Daniel Copeland

Daniel Copeland serves as Barna Group’s Vice President of Research and oversees the strategy, operation and execution of the firm’s published and proprietary research. Daniel is trained as a social researcher and is passionate about producing accessible insights that inspire compassion and fresh perspective. To him, research provides the framework necessary for naming current realities, investigating their roots, and charting a course for change.At Barna, he has designed and conducted more than 150 individual studies and is recognized as a subject matter expert on the institutional church, church trends and American religious life. Notable Barna studies that Daniel has overseen include The Connected Generation (a global study of young adults’ faith), The Open Generation (a global study of teenagers) and Beyond Diversity (an analysis of the multiethnic church movement). Daniel holds a B.A. and an M.A. in Sociology from Georgia State University and lives in Atlanta with his wife, Heidi.