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George Barna
Professor at Arizona Christian University | Director of Research at the Cultural Research Center at ACU
George Barna is a professor at Arizona Christian University and Director of Research at the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University, focusing on worldview assessment and development, and cultural transformation. He is also the Senior Research Fellow at Family Research Council’s Center for Biblical Worldview. He was the founder of The Barna Group (which he sold in 2009), the Barna Institute, the American Culture and Faith Institute, and Metaformation. Through these entities, he has conducted groundbreaking research on worldview, cultural transformation, ministry applications, spiritual development, and politics. He has provided research and strategy for several hundred parachurch ministries, thousands of Christian churches, the U.S. military and Fortune 500 companies. Having begun his research career in the political arena, he has provided polling for numerous political campaigns and has provided polling and strategy to four presidential candidates. He has also served on multiple boards of directors and advisory boards. Raising Spiritual Champions is the 60th book that Barna has authored or co-authored. His books have addressed social and religious trends, worldview, leadership, spiritual development, church dynamics, and cultural transformation. They include New York Times and Amazon bestsellers and several award-winning books. His books have been translated into more than a dozen foreign languages. He is a frequent speaker at events throughout the world, having spoken at more than a thousand events during the course of his career, including events in 14 different countries.
Prior to joining the faculty of ACU, Barna taught at several universities and seminaries, served as the teaching pastor of a large, multi-ethnic church, pastored a house church, and helped to start several churches. He has also served as an elder in several congregations. After graduating summa cum laude from Boston College, Barna earned two master’s degrees from Rutgers University and received a doctorate from Dallas Baptist University. Barna and his wife, Nancy, attended high school, college, and graduate school together before marrying in the Princeton University Chapel in 1978. They have three adopted daughters and three grandchildren, and currently live on the central California coast and in the Phoenix area. He enjoys spending time with his grandchildren, relaxing at the beach or on a cruise, watching the NY Yankees, playing bass guitar and listening to the blues, hanging out with his blind dog, Ray Charles, visiting comedy clubs or watching comedy specials, and reading novels.
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Spiritual Progress and Regress of Gen Z
2026 American Worldview Inventory – Report #3 Examining the Recent Spiritual Progress and Regress of Gen Z Research from Dr. George Barna and the Cu...
Raising Spiritual Champions: Nurturing Your Child's Heart, Mind and Soul
In Raising Spiritual Champions, renowned researcher and bestselling author George Barna reveals that who your child will be as an adult is essentially...
Helping Millennials Thrive: Practical Wisdom for a Generation in Crisis
Helping Millennials Thrive is a truly unique resource that identifies key challenges facing the Millennial Generation and offers practical wisdom for...
Seven Cornerstones of a Biblical Worldview
American Worldview Inventory 2023 Release #2: Research Identifies the Best Starting Point for Developing a Biblical Worldview ible-driven Christia...
Issues of Influence: The Economy is Hot; Religious Freedom and Environment Are Not
With midterm voting already in progress in some states and the Nov. 8 election just three weeks away, a new report from the Cultural Research Center a...
Current View of 'Traditional Moral Values' Excludes 'Biblical Morality'
SUBSCRIBE: GET THE LATEST CRC UPDATES Get key findings from America’s Values Study: A National Survey of Core Values in the United States 2022 by Geo...
Half of Pastors Have a Biblical Worldview
Subsequent to revealing that the American Worldview Inventory 2022 found just 37% of Christian pastors have a biblical worldview, the alarming finding...
Worldview Dilemma of Parents
Every adult has a worldview. That worldview is typically fully developed and operational before a person becomes a teenager. Few people would deny the...
Millennial Relationships
Millennials are struggling to develop positive, lasting relationships.
What Americans Find Attractive about Marxism
An alarming number of U.S. adults—especially younger Americans—are embracing key tenets of the Marxist worldview.
The National Religious Realignment: Identifying Dramatic Changes in Long-Term Faith Commitments
The dramatic erosion of shared Christian belief over the past 30 years is ushering in a number of rapid and radical changes in the relatively stable m...
Study: Americans' Worldview Increasingly 'Disparate, Irreconcilable
94% of Americans do not hold a biblical worldview. So, what do they believe?
America's Thirst for Socialism Plummeting in Wake of Election
Cultural Research Center Post-Election Survey: America's Thirst for Socialism Plummeting in Wake of Election Barna: Democrats' aggressive ma...
Cultural Research Center Post-Election Survey: At a Glance
Although 2020 will likely be remembered as one of the most contentious presidential elections in American history, a new post-election survey shows st...
Americans' Flawed Views on Salvation
New CRC findings reveal a majority of Americans identifying as Christians believe 'being and doing good' will earn them salvation—including nearly hal...
Barna: State of the Church, ChurchPulse Weekly
As Churches Navigate COVID-19, Barna & Gloo Introduce ChurchPulse Weekly In an effort to help serve the Church during this time of unprecedented...
Viewpoints
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Ban The Drug
It’s been four years since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe vs. Wade. And yet the U.S. has more abortions — 21 percent more — today did than we did when abortion on demand was the law of the lan...
Street Smarts
Greg Koukl was on my radio program recently and has a book coming out next month that will help you better engage non-believers in conversations on several different topics. The title of the book is S...
Overview Effect
You could say that William Shatner is the most famous astronaut in the world. Until recently, he was not a real astronaut. But he is best known for playing Captain Kirk in the Star Trek TV series and...
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Protect Privacy Against Flock Cameras
Flock cameras are everywhere. While one camera is a tool, the more than 100,000 AI-powered cameras now posted around our nation are a new layer of dig...
Support the Safeguarding Women from Chemical Abortion Act
The abortion pill harms women and kills unborn children. Congress must act.
