It takes people who are daily serving within local churches to help pastors connect the dots from a larger overview to practical application. That’s why Barna partnered with Benjamin Windle—pastor, speaker and author—to create Digital Church in a Lonely World: 7 Ingredients of Church Community. In this brand-new piece—the first in a series of Barna Ideas—Windle brings the research to life and offers fresh thinking about digital church and community engagement. Part 1: In-Person Community and Part 2: Bold Digital Innovation provide timely insights to help churches bring people together in an increasingly online and disconnected world.

Barna Ideas is a series committed to exploring new models, new methods and new mindsets for the future of the Church.