Human Hands, God's Fingerprints

"We asked pastors and worship planners how they design times of worship that lead to Christ-likeness, not just to more hard-to-please consumers of worship services."

Global Study: Young People and Spiritual Development

"A major new international study offers the first in-depth look at young people's spiritual development across multiple countries and traditions."

Many Churchgoers and Faith Leaders Struggle to Define Spiritual Maturity

"[A] new study from the Barna Group identifies an underlying reason why there is little progress in helping people develop spiritually: many churchgoers and clergy struggle to articulate a basic understanding of spiritual maturity. People aspire to be spiritually mature, but they do not know what it means. Pastors want to guide others on the path to spiritual wholeness, but they are often not clearly defining the goals or the outcomes of that process."

Insights from Reveal Study Done by Willow Creek Church

"Reveal is a survey to uncover the depth of spiritual growth in a congregation and what triggers that growth. The study defines spiritual growth as 'an increasing love for God and for other people.' So far the survey has been taken in more than200 churches and with more than 100,000 people, making it a reliable study."