‘We can’t keep up with the number of students requesting baptism’
By 
Tony Wilson2025-02-27T18:09:00
Reports of God at work among Gen Z are flooding in from around the globe. Tony Wilson heads to Toulouse, to investigate a remarkable renewal among the town’s student population
Adopting the faith that many of their parents rejected, young adults are once again taking the call to follow Jesus seriously. Far from deterring them, conservative social values are part of the appeal to faith. The resurgence of interest in Christianity among Gen Z has been gathering pace, from the USA’s Asbury University revival in 2023 to Barna research showing that young adults are far more spiritually open than previous generations. This phenomenon is sweeping across France too, and I saw it firsthand when I spent two days with Catholic church leaders and students in Toulouse.
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