Summer Reset: REPLAY // Dr. George Barna on Championing the Next Generation

2026-06-17

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Continuing our Summer Reset series on the Jesus Over Everything show, this conversation between Lisa Whittle and renowned researcher and author Dr. George Barna focuses on a foundational question: What does it mean to have a biblical worldview, and what’s at stake if we fail to pass one on to the next generation? The data Dr. George Barna brings to this episode is the kind that should wake every believer up. A biblical worldview isn't formed by accident: it’s built in homes, modeled in churches, and ...

Continuing our Summer Reset series on the Jesus Over Everything show, this conversation between Lisa Whittle and renowned researcher and author Dr. George Barna focuses on a foundational question: What does it mean to have a biblical worldview, and what’s at stake if we fail to pass one on to the next generation?

The data Dr. George Barna brings to this episode is the kind that should wake every believer up. A biblical worldview isn't formed by accident: it’s built in homes, modeled in churches, and lived out in the daily rhythms of faithful adults. The next generation is watching. The question is: what are they seeing?

Listen in to learn more:

(00:24) Dr. Barna gets honest about nerves, aging, and why he still says yes to interviews

(04:24) Why millions of Christ followers have walked away from Sunday mornings

(08:04) How a 40-year researcher processes hope and despair in the data

(13:54) Only 4% of American adults and just 1% of teens have a biblical worldview

(14:36) Why a child’s worldview is substantially formed by age 13

(16:42) Barna’s simple definition of a biblical worldview

(20:58) Is skipping church a sign of lost faith, or just doing faith differently?

(31:22) Only 37% of pastors have a biblical worldview, and what that reveals about seminary

(35:31) Barna’s unfiltered take on social media and discipleship

(36:09) Introducing the “seven cornerstones of a biblical worldview”

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