How Religious Congregations are Engaging Young Adults in America

Research has shown that young adults today are increasingly not connected with religion, yet about one in six congregations have an exceptional number of young adult participants. This volume reports both survey findings and case studies of congregations from many different faith traditions that are successfully engaging young adults. The research is part of the Faith Communities Today (FACT) series, the largest study of local congregational life in the United States, conducted by the Cooperative Congregational Studies Partnership based at the Hartford Institute for Religion Research. Includes a summary with practices found cross the ten case studies and a review of current research on the topic.