Major spiritual challenges for Christian parents
Percent of Christian parents naming each as a major spiritual challenge, 2023 (in percent)
Key finding
Highest: Having enough time for faith (34%). Lowest: Getting a sense of direction from God (18%).
- Having enough time for faith: 34%
- Helping children become more spiritual: 30%
- Enabling spouse to be more spiritual: 23%
Source: Barna Group, Americans Not Concerned About Their Spiritual Condition · Barna survey with a maximum margin of sampling error of 4.1 percentage points at 95% confidence. Article published 2023-12-18.
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What does this statistic show?
Highest: Having enough time for faith (34%). Lowest: Getting a sense of direction from God (18%). Having enough time for faith: 34%. Helping children become more spiritual: 30%. Enabling spouse to be more spiritual: 23%.
Who published this data?
Barna Group, 2023. Source: Barna Group, Americans Not Concerned About Their Spiritual Condition (https://www.barna.com/research/americans-not-concerned-about-their-spiritual-condition/).
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