Josh Packard

Dr. Josh Packard is an accomplished researcher and speaker on young people in America, specializing in their spirituality and their relationship with religious groups and faith leaders. He was the founding ED of Springtide Research Institute, and is the well-published author of numerous academic articles, reviews, and the books Church Refugees: Sociologists reveal why people are DONE with church but not their faith, Stuck: Why Clergy Are Alienated from Their Calling, Congregation, and Career ... and What to Do about It, Meaning Making: 8 Values That Drive America's Newest Generations and The Emerging Church: Religion at the Margins.