Barna

04 | Christine Caine on Evangelism, Spiritual Openness & the Rise of a Flourishing Faith

May 28, 2026

In this episode, David Kinnaman and Ashley LaLonde sit down with evangelist, author, and activist Christine Caine to explore new Barna data on faith commitment in America — including a striking 20-point drop in Christians who say their faith is "very important" to their lives. But Christine sees something different beneath that number: the quiet death of cultural Christianity and a global surge in genuine spiritual hunger. Together, they unpack why this moment may be the most open era for the gospel in a generation, what moves someone from nominal belief to a flourishing, activated faith, and why the church's greatest witness right now might simply be learning to bear fruit in a barren season.