Regardless of their religious beliefs, Gen Z today are participating in various faith practices and may be open to exploring spiritual traditions to some degree, even if they don’t necessarily identify with a particular religion.
Illustrating this theme, the prayer lives of Gen Z stand out.
Among all Gen Z, nearly two in three (64%) report having prayed to God within the last seven days. This is well beyond the percentage who regularly engage in other spiritual routines Barna asked about. Just under two in five say that in the last week they read from the Bible (37%) or attended a church service (36%). One in three Gen Z (33%) also claim they “read from a book on a topic that helps me grow in my Christian faith” in the last week.
Another factor in the 5-sections of findings, "for the most part, Gen Z strongly agree what is morally right or wrong can change over time based on society."
For leaders, pastors and parents who are in close proximity to Gen Z, here are the five things you need to know about this generation: study from Barna Research
Since 1984, Barna Group has conducted more than two million interviews over the course of thousands of studies and has become a go-to source for insights about faith, culture, leadership, vocation and generations. Barna is a private, non-partisan, for-profit organization.