Does Gen Z Believe in a Higher Power?
Gen Z may not fill seats at weekend religious services, but that doesn’t mean they don’t believe in the higher power on which...
The Springtide Blog
The blog uses applicable and approachable insights pulled from our latest research, contextualizes our research with current events and lived experience, and offers posts written by young people, experts in the field, and Springtide staff and advisory board members.
An Inside Look at Gen Z’s Spiritual Practices
A question we frequently hear at Springtide is “why don’t young people want to come to church?” Our data does show many young...
3 Ways to Help Gen Z Deal With Holiday Stress
Pandemic concerns might be fading, but money woes related to inflation may keep holiday gatherings smaller than expected this year – one in...
13 Points on Generation Alpha
At our recent Conference on Mental Health, Religion and Gen Z, a participant asked the question “What about Generation Alpha?” Generation Alpha is...
4 Ways to Create a Culture of Accountability That Resonates
Gen Z often gets a bad rap for being flighty, non-committal, etc., yet all young people (regardless of generation) undergo a shift from...
Is Your Organization Mental-Health Friendly? A Checklist
Whether it’s a place of worship, learning, business or community service, organizations set out to positively impact people both outside and within their...
Gen Z is Less Religious or Spiritual Than Older Generations? That’s A Myth.
One of the prevailing narratives about Gen Z is that they are moving further and further away from religion and belief, contributing to...
Two Paths to Facilitate Purpose: How Adults Can Help Young People Discover Theirs
“Well, for me personally, I think my purpose in life is to be able to resist and heal from the things that have...
Aligned Expectations Help Support Mental Health
“It’s hard to live your life if you’re worrying too much about your next life, I guess.” —Emma, 18 The State of Religion...
Connection Matters for Mental Health
“So I went to church with my family growing up, we went to a Christian Church and I think having that group of...
Gen Z and Mental Health: Four Intersections with Faith
I think religion . . . is a place to find belonging. It’s a place to connect with a higher purpose, which is...
Hear from Our Co-hosts at the Conference!
Research in Action: A Conference on Gen Z, Mental Health & Religion is just TWO days away, and we’re convening hundreds of people...
Ask Josh: How Can I Make Sure the Gen Zers in My Life Aren’t Lonely?
“Loneliness is just such an insidious and underrated cause (of mental health problems) and it comes back to how we’re just expected to...
Music Grounds: Introducing the FOCUS + CLARITY playlist
Does this fall season already have you frazzled? A little music may be just what you need to get you motivated. Our SAP...
Find Out What Young People Are Saying About Their Mental Health
It’s no secret that the mental health crisis has reached epidemic proportions, especially for Gen Z. Yet, a growing willingness to share mental...
Ask Josh: What is the difference between being religious and being spiritual?
What does it mean to be religious? Is that different from being spiritual? Since the terms are often used interchangeably, it’s understandable that...
Gen Z and Religion – What The Statistics Say
A common misconception about young people, and Gen Z in particular, is that they are moving away from belief in a higher power...
Finding Connection At School . . . The Hard Way
Finding connection and community is challenging at any stage in life. In this blog post, our SAP member Daniel talks about how finding...
Need a dose of happiness? Introducing the Mood Booster playlist
This summer, a couple of our Springtide Ambassadors from the 2022 SAP cohort helped create surveys to find out what songs our group...
Meet our 2022 SAP Leadership Fellow, Christian Camacho!
The Springtide Ambassadors Program (SAP) launched in January 2021 with our inaugural group of youth and young adult ambassadors entering an online cohort...
Ask Josh: How does Gen Z Thrive at Work?
Gen Z is moving into the workforce -and although they’re just starting their work life, they’re already showing up differently than the Millennials...
Creating a Qur’an-Inspired Body Scan Meditation
Each of us discovered different ways to handle our mental, physical, and spiritual health during the COVID-19 pandemic. While the pandemic still continues,...
Three Ways to Create a More Inclusive Environment
Most organizations claim or aspire to be diverse, but in 2022 it’s not enough to just have different types of people in your...
Finding Divine Presence in Friendship
In my junior year of college, I decided to take a class on documentary film in Latin America and Iberia. As an avid...
How Can I Support My Students’ Mental Health?
Educators often have a front-row seat to what’s happening in students’ lives, including all that happens once they leave the classroom. Teachers are...
Four Ways to Start Your Mindfulness Journey
While tending to your mental health often requires a tailored approach, there are identified practices that have worked for people regardless of individual...
Ask Josh: What Does It Mean To Be Religious?
It’s often thought that religiousness is measured by how often one shows up at services. Yet, it turns out being religious is about...
Anxious? Lonely? Stressed? This Is the Playlist For You
With an eye to this year’s focus on mental health, the Springtide Ambassadors have once again put together Spotify playlists! We sent an...
Ask Josh: Is Gen Z the Loneliest Generation
While loneliness is not necessarily unique to this generation, the level of disconnection Gen Z is experiencing is cause for action. In this...
Inclusion Matters for Belonging
Some of our most recent research shows a clear tie between engaging with a religious or spiritual community and better mental health. Yet,...
Voices of Young People Podcast: Gen Z and Purpose
The Voices of Young People Podcast is a digital space where we listen directly to young people as they respond to our research...
Ask Josh: “How can we get young people back to church?”
One of the questions our executive director receives most is “how can we get young people to come back to church?” In this...
How Campus Ministry Created a Sense of Belonging
Many young people are lonely, which Springtide defines as a persistent state of being in which a person feels isolated, unsupported, and without...
Four Ways to Show Gen Z You Care
Cultivating any relationship takes time and effort, but showing care for a young person requires a precise type of support. Young people want...
Three Ways I Found Purpose
For many of us, purpose equals motivation. For Gen Z, this is especially true—our surveys and interviews with young people show a significant...
The Voices of Young People Podcast: How Expectations Can Help or Hurt Gen Z
The Voices of Young People Podcast is a digital space where we listen directly to young people as they respond to our research...
How does Gen Z use faith to cope with anxiety?
It’s no secret that everyone deals with stress, yet Gen Zers may be especially susceptible to stress and the anxiety and uncertainty that...
Prayer, Meditation, and What’s In-Between
Growing up in the Catholic church, prayer was something I heard a lot about. There was the Our Father and the Hail Mary,...
Our Springtide Ambassadors on Mental Health at Schools
We asked our Springtide Ambassadors, a group of young people who meet monthly to discuss Springtide data and themes, to contribute a piece...
