dead-Heat

A Barna Group survey released Thursday found a statistical dead heat among born-again voters, with 45 percent planning to vote for John McCain and 43 percent supporting Barack Obama. Unless the statistics ...

Created on 22 October 2008

30. Tough Economy Hits Churches Hard

According to the latest Barna Research survey the world’s current economic woes have taken a major toll on churches and nonprofits. The Barna survey took a random sampling of more than 1,200 adult respondents ...

Created on 02 December 2008

31. Study: Mature Believers Wanted

According to a Barna survey of more than 1,000 Christians, more than half of all churchgoers can't describe how their church defines a mature believer. An overwhelming 81 percent believe spiritual maturity ...

Created on 12 May 2009

32. Measuring the House Church Movement

What's in a phrase? When the phrase is house church, a lot-or at least enough to prompt one-third of all adults to say they're a part of one. According to research from George Barna, 33 percent of people ...

Created on 02 September 2009

33. U.S. Christians: Where's the Love

... of American adults released Monday by The Barna Group. By comparison, only about 25 percent of the nation listed those same items as the most negative. The difference reflected the survey's findings that ...

Created on 28 October 2010

34. Survey Shows Christians Failing in This Area

... biblical beliefs and principles into their life, according to the Barna Group. Evangelicals were most likely to have some form of church-centered accountability. George Barna, director of the survey, stressed ...

Created on 30 November 2010

35. The Truth Behind the Stereotypes

... assumptions about various regions of the country," says David Kinnaman, who directed the seven-year research project for the Barna Group. "The South hosts many of the nation's Christians, while the West ...

Created on 06 December 2010

36. Six Megathemes Emerge from Barna Group Research in 2010

Change usually happens slowly in the Church. But a review of the past year's research conducted by the Barna Group provides a time-lapse portrayal of how the religious environment in the U.S. is morphing ...

Created on 13 December 2010

37. Barna Reveals American's 2011 New Year's Resolutio

What's your New Year's resolution? Getting closer to God? Losing weight? Earning more money? Barna Group set out to discover the New Year's resolutions of Americans in a survey of more than 1,000 adults. ...

Created on 03 January 2011

38. Barna Group: Families Want Churches to Address Technology

Many adults and teens would like to receive guidance from their churches on media and technology, a Barna Group study revealed. The problem is, most of them aren't getting any. The study shows that most ...

Created on 27 May 2011

39. Virtual Vices Show Shift in American Morality

... Nearly half of Americans say they are tempted to idle the hours away on the Internet, video games and television, according to Barna Group, a California-based Christian research organization. And more ...

Created on 10 January 2013