Only 10% of 20-Somethings Have Resilient Faith

Over the last 10 years of research tracking the faith expression of 20-sometings, it has been revealed there are 4 categories that aid in comprehension of the lifestyle and faith expressions of this young generation. The commonality of these 4 groups is they all have similar church upbringing experiences yet, have perceptions of life, faith, and relationships. Notice this description below.

Prodigals, or ex-Christians, do not identify themselves as Christian despite having attended a Protestant or Catholic church as a child or teen, or having considered themselves to be Christian at some time.

Nomads, or lapsed Christians, identify themselves as Christian but have not attended church during the past month. The vast majority of nomads haven’t been involved with a faith community for six months or more.

Habitual churchgoers describe themselves as Christian and have attended church at least once in the past month, yet do not have foundational core beliefs or behaviors associated with being an intentional, engaged disciple.

Resilient disciples are Christians who (1) attend church at least monthly and engage with their church more than just attending worship services; (2) trust firmly in the authority of the Bible; (3) are committed to Jesus personally and affirm he was crucified and raised from the dead to conquer sin and death; and (4) express desire to transform the broader society as an outcome of their faith.

I will explore these categories in more depth in the next blog article.

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*Only 10% of Twenty Christian Somethings Have Resilient Faith. ACCESSED 6 September 2020. https://www.barna.com/research/of-the-four-exile-groups-only-10-are-resilient-disciples/