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September 7, 2021
Title: Are Christians Still Following and Obeying the Great Commission?
Topic: The Great Commission
Discussed by Savannah Kimberlin
with Barna Group (www.barna.com)
The overall perception of how to practice missions and global
evangelism has been shifting, especially among younger generations.
Savannah Kimberlin is a certified data miner and predictive modeler who
specializes in advanced analytics with the Barna Group. Today she
discusses a recent survey they conducted on churchgoers’ perception of the
Great Commission.
Click
here for more on this survey from the Barna Group.
Questions/Issues Discussed
What is a data miner and predictive modeler?
Who are “churchgoers”?
Were many international missions put on hold because of the pandemic?
Are churchgoers’ ideas about missions evolving?
What is the Great Commission? Do many churchgoers know this? Do they
follow it? Savannah breaks down the age groups and how they understood what the
Great Commission is…
How inspired is each group to evangelize?
Do churchgoers feel equipped to share their faith? Do church leaders need to do
more evangelism training?
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September 2, 2021
Title: Are Christians Still Following and Obeying the Great Commission?
Topic: Great Commission
Discussed by Savannah Kimberlin
with Barna Group (www.barna.com)
The overall perception of how to practice missions and global
evangelism has been shifting, especially among younger generations.
Savannah Kimberlin is a certified data miner and predictive modeler who
specializes in advanced analytics with the Barna Group. Today she
discusses a recent survey they conducted on churchgoers’ perception of the
Great Commission.
Click
here for more on this survey from the Barna Group.
Questions/Issues Discussed
What is a data miner and predictive modeler?
Who are “churchgoers”?
Were many international missions put on hold because of the pandemic?
Are churchgoers’ ideas about missions evolving?
What is the Great Commission? Do many churchgoers know this? Do they
follow it? Savannah breaks down the age groups and how they understood what the
Great Commission is…
How inspired is each group to evangelize?
Do churchgoers feel equipped to share their faith? Do church leaders need to do
more evangelism training?
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June 16, 2021
Title: How is the Church Viewed?
Topic: How is the Church Viewed?
Discussed by Savannah Kimberlin
with Barna Group (www.barna.com)
Part 1 of 3
Barna Group, a social research company based in California, recently
released new data on both Christian and non-Christian perceptions and
expectations of Christian churches in Dallas-Fort Worth.
Savannah Kimberlin, Barna’s Director of Research Studies, has more details.
To review the latest poll by the Barna Group on this topic, click
here.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Do residents in the DFW area have positive perceptions of the church in general?
Do Texans have a more positive feeling toward the church than other large cities in America? Savannah reminds us that Texas is part of the Bible Belt and it definitely affects the state’s culture.
Can this be extrapolated to Austin/Waco/Houston?
What was the most surprising revelation from this study?
In the recent poll by the Barna Group, did the unchurched in the DFW area express positive attitudes about the church being involved in the community?
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Title: Part 2 of 3 - What Should the Church Be Doing in the Community?
Topic: How is the Church Viewed?
Discussed by Savannah Kimberlin
with Barna Group (www.barna.com)
Questions/Issues Discussed:
In what ways did responders expect the church to be involved with those
outside the church walls?
The Barna Group included millennials in their study. What issues did they find most important for the church to address? Savannah says this top three issues are: morality and values, reading and interpreting the Bible, and how to be a Christian in today’s society.
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Title: Part 3 of 3 - Will Church Goers Ever Return to Church?
Topic: How is the Church Viewed?
Discussed by Savannah Kimberlin
with Barna Group (www.barna.com)
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Is the church today in a different world with different people since the
COVID-19 pandemic?
Do those who responded that they are not currently attending a church plan to
attend in the future?
How can the church begin to minister to our changing needs? Savannah says: “Remember
that people in the community are still looking to the church for hope,
stability, and answers for life’s biggest questions.”
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May 5, 2021
Title: How Church Goers Feel After Worship
Topic: Worship: The Good, Bad, and Ugly
Discussed by Savannah Kimberlin
with Barna Group (www.barna.com)
God knows our emotions. Should we share those same emotions – the good, the bad, and the ugly – with others, especially in the church?
Savannah Kimberlin is a certified data miner and predictive modeler who specializes in advanced analytics. Savannah is the current Director of Published Research at the
Barna Group.
For the link to the study discussed today, click
here.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Do most practicing Christians and churched adults agree that attending church is one of the most important experiences of their week?
Can participating in a worship service elicit a range of emotions?
How did the study differentiate between disappointed and guilty?
How often did responders report feeling connected with God or personally experiencing the presence of God after a worship service?
How often did responders report feeling challenged to change something in their life after a church worship service?
What is the difference between a “practicing Christian” and a “churched adult”?
Should churches find ways for those attending to find a deeper connection with God and to be challenged by the Holy Spirit?
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September 4, 2020
Title: Will Your Church Close Due to the Pandemic?
Topic: Coronavirus
Discussed by David Kinnaman
with Barna Group (www.barna.com)
Will 1/3 of regular church attendees who attended church before the pandemic fail to return to their church or any church when the green light is given?
David Kinnaman is President of the Barna Group, a leading research and communications company that works with churches, nonprofits, and businesses. Today, David discusses a
recent survey given to pastors nationwide. The main focus: Will digital attendance outweigh in-person attendance?
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Will 1 In 5 churches close within the next 18 months?
Is this bleak closure rate unusual? Is it all attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic?
When the Coronavirus is just a memory of something we endured as a nation, will people begin to come back to church?
Why did the confidence factor decline over the summer?
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