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The State of Christianity in America – 2026 Follow-Up

Instructions: Please indicate how strongly you agree or disagree with each of the following statements.
1.Exhibit A: The revival in America is real – the sparks are glowing.(Required.)
2.Exhibit B: The decline in Christianity in America is real – the tide is receding.(Required.)
3.Exhibit C: We have no basis for deciding A or B, and no way to judge the actual effectiveness of churches and para-church organizations, until we start measuring evidence of transformed lives.(Required.)
4.Despite decades of celebrated vanity metrics, the State of Christianity in America — confirmed by Lifeway and Pew — has spoken with one voice: What actually matters is not how many we reach, but whether we are making biblically engaged disciple-makers.(Required.)
5.Since a reliable baseline of Christian beliefs and formation has now been established, with the State of Christianity in America 2025, it is critical that we conduct a follow-up “State of Christianity in America” study at the end of 2026 to measure actual life transformation to determine Exhibit A or Exhibit B as well as to judge the actual effectiveness of churches and para-church organizations(Required.)
6.In your own words, what specific evidence of “life transformation” would convince you that either a genuine revival or a genuine decline is occurring? (optional)
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