Churches on the Digital Cloud. Sponsored by Fellowship Technologies a partner in LifeWay s Digital Church initiative

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Joanna Wilkins
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1 Churches on the Digitl Clou Sponsore by Fellowship Technologies prtner in LifeWy s Digitl Church inititive

2 2 Methoology A strtifie, rnom smple of Protestnt churches were contcte. The smple ws strtifie by church membership with 200 complete interviews in ech: < 100 members members members members members Interviews were conucte by telephone with the stff member most responsible for mking cisions bout the technology use in their church.

3 3 Methoology continue Responnts were not informe the reserch ws being conucte on behlf of LifeWy Reserch. Surveys were conucte September 8-20, The smple of 1,003 complete surveys provis 95% confince tht the smpling error oes not excee 3.2 %. Responses were weighte to reflect the nturl size istribution of churches.

4 4 40% of churches hve 10 lers or less incluing stff, lers, techers n smll group lers. 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 10% 0% 17% 23% 18% Mein # of stff n lers: 15 Men# of stff n lers: 22 13% 14% 16% >30 Approximtely how mny lers oes your church hve incluing church stff, ministry lers, techers, n smll group lers?

5 In hlf of ll churches less thn hlf of their lers hve ccess to t bout their own ministry or group 5 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 10% 0% 11% 17% Mein % of stff n lers with ccess to t: 42% Men % of stff n lers with ccess to t: 52% 10% 8% 35% 0% 1-19% 20-39% 40-59% 60-99% 100% Approximtely how mny of these lers cn personlly ccess t bout their own ministry or group such s ttennce, contct informtion, n trens?

12% of churches use web-bse softwre for church mngement to shre informtion bout their members n ministry 6 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 31% 28% 10% 12% 10% 8% 12% 0% Computerbse Church Mngement

6 12% of churches use web-bse softwre for church mngement to shre informtion bout their members n ministry 6 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 31% 28% 10% 12% 10% 8% 12% 0% Computerbse Church Mngement Softwre Web-bse softwre for church mngement Multiple softwre pckges Other None Not sure Which one of the following best scribes the tools your church uses to shre informtion bout members, volunteers, n events cross ministry res or prtments?

7 7 Differences in use of tools to shre informtion by Size Computer-bse Church Mngement Softwre 22% ce Web-bse softwre for church mngement 7% e Multiple softwre pckges 15% c 25% ce 9% 25% 37% b 12% 18% b 29% 32% 41% b 37% b 34% * Letters inicte column with sttisticlly significnt ifference t 95% confince intervl. Which one of the following best scribes the tools your church uses to shre informtion bout members, volunteers, n events cross ministry res or prtments?

8 8 53% of churches inicte some of their church stff members use mobile vices to ccess emil 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 10% 0% 53% 33% 32% Access emil Access their clenr Upte n respon to Fcebook posts 26% Access clenr for the church n church fcility Wht type of online ctivities o t lest some of your church stff members conuct from mobile vices such s cell phones, blckberries, p s, or i-phones?

9 9 An, 35% of churches inicte their church stff members use mobile vices in none of these wys 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 10% 0% 15% 15% 11% 8% Blog Tweet Look up church ttennce t or trens Upte member contct informtion in church mngement softwre Wht type of online ctivities o t lest some of your church stff members conuct from mobile vices such s cell phones, blckberries, p s, or i-phones? 35% None of these 5% Not sure

10 Differences in online ctivities conucte by stff members from mobile vices by Size 1-49 50-99 100-199 200-499 500+ Access emil 38% Look up church ttennce t or trens 4% Blog 3% Tweet 5% Upte n

10 10 Differences in online ctivities conucte by stff members from mobile vices by Size Access emil 38% Look up church ttennce t or trens 4% Blog 3% Tweet 5% Upte n respon to Fcebook posts 16% b Access their clenr 15% bc Access clenr for the church n church fcility Upte member contct informtion in church mngement softwre 11% c None of these 52% c 3% e 47% 8% 14% e 13% e 22% 49% 10% e 15% e 12% e 28% 32% 24% 72% bce 18% b 19% e e 44% bce 44% bce 40% bc 87% bc 29% bc 44% bc 52% bc 68% bc 64% bc 43% bc 8% 7% 11% 18% 42% 37% 18% bc 7% bc * Letters inicte column with sttisticlly significnt ifference t 95% confince intervl. Wht type of online ctivities o t lest some of your church stff members conuct from mobile vices such s cell phones, blckberries, p s, or i-phones?

11 11 Differences in online ctivities conucte by stff members from mobile vices by Loction Lrge City Access emil 69% bc Smll City Suburbs Look up church ttennce t or trens 18% 9% 11% 9% 52% 54% Rurl re Blog 13% 18% 13% Tweet 21% 13% 19% 12% Upte n respon to Fcebook posts 39% Access their clenr 39% Access clenr for the church n church fcility 33% Upte member contct informtion in church mngement softwre None of these 21% bc 31% 39% 34% 40% 28% 29% 45% 27% c 27% c 18% bc 9% 9% 10% 6% 34% 33% 45% bc * Letters inicte column with sttisticlly significnt ifference t 95% confince intervl. Wht type of online ctivities o t lest some of your church stff members conuct from mobile vices such s cell phones, blckberries, p s, or i-phones?

12 Demogrphics of Prticipting Churches

13 13 Averge Worship Attennce Weighte (reflects Protestnt Churches) , 19% 500+, 6% 1-49, 13% , 33% 50-99, Wht is your church s verge worship ttennce on typicl weeken (incluing ll ges from bbies to ults but not counting nyone twice)?

14 14 36% of churches inicte their church is locte in rurl re 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 10% 0% Lrge city (100,000 or more) 27% Smll city (less thn 100,000) 17% Suburbs 36% Rurl re Which of the following best represents where your church is locte?

15 15 Differences in loction of church by Size Lrge city 16% e Smll city 17% % Suburbs 12% 13% Rurl Are 56% c 17% 27% bce 25% 29% 31% 45% c 19% 23% b 35% b 19% bc % bc 31% 19% Totl 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 8% bc * Letters inicte column with sttisticlly significnt ifference t 95% confince intervl. Which of the following best represents where your church is locte?

16 16 Differences in loction of church by Census Region Lrge city 17% 23% c Northest South Miwest West 13% b 28% c Smll city 26% 24% 26% 32% Suburbs 33% bc Rurl Are 24% bc 16% 37% 16% 46% 14% 26% bc Totl 100% 100% 100% 100% * Letters inicte column with sttisticlly significnt ifference t 95% confince intervl. Which of the following best represents where your church is locte?

17 17 40% of churches inicte their senior pstor is between ges % 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 10% 0% 40% 22% 13% 4% Age Age Age Age 60+ Not Sure Approximtely how ol is your church s senior or le pstor?

18 Churches on the Digitl Clou Sponsore by Fellowship Technologies prtner in LifeWy s Digitl Church inititive

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