VITALS
Compiled by Sara Shelton
What people are doing, seeing, believing
What do you believe?
A new study focuses on just what it is that young Christians (18-34) believe.
• 29% believe people can lead a meaningful life without accepting Jesus Christ.
• 49% of Christians agree that sharing your faith is important vs. 23% who say Christianity is not a faith that all Americans should automatically accept.
• 64% believe the Bible is accurate in its teachings vs. 18% who believe the Bible, Quran and other such religious books are all different ways of expressing the same truths.
Source: Relevant Magazine, September/October 2011
Read more in David Kinnaman’s You Lost Me...Why Young Christians are Leaving the Church and Rethinking Faith (October 2011)
Drop in giving
In the last year, 69% of American adults reduced their giving to church, religious centers and other nonprofits. Of those who stopped giving, 24% stopped giving entirely and 17% cut their giving back by half.
Source: Outreach Magazine, September/ October 2011
Ethnicity rising in Canada
During the last century, from 1901 to present, the number of ethnic groups in Canada has grown by 87%, from 25 to more than 200. Minorities make up 16.2% of the Canadian population, and immigration is Canada’s primary source of population growth.
Source: Stats Canada
Effects of Technology
Despite the growing concern surrounding children and the overuse of technology, a survey conducted by the Barna Group found that more parents feel their family’s use of common technologies (computers, cell phones, video games, etc.) has a positive effect as opposed to a negative effect. While 51% of parents are neutral on the subject, 32% say the use of these technologies actually makes family life better for both kids and parents compared to 18% who say it makes life worse.
Source: The Barna Group, May 23, 2011
By The Numbers: Which potential career paths do teenagers say they plan to take?
49% science and technology
22% public service or law
20% creative or performance arts
9% ministry or education
Source: Barna Group, June 14, 2011
6 Winter 2012 •
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