On May 20, Barna and project partner Gloo hosted a live webcast, Caring for Souls in a New Reality, to reveal recent findings related to how the COVID-19 crisis has affected the U.S. Church. Barna president David Kinnaman was joined by webcast cohosts Carey Nieuwhof, founding pastor of Connexus Church, author and podcaster, and Nicole Martin, Director of U.S. Ministry at the American Bible Society.

Together, alongside expert guests and fellow thought leaders (John Mark Comer, Jo Saxton, Soong-Chan Rah, Danielle Strickland, Bobby Gruenewald, Skye Jethani, Nona Jones, Lysa TerKeurst, Dr. Henry Cloud, Sandra Maria Van Opstal, Rev. Dr. Eric Mason, Thom Rainer and Tim Keller), Kinnaman, Nieuwhof and Martin presented findings related to human flourishing, organizational thriving and effective leadership, focusing on three things church leaders can do as they care for the souls entrusted to their leadership: reset, refocus and restore.

The webcast—primarily produced and hosted remotely during this period of social distancing—was mindful not only of the ministry concerns of the COVID-19 crisis but the spiritual ones of attendees as well; panels and presentations were punctuated by moments of worship and a series of “prayer postures” led by activist Danielle Strickland.

Below, explore highlights from the data and the webcast, which will be available as a free replay on Barna Access, a new digital subscription service.