Craig Springer, vice president at Barna Group, unexpectedly died on Friday, Aug. 1.
According to its website, Barna Group has for nearly 40 years “conducted more than two million interviews over the course of thousands of studies, and has become a go-to source for insights about faith and culture, leadership and vocation, and generations.”
The private research organization has “carefully and strategically tracked the role of faith in America, developing one of the nation’s most comprehensive databases of spiritual indicators” and has been cited by various outlets, including Fox News, CNN, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and USA Today.
Springer was the executive director at Alpha USA before becoming Barna Group’s vice president in 2022.
Barna Group’s CEO David Kinnaman announced the news of Springer’s passing in a statement released on Barna’s website.
“I am heartbroken to let you know that Craig Springer—my close friend, colleague and brother in the Lord—has passed away unexpectedly,” Kinnaman wrote.
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Kinnaman explained that on Wednesday (July 30), Springer wasn’t feeling well on Wednesday and went to the hospital. It was then that physicians diagnosed Springer with an advanced, metastatic cancer.
“Early this morning (Aug 1), he experienced something like multiple organ failure and died suddenly. (This isn’t an official medical description, but an attempt to summarize what happened),” Kinnaman said.
“We are in a state of shock at this news,” said Kinnaman. “There are no words to express our grief.”
