The future of the Church isn’t dying — it’s rising. Look at Gen Z and millennial males

[Michie]

Spiritual guides needed

Behind the noise of a divided culture, something powerful is happening.

Behind the noise, a revival is stirring.

Headlines shout that faith is fading. Churches are closing. Trust in institutions is crumbling. Many predict a future without God. Yet beneath the surface, a quiet revival is stirring.

Belief in Jesus is not fading — it’s surging — and the next generation is leading the way.

A new study from Barna’s State of the Church 2025 initiative reveals something remarkable: two-thirds of American adults — 66% — now say they have made a personal commitment to Jesus Christ that remains important in their lives. That’s a 12-point surge since 2021, when commitment levels reached a 30-year low.

In just four years, approximately 30 million more Americans have chosen to follow Jesus.

Even more striking, it’s Gen Z and millennials — the very generations often accused of abandoning faith — who are fueling this resurgence. Gen Z men have experienced a 15-point increase in commitment since 2019, while Millennial men have surged by 19 points. For the first time in modern history, young men are outpacing young women in spiritual commitment, flipping a trend that held firm for decades.

This is not a fad. It’s a profound awakening.

But it is also a fragile one.

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The future of the Church isn’t dying — it’s rising. Look at Gen Z and millennial males

The future of the church isn t dying it s rising But it will not rise by accident It will rise because ordinary believers chose to build and to guide

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[DragonFox91]

A lot of it has to do w/ the rise of singleness. There's a flow in God's creation: God - man - woman - child, but there's a dam in it, so God reaches out. #s of singles at churches increases, these are people fed up w/ the world's systems. I think this is why % of men increasing.

The other thing is we see problems w/ Cultural Christianity our forefathers practiced. It's not enough. It tries to walk a middle ground & you can't do that, you're in the Spirit or you're not.

 

[timewerx]

Even more striking, it’s Gen Z and millennials — the very generations often accused of abandoning faith — who are fueling this resurgence. Gen Z men have experienced a 15-point increase in commitment since 2019, while Millennial men have surged by 19 points. For the first time in modern history, young men are outpacing young women in spiritual commitment, flipping a trend that held firm for decades.

It's not a good sign if Christianity is no longer appealing to women. The blame does not necessarily fall on women it may highlight a problem with Christianity itself.

 

[DragonFox91]

It's not a good sign if Christianity is no longer appealing to women. The blame does not necessarily fall on women it may highlight a problem with Christianity itself.

You don't have to change it to align w/ what culture wants it to be. Not that long ago it was how do we get men back into the church. The problem fixed it by itself, praise God.