There’s been lots of media attention recently about the idea of youth religious revival — that young people, especially those from Gen Z, are flocking to church. But is it true?
A survey in the UK a
year ago suggested it was. But then it was retracted when it was found to be untrustworthy and unreliable, due to poor
polling methods. This was no surprise to many, who noted
that anyone who visited a church on a Sunday morning could see for themselves
the lack of youth in the pews.
A recent study in Canada confirmed there is no evidence of youth revival here. There are anecdotal stories about some churches seeing an influx of youth, but there is no firm evidence to suggest a national youth revival in this country, either.
To learn more about this situation, I contacted scholars who study religion for their thoughts. Read about it in my latest Free Press column.
To read the full responses from the scholars, click here. (I never have enough room in a column to include everything they share with me!)
Photo above from the Daily Declaration, Australia's largest Christian news site.
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