Roughly 62% of teens and young adults pray daily (once or more a day), while ap- proximately 75% of adults age 30 and above do so. This gap means youth ministries may need to teach and model daily prayer , perhaps through prayer challenges, guided prayer times, or integrating prayer into youth events. Emphasizing personal prayer routines could help young people deepen their faith and dependency on God. Prayer remains one of the strongest indicators of spiritual vitality among respon- dents, yet the data reveals that frequency and motivation differ significantly across age groups. Among adult and senior respondents, prayer was described as a con- sistent daily rhythm. In contrast, younger participants reported prayer less fre- quently and more situationally . This suggests that prayer, for many younger believers, has become transactional rather than transformational —focused more on outcomes than on communion. Furthermore, qualitative comments show that some respondents see prayer as a “last resortˮ rather than a spiritual discipline of dependence. The absence of daily prayer patterns among youth may indicate not apathy, but a lack of teaching on why prayer matters beyond personal requests. Key Point: Encourage regular prayer habits among youth
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