After years of declining church engagement, something hopeful may be happening: younger generations are showing a renewed openness to Jesus and spiritual questions. But what are they really searching for—and how should the church respond?
Barna Group CEO David Kinnaman joins Haley and Dustin to discuss why young people want a faith that is real, beautiful, and lasting. They explore mental health and authentic discipleship, the influence of AI and algorithms, and why the church must offer more than another carefully produced experience. David also shares how the loss of his wife, Jill, deepened his own hope in the resurrection.
It’s a wide-ranging, honest, and often humorous conversation about the future of faith—and why David believes this may be the spiritually open moment Christians have been praying for.
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Bible verses mentioned in this episode
John 10:10 — "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full."
John 8:36 — "So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed."
John 1:1 — "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."
Acts 2:32 — "God has raised this Jesus to life, and we are all witnesses of it."
Mark 12:30 — "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength."
Isaiah 30:21 — "Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, 'This is the way; walk in it.'"