from Christian Today
Reading the Bible and experiencing a welcoming church are two of the most common reasons why people become Christians, a new report by the Evangelical Alliance (EA) has found.
Its new report, Finding Jesus: Identifying Pathways to Faith in Adulthood, draws on the experiences of 280 adults who came to faith in the last five years.
For many respondents, a deep dissatisfaction with life was the trigger for their faith journey – over a third (37%) said they had needed help with life at the time of turning to Christianity, while a similar proportion (34%) were looking for meaning.
Nearly a third (32%) said they had suffered a painful or difficult experience, while over a quarter (29%) said they were drawn to Christianity by the impact of the faith on someone they knew.
The same proportion said they had started exploring the faith because someone had spoken to them about it, while a similar number (28%) had had a spiritual experience.
People from low incomes were most likely to cite the positive actions of Christians towards them.