Episode Details

New religious data in the United States was released recently, and Ryan Burge joins the show with Sam to discuss the details. In 2024, Gen Z showed relatively strong religious attendance compared to other generations. Twenty-four percent of Gen Z reported attending religious services weekly—two percentage points higher than both Millennials and Gen X. While 53% of Gen Z attend less than once a year, that’s actually the lowest percentage of infrequent attenders among all the generations analyzed.

• • What factors might be contributing to Gen Z’s higher weekly religious attendance compared to Millennials and Gen X?
  • How should churches and faith communities respond to the fact that Gen Z has the lowest percentage of people attending less than once a year?
  • Does Gen Z’s relatively strong attendance indicate a deeper spiritual engagement, or are other motivations at play (e.g., community, tradition, social influence)?

Resources:

• Upward Sports

• Upward Sports: Pickleball

• Rooted

• “Religion in 2024: The Plateau Is Real” by Ryan Burge

• Ryan Burge

• Rainer on Leadership Podcast: “Five Predictions We Got Wrong about the Future of the Church”

• Church Answers Platinum Membership

• FREE Research Report! New Surprising Insights

• The Hope Initiative

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