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leadership psyc

« GREGORY L. JANTZ, PH.D.

Reclaiming Biblical Norms in the Workplace

A 2022 Pew Research study found that 60% agreed America was founded as a Christian nation, while only 45% agreed that America should be a Christian nation. 1 A third felt America was currently a Christian nation. The study “found that the large numbers of people in the U.S who practice Christianity are declin ing. The religion’s demographic has been dwindling since the 1990s… as many adults transition to an identity of atheist, agnostic or “nothing in particular.” 2 The majority of workers in 2023 came from three generational groups: Baby Boomers at 21.6%, Gen X at 19.83%, and Millennials at 21.75%. 3 The percentage identifying as Chris tian within those three generational

groups has been dropping: Baby Boomers at 76%, Gen X at 67%, and Millennials at 49% (though the upcoming Gen Z’s are currently slightly higher at 55%). 4 As the percentage of Americans who identify as Christians fluctuates (and declines), more people will enter the workforce without a Judeo-Chris tian outlook. The workplace will become even more of a mission field as Christian leaders, understanding this vital reality, position themselves to speak for spiritual truths, concepts, and perspectives, including modeling and/or encouraging healthy, biblical norms of masculinity and gender. Society has much to say about the role and value of males and females, and it is not always good. “In 2017, Pew Research Center asked 4,573

“There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.” – Galatians 3:28, NASB

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