Rob Hoskins is president of OneHope (to learn more about Rob, visit robhoskins.com). This blog represents the opinion of OneHope, Barna’s research partner for the Guiding Childrenstudy. You can purchase the full report now.

The impact of technology is pervasive among younger generations. Our challenge as digital transplants is meeting kids where they already are… which for most, is online.

Knowing this, we connected with Barna to do a joint study on the main factors guiding children in their faith journey. This study takes a deeper look into the faith formation of children, considering our ever-changing cultural and technological landscape.

This study revealed that even though tech is pervasive, most parents and churches aren’t leveraging it for Bible engagement. This is clearly seen in our findings that show a substantial dip in Bible engagement for 10–12-year-olds. Right as they enter an age where they are ready for more, we’re giving them less.

Despite young people’s heavy tech use, insights from the Guiding Children report revealed that 75 percent of engaged Christian parents do not use digital resources to encourage scripture engagement for their tweens and teens.