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U.S. Faith Decline

A 30 yr. projection based on pre-pandemic data. This drop has likely accelerated.

Rise of "NONE"

NONE (Religious unaffiliated). The largest group at 30% in 2020. As GEN Z enters the marketplace this is expected to exceed 50% in the next generation.

Cultural Shift

Generation Z began entering the marketplace in force beginning in 2017. In 2023 14% were business owners

Expanding Gap

Interest in attending Sunday worship amongst those born between 1980-2012

Clergy Capacity

A pre-pandemic survey from Fuller Seminary and Focus on the Family conducted at two conferences of 1050 Reformed Evangelical pastors.

Engaging as sojourner

In the late 1900’s non-Christians lived in a Christian dominant culture. Stepping into a Church community was a way to experience a societal norm. Presently a cultural gap is rapidly expanding between the Church and Society. As Generation Z overtakes Millennials, even seeker friendly Churches will appear irrelevant. With 75% of NONEs not interested in corporate worship. It is unrealistic to expect Sunday morning to be attractional.

Church Attender

Church non-attender

The Attractional Model thrived in the 1970’s

Missional Model, engaging social systems

Crossing cultural divides is a biblical norm for members of God’s Covenant community. New Vertical chaplains engage local systems which are rapidly expanding beyond the reach of current Church discipleship models.

These graphs are not about membership or doctrinal fidelity. They illustrate an imperative to cross the cultural gap based on Jesus’s Great Commission and the Great Commandment mandate.