What can I learn from qualitative research?

Springtide specializes in helping groups and organizations discover meaningful insights about the young people they serve. In this blog post, Senior Research Associate Dr. Nabil Tueme shares her experience with qualitative research and how it can help solve seemingly complex problems.  When an educator approached me with an idea for

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Sparking Religious Curiosity in Today’s Youth 

Our newest report, The State of Religion & Young People 2023: Exploring the Sacred, presents the ways young people experience the sacred in traditional spaces and throughout day-to-day life. We send our work into the world with a clear narrative on what the data show—and we know that data is

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See the Newest on What’s Working in Youth Ministry 

Springtide is officially one year into its journey to learn what’s working for Gen Z.   Supported by a $1.25 million grant from Lilly Foundation, our research team has been connecting with organizations across the country to understand what is engaging Gen Z in America’s new religious and spiritual landscape. Early

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Sacred Moments and Emotions 

In our latest report, The State of Religion & Young People 2023: Exploring the Sacred, young people report that sacred moments are characterized by truth, wonder, awe, gratitude, and a sense of interconnectedness. These moments can take place while experiencing certain emotional states, like inspiration or suffering, and usually evoke

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What does Gen Z believe?

In our annual State of Religion & Young People reports, we survey young people on certain dimensions of religion and spirituality to measure changes from both year to year and over time. These questions of identity, community, belief, and practice help us paint a robust picture of young people’s religious

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What Is Sacred Sensibility? 

Our newest report, The State of Religion & Young People 2023: Exploring the Sacred, detailed young people’s sacred experience. Young people told us that for them the sacred isn’t confined to certain spaces or places, but instead exists in moments that evoke feelings of awe, connection, reverence, or appreciation.   Perhaps

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More Insights from the State of Religion & Young People 2023

In our newest report, The State of Religion & Young People 2023: Exploring the Sacred, young people share their insights on what is sacred to them and how the sacred impacts their lives. Our data show that regardless of religious upbringing or affiliation, young people experience the sacred, or “those

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