Based on interviews Protestant pastors, the Barna study discovered that pastors believe a large majority of their congregants deem their faith in God to be the highest priority in their life.

Twenty-two percent of congregation members spiritually committed

"In 2002, Gallup began including nonmembers (Americans who don't belong to a religious congregation) in the survey, so that comparisons could be made between members and nonmembers."

• ...Nineteen percent of congregation members were fully spiritually committed in 2002,
• compared with 5% of nonmembers.

That gap shows no sign of narrowing; in the October 2004** survey,  22% of congregation members are fully spiritually committed and only 3% of nonmembers fall into that category. 

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Many, but not all, Protestant teenagers are quite active in church and in other religious activities: 

• Sixty-five percent of Protestant teens report attending church at least once a month.
• Slightly less than 50 percent of Protestant teens report current activity in a religious
  youth group, having ever been to a religious summer camp and having gone on a religious retreat.
• Teens with parents who are affiliated with conservative denominations are especially likely to participate in these activities, while teens whose parents are affiliated with black Protestant denominations are less likely than most other Protestant teens to participate.
• Teens who report regularly attending religious services (at least two to three times a month) are more likely to participate in these religious activities than are teens who do not regularly attend religious services.

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