The Carey Nieuwhof Leadership Podcast CNLP 778 | Tapping the Brakes on The Talk of Revival: David Kinnaman Nuances What's Happening with Christianity in America + Digital Discipleship
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Jan 13, 2026 
In this engaging discussion, David Kinnaman, CEO of the Barna Group, dives deep into the state of Christianity in America. He reveals that while overall church attendance is declining, Gen Z men are surprisingly returning to faith. They explore changing attendance patterns, including a rise in young adults and a decline in women's volunteering. David emphasizes the importance of churches as learning communities and advocates for innovative digital outreach, while also warning of the challenges technology poses to genuine relationships.
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National Christian Identity Is Eroding
- America remains largely Christian in background, but Christian identity has declined from 83% to 71% over 25 years.
- Barna sees renewed spiritual openness to Jesus, especially among young people and men.
Gen Z Attendance Surpasses Older Cohorts
- Gen Z churchgoers now attend almost twice a month (1.9x), surpassing millennials and older cohorts.
- This reverses a long decline where boomers once attended more than twice monthly.
Men Are Becoming More Church-Engaged
- Men now report higher church attendance than women, a shift developing over the past five years.
- This gender reversal appears across age groups, signaling changing plausibility of Christianity for men.
