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What is happening in the lives of American teenagers? How can churches, parents, and leaders better understand and respond to the needs of teens and young adults? Explore this section of the Barna website to illuminate the next generation.

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Research Examines the Role of Healthy Families in Youth Ministry

May 3, 2012 – As part of Barna Group’s ongoing Faith That Lasts project, the firm has been examining the dynamics of faith formation among teenagers. One of the elements explored in the More...

Top Trends of 2011: Women Making it Alone

Teenage and young adult women are learning to prepare themselves for a changing social structure. For teens, this means focusing on career now. For young women, this means not expecting to be married More...

Top Trends of 2011: Millennials Rethink Christianity

The Christian community is struggling to remain connected with the next generation of teens and young adults. In particular, the church is “losing” many young creatives (like designers, artists, More...

Five Myths about Young Adult Church Dropouts

November 16, 2011The Barna Group team spent much of the last five years exploring the lives of young people who drop out of church. The research provides many insights into the spiritual journeys of More...