There are plenty of surveys swirling about faith — or lack thereof — in America, but there are some encouraging new statistics offering rays of hope.
A recently released survey from Barna Group found a majority of adults disagree with the claim the “church is not relevant in today’s world,” with 41% stating they “definitely disagree” with the sentiment and 24% saying they “somewhat disagree” with it.
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It’s worth noting the remainder either “somewhat” (22%) or “definitely” (13%) agreed with the claim.
The statistics came from the latest edition of the Barna Group’s State of the Church report. The data, compiled by Barna in conjunction with Gloo, was based on interviews with 1,532 American adults between Feb. 4-26.
Among practicing Christians, the vast majority (79%) “definitely disagree” with the belief the church has become irrelevant. To the contrary, a plurality of non-Christians “somewhat agree” (32%) the church has become irrelevant while 26% “definitely agree.”
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