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Copy of DIGITAL MINISTRY CONGREGATIONAL FOLLOW-UP SURVEY

Purpose:
This follow‑up survey explores how you participate, what helps you feel connected, and what would deepen your experience as an online worshiper. Your responses are confidential and will help this congregation strengthen our digital ministry. It will also aid digital ministry research.

Background:
This survey is part of the field research of Rev. Colleen Darraugh, MCC clergy and doctoral student at United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities, for her dissertation “Digital Ministry: Mission. Engagement. Connection.” (Dissertation advisor Dr. Laurie Lyter Bright.) This research is subject to the requirements and standards of the Seminary and generally accepted research practices. Your participation is voluntary and confidential. Thank you for taking the time to answer these 30 questions (mostly multiple choice) which should take less than 10 minutes.

Previously, a survey was shared with onsite and online worship attenders. Insights from that survey were shared with your congregation. Co-learning training was provided to those involved with your digital ministry. This is the follow-up survey of online attenders only to measure any impact. Anonymous, compiled results and insights will be shared with your Pastor and Digital Ministry Team. Results will also be part of the overall research.

Congregants should complete only one survey per person and per device. If there are two people in the household or email address, please use different devices to complete the survey.
Section 1 — Your Online Worship Patterns
1.Mode of attendance – I attend
2.Select which best describes where you attend
3.One year ago, how often did you attend worship online?
4.Currently, how frequently do you attend worship online?
5.When you attend online, you usually join:
6.What device do you most often use for online worship?
7.Which platform do you prefer for worship?
8.Does anyone else at your location worship online with you
Section 2 — How You Participate During Worship
9.During worship, I participate by (choose all that apply):
10.During online worship, how emotionally or spiritually engaged do you feel?
Very engaged
Moderately engaged
Somewhat engaged
Minimally engaged
Not engaged
11.Which parts of the service most help you feel connected or engaged? (Choose all that apply)
12.Do you ever rewatch parts of the service? If yes, which parts? (Check all that apply.)
13.I participate in and support the Mission of this congregation by:
14.Beyond worship, I regularly participate in our church’s:
15.Check all that apply of the following:
16.I give my tithes and offerings:
Section 3 — Your Sense of Connection
17.When I attend worship online, I feel
18.How connected do you feel to this congregation overall?
19.Looking back at a year ago compared to now
20.What helps you feel most connected as an online worshiper?
Section 4 — Barriers to Engagement
21.What makes it harder for you to participate fully online? (Choose all that apply)
22.Are there moments in the service where you want to participate but don’t? Why?
Section 5 — Opportunities for Deeper Engagement
23.Which of the following would help you feel more connected? (Choose all that apply)
24.Would you be interested in any of the following? (Choose all that apply)
Section 6 — Final Reflections
25.What has been the most meaningful part of worshiping online for you?
26.What is one thing we could change that would improve your online worship experience?
27.Is there anything else you want us to know about your experience as an online worshiper?
Section 7 - Demographics
28.Gender Identification
29.Age Range
30.Additional Demographic identifiers