Step 1: Understand

How does spiritual formation shape a congregation? Join David Kinnaman, President of Barna Group, as he explains this thriving church dimension.

Discover the Data

In Barna’s research of thriving churches, the spiritual formation dimension looks at how a church partners with congregants in growing their faith. Across the three key categories of nurturing, sending and leading—all of which are necessary components to building a thriving church—this dimension falls into the nurturing category.