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How long was the journey to faith?

Of course, every person’s faith journey is unique. Some participants had grown up
in Christian homes and attended church as children, while others had no religious
background at all. Particularly for those who were older, the process tended to take
several years, but for 59% of participants, conversion had taken less than a year. This
number jumped to 76% of those with a low income, and 74% of those with no faith
background. Traditionally, the expectation has been that people need to hear the
gospel multiple times before they accept Jesus. Our findings suggest that although
that’s still true for some, many people have supernatural experiences that ‘fast-
track’ the process of faith in Jesus. We also noticed lots of people make professions
of faith before they understand much of the gospel at all.

How long it took people
to come to faith
15%
Less than 6 months
8% 32%
6 months to 1 year
1–2 years
18%
3–5 years
27%
I’ve been curious for longer than 5 years

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