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Church Production Research Study

Then vs. Now: How Church Production Is Shifting
Introduction

A lot has changed in church production over the past two years. New tools, shifting expectations, tighter budgets, different team dynamics.

This survey asks you to tell us how things look today and how they looked two years ago. That side-by-side comparison will help us understand the real trends shaping production teams and inform the content we create for ChurchProduction.com.

For most questions you will see two columns. Mark what applied two years ago and what applies today.

It should take less than 5 minutes.

Your responses will be used for editorial insight only.

As a thank you, a few respondents will be randomly selected to receive a Shure microphone and a set of Shure headphones. You can enter at the end of the survey if you choose.
Section 1: About Your Church

These first three questions help us put your responses in context.
1.What is your church’s name?(Required.)
2.Where is your church located?(Required.)
3.What is your church’s approximate weekly attendance?(Required.)
Section 2: Priorities and Focus

For each item, mark whether it applied two years ago and/or today.
4.Which areas of production are a priority at your church? (select all that apply in each column)(Required.)
2 Years Ago
Today
Audio
Video / cameras
Lighting
Streaming / broadcast
LED walls / displays
Networking / infrastructure
Volunteer training / development
Content creation (social, short-form video)
5.How would you describe your church’s overall investment in production? (select one in each column)(Required.)
2 Years Ago
Today
Investing to grow quality or capability
Maintaining current systems
Replacing only as needed
Limiting spending to essentials
Section 3: Team and Operations
6.How would you describe your production team? (select one in each column)(Required.)
2 Years Ago
Today
Mostly volunteers
Mix of staff and volunteers
Mostly paid staff
Small or rotating team
7.How easy is it to recruit and retain volunteers? (select one in each column)(Required.)
2 Years Ago
Today
Very difficult
Somewhat difficult
About average
Relatively easy
8.What are the biggest operational challenges for your production team? (select up to 2 in each column)(Required.)
2 Years Ago
Today
Volunteer recruitment or retention
Keeping up with technology changes
Budget constraints
Higher expectations from leadership
System complexity
Training and skill development
Section 4: Technology and Purchasing
9.What drives changes or upgrades in your production systems? (select up to 2 in each column)(Required.)
2 Years Ago
Today
Replacing aging or failing equipment
Improving quality or consistency
Growth in attendance or campuses
Expanding online or broadcast reach
Simplifying systems for volunteers
Leadership vision or direction
10.When evaluating production technology, what matters most? (select up to 3 in each column)(Required.)
2 Years Ago
Today
Ease of use for volunteers
Reliability
Overall performance (audio/video quality)
Cost / value
Integration with existing systems
Manufacturer support or training
11.How does your church typically acquire new equipment? (select one in each column)(Required.)
2 Years Ago
Today
Through an integrator
Through a local dealer (not an integrator)
Through online retailers
Direct from manufacturers
A mix of these approaches
Section 5: The Big Picture
12.In one sentence, what is the single biggest shift in how your church approaches production compared to two years ago? (open-ended)(Required.)
13.What is one thing manufacturers or suppliers consistently get wrong about what churches actually need? (optional, open-ended)
14.What do you think church production will look like two years from now? (open-ended)(Required.)
About You (Optional)
15.What is your level of involvement in decisions about production equipment? (optional)
16.What best describes your role? (optional)
Enter the Giveaway (Optional)
17.Provide your name and email below if you’d like to be entered into the drawing for a Shure microphone and headphones.
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