American Christian Digital Discipleship Survey During COVID-19

150 survey responses from American Christians regarding their engagement with religious communities before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic. It focuses on the adoption of digital tools like Zoom, livestreaming, and apps for discipleship and the perceived efficacy of online versus physical community support.

Use Cases

• Analyze the adoption rates of specific digital tools (Zoom, livestreaming, apps) for religious practice before, during, and after the pandemic.
• Compare perceived efficacy of online community support versus physical community support among the 150 survey respondents.
• Study the shift toward 'hybrid' religious practice by examining engagement patterns across different phases of the pandemic.
• Investigate the limitations of virtual communion as reported by participants in the survey.

Strengths

• Contains 150 survey responses from a defined population of American Christians.
• Data captures a specific temporal context: before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Focuses on a specific research theme: digital tool adoption and perceived efficacy in religious practice.

Limitations

• Sample size of 150 respondents may limit generalizability of findings.
• Geographic scope is limited to the United States, which may not reflect global trends.
• Survey data is self-reported and subject to recall and social desirability biases.

Provenance

Source

David W. Meyer Dataverse

Collection Method

Survey responses collected for research.

Time Range

Covers periods before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Freshness

Data was last updated on 2026-01-30.

Geography

United States