Barna and Christ In Youth (CIY) have partnered to focus on one essential question:
How do we effectively form, activate, and send the next generation of Kingdom workers?
Together, Barna and CIY are committing to a multi-year collaboration that combines Barna’s trusted research and insight with CIY’s deep relational reach among youth leaders, churches, parents, and teens. This partnership is designed to move beyond surface-level trends and toward actionable tools that help young people articulate their faith clearly, humbly, and compellingly—and live it out in mission.
Over the course of this initiative, our shared aim is to help inspire 300,000 teens and young adults to engage their faith more deeply, while equipping the adults who guide them with research-based resources that truly work in today’s cultural context.
About our Partner
Christ In Youth (CIY) is a leader in youth ministry experiences, training, and resources, serving thousands of churches and youth leaders across the country. With a deep commitment to helping young people know Christ and engage their faith in meaningful ways, CIY brings decades of trust, relational influence, and innovation in ministry with teenagers.
Through this partnership, CIY contributes not only its vision for a more effective future of youth ministry, but also its direct connection to youth leaders, parents, and teens—ensuring that research insights are tested, refined, and applied where they matter most,
