Group of Christian Organisations, Evangelical Alliance UK (EAUK), Alpha, Hope Together, Luis Palau Association And Kingsgate Community Church released a report, “Taking Jesus,” with questions about the context of faith.
According to the report’s authors, it “responds to what people think about Jesus; how non-Christians view any Christian friends they have; and panorama of evangelism UK Today”.
Another part of the report “shows how Christians are coming to faith and can help church leaders be strategic for growth.”
The survey was completed by Savanta ComRes, who conducted 10-minute online interviews with around 4,000 UK adults between 28 January and 13 February 2022. Further fieldwork was carried out from 28th March to 5th April.
The respondents were divided into two samples. One, with 3,115 people, is designed to be nationally representative of England. Another was with 917 Christians.
“After fieldwork, these two samples were combined into a unified dataset,” they explained.
Christian tendencies
According to Rachel Jordan-Wolf, executive director of Hope Together, “This survey, first conducted in 2015, allows us to look back over 7 years and see trends that will help strategically support church growth.”
“It has significant things to say about the church’s investment in the younger generation, which gives real hope for the future. The future of the church And encourage that now is the time for evangelism and mission. Post-pandemic, it reaffirms that there has never been a better or more necessary time for us as Christians to invest in making Jesus known,” he added.
Evangelical Alliance UK Head of Mission Rachael Heffer stressed, “This report is good news for churches across the UK and for us. Witnesses Individual Christians”.
“It helps to reaffirm that our non-Christian friends think well of us and are like us, and there is an ever-increasing openness to hearing our faith stories,” he said.
Jesus and the Resurrection
The report shows that only 6% of adults in the UK identify as Christian training42% say they are non-practicing Christians. It also indicated that 4% identify as agnostic and 12% as atheist.
It says 20% of UK people believe Jesus is the Son of God, and the majority (33%) see him as a prophet or spiritual leader, but not God. Also, 45% of respondents believe in his resurrection.
According to the report, in 2015, 68% of non-Christians in the UK said they knew someone who was an active Christian, and by 2022, that number had dropped to 53%.
“This is a significant decline and a wake-up call. As churches we need to care, and as individuals we need to make sure we have better, life-giving friendships with people who don’t know Jesus yet,” Jordan-Wolf pointed out.
Of the respondents, 33% of non-Christians prefer Know more about Jesus After the Christian dialogue. “It’s very encouraging, it’s increased. In 2015, it was one in five,” said Hope Together’s executive director.
“I wonder if International distribution “A world that’s still a little shaky, when people don’t know what’s going on, has actually made people more interested in faith, but that makes it an even more important time to talk about our faith,” concluded Jordan-Lobo.
The Speaking Jesus lesson
Apart from the report, the website Jesus is speaking Offers a curriculum that trains Christians to share their faith through six video sessions and a textbook.
“One of the key facts we found in the 2015 survey is that conversations with Christians are one of the most important influences in bringing people to faith,” the authors explain.
They say, “We have found that Christians are not always confident in putting their faith into words, so this course is designed to encourage Christians. Share your faith in a natural and appropriate way.”
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