George Barna
George Barna
George Barnais the founder of The Barna Group, a market research firm specializing in studying the religious beliefs and behavior of Americans, and the intersection of faith and culture. He currently serves as the senior executive in Metaformation an organization committed to "helping people optimize their life journey."...
openness solid
That suggests a lot of openness to more solid biblical discipling.
experience faith forms organized
alternative forms of organized spirituality, as well as individualized faith experience and expression.
america illiterate
Increasingly, America is biblically illiterate.
christian church spirit
Nearly 60% of Americans who regularly attend Christian church say there is no such thing as the Holy Spirit—they say the Holy Spirit is just a symbol of God’s power or presence or purity.
goal vision ministry
The absolute goal of vision for ministry is to glorify God.
opportunity news agendas
When we're always connected, we allow others-colleagu es and celebrities, close friends and distant acquaintances, bloggers and news aggregators-set our life's agenda. Our ability to prioritize is paralyzed by the sheer volume of requests, demands, opportunities, and information.
christian heart ties
Evangelism that starts at the nonbeliever's point of felt need and ties the gospel into that area of need has the greatest capacity for capturing the mind and heart of the non-Christian.
god religious reading
These figures emphasize how soft people's commitment to God is. Americans are willing to expend some energy in religious activities such as attending church and reading the Bible, and they are willing to throw some money in the offering basket, but when it comes time to truly establishing their priorities and making a tangible commitment to knowing and loving God, most people stop short.
christian average religion
The average Christian leaves planet earth never having led anyone to Christ.
ambition visionaries serving-god
The visionary who is serving God ceases to live for personal ambitions, but rather for God's ambitions.
art son people
Leadership is the art of serving God by helping His people become more like His Son through the indefatigable pursuit of His vision and values.
religion way assumption
We cannot be effective if we continue to cling to the old ways, the old strategies, the old assumptions.
jesus auditoriums transformed
Jesus didn't die so we could fill auditoriums, he died so that lives could be transformed.
effort religion use
God can, has and will use anybody who is open to serving Him to convey the gospel. He will bless the efforts of His servants whether they are gifted as evangelizers or not.