July 14, 2014
A Conversation with David Kinnaman
David Kinnaman, president of the Barna Group, discusses why millennials are leaving the church and how we can keep them. Hear his interview with CHRISTIAN STANDARD Editor Mark Taylor here.
Articles for tag: Leaving The Church
April 3, 2012
A Room Called Remember
By a Lifelong Christian Church Member (ANONYMOUS) In 2006, the Barna Group conducted a study about church attendance and found that most twentysomethings leave the church after being active through their teen years. The data showed that “61 percent of today”s young adults had been churched during their teen years but are now spiritually disengaged, i.e. not actively attending church, reading the Bible, or praying.” One of the insights David Kinnaman, the director of the research, offered was, “Every teen has different needs, questions and doubts, so helping them to wrestle through those specific issues and to understand God”s unique
