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Gen Z and the Church: The Data Behind the Return
For twenty-five years, Western research told one story about young adults and church: decline. That has changed. Barna's 25-year dataset shows Gen Z churchgoers now attend more regularly than any other generation, and attendance among young adults has nearly doubled since 2020.
The picture is more complicated than a headline, and we try to report it that way — the guide on whether Christianity is growing or declining lays out the numbers on both sides.
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'What a Night, What a God': The College Revival Reaches Pepperdine
Thousands of students gathered at Pepperdine University in Malibu. Hundreds chose Christ. Many were baptised on the spot. UniteUS has now reached more than 100,000 students since autumn 2023.
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Research based on 2,000 American men ages 18 to 29 found that four in ten reported two or fewer close friends and nearly half felt they lacked community much of the time.
Gen Z Is Now the Most Regular Churchgoing Generation in America
For twenty-five years the story was decline. Barna's latest data tells a different one: Gen Z churchgoers now attend more regularly than Boomers, and the trendline is still climbing.
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Sweden's annual Youth Barometer surveys fifteen thousand people aged 15 to 24. It named Jesus Influencer of the Year — and the churches are seeing the same thing the survey found.
Baptisms in Pickup Trucks: The College Revival That Refuses to Slow Down
There was no water tank, so they filled the bed of a pickup truck. That image — students baptised in a truck bed on a university campus — has become the emblem of the UniteUS movement.
A New Worship Movement Is Sweeping Across Africa
A new wave of African worship music is capturing hearts around the world, carrying the sound of revival, joy, and Kingdom boldness to nations that have never heard it before.