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In today’s Barna Highlight, we’re sharing another bite-sized finding you can use to become a more informed leader.

Churches have a unique opportunity to reach and serve people who are dealing with loneliness. After all, we’re talking about communities of people that remind us of the ever-present love of God. 

But currently, U.S. adults are more likely to seek out other places when lonely, as seen in the graphic below.

Several of these options, such as “somewhere in nature,” “a park or public place” and “a quiet public place,” seem to lack the natural opportunities for connection that are common in churches. 

What can you do to let potentially lonely people know about the love they could find in your church?

This finding comes from Making Space for Inspiration, created in partnership with Aspen Group. It’s the first volume in a new series designed to explore how the church building and the land it sits on can be used to solve some of the formative issues pastors are grappling with for their people today. 

We encourage you to pick up a copy of the full report.

Want more ideas for reaching people in your community? Barna, Carey Nieuwhof, Integrity Growth, Global Leadership Network, World Vision, He Gets Us and Gloo are teaming up to offer a free webinar called "Ready for Easter?".

It’s an opportunity to deepen your understanding of spiritually open people and discover how to position your Easter service in a way that will resonate with them.  

It’s happening on February 28th at 1pm EST / 10am PST.

We hope this Barna Highlight will help you lead more intentionally in your context.

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