More About The
Gospel Advancing Study

More About The
Gospel Advancing Study

Does
Gospel Advancing Ministry
Really Work?

For years, Dare 2 Share Ministries has championed the Gospel Advancing ministry model as the most effective way to get teens to share their faith. But we wanted to put it to the test. Does it really work the way we believe it does?

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Setting Up the Study

To find our answers, we partnered with Clarity Research to conduct a survey of youth ministry leaders across the United States and 46 other countries. We received 513 unique responses between September 2023 to January 2024. Respondents came from a variety of backgrounds and ministry contexts, some who were implementing the Gospel Advancing philosophy and some who were not.

How many Gospel conversations were students having?

How many youth leaders were actively sharing the Gospel themselves?

How many students were discipling a peer?

Did youth leaders have a disciple multiplication strategy in place?

Download the Full Report

Does
Gospel Advancing Ministry
Really Work?

For years, Dare 2 Share Ministries has championed the Gospel Advancing ministry model as the most effective way to get teens to share their faith. But we wanted to put it to the test. Does it really work the way we believe it does?

Download the Full Report

About Video

Setting Up the Study

To find our answers, we partnered with Clarity Research to conduct a survey of youth ministry leaders across the United States and 46 other countries. We received 513 unique responses between September 2023 to January 2024. Respondents came from a variety of backgrounds and ministry contexts, some who were implementing the Gospel Advancing philosophy and some who were not.

How many Gospel conversations were students having?

How many youth leaders were actively sharing the Gospel themselves?

How many students were discipling a peer?

Did youth leaders have a disciple multiplication strategy in place?

Download the Full Report

How the Groups Were Defined

How the Groups Were Defined

How the Groups Were Defined

To measure the effectiveness of the Gospel Advancing strategy, youth ministries were divided into four categories based on which key values they implemented.

To measure the effectiveness of the Gospel Advancing strategy, youth ministries were divided into four categories based on which key values they implemented.

To measure the effectiveness of the Gospel Advancing strategy, youth ministries were divided into four categories based on which key values they implemented.

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Typical Youth Group
(Control Group )

These groups did not emphasize relational evangelism.

Most Effective

Gospel Advancing Group C

Groups emphasized relational evangelism, leaders modeled it, and a disciple-multiplication strategy was in place (teens discipling teens).

Gospel Advancing Group A

Students were trained and encouraged to share their faith—leaders were not modeling it.

Gospel Advancing Group B

Groups emphasized relational evangelism, leaders modeled it, but there was no disciple-multiplication strategy.

See the Proof for Yourself

This research isn’t just another opinion. It’s a data-backed confirmation that when Gospel Advancing principles are applied, youth ministries become mission-driven, disciple-making movements.

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