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Subject: internet usage
Category: Computers > Internet
Asked by: umpstead-ga
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Posted: 25 Apr 2003 06:50 PDT
Expires: 25 May 2003 06:50 PDT
Question ID: 195262
I need the percentage of U.S. pastors with internet connectivity. It
would be great to break it down by:
*email
*browsing capability
I will need the source so I can quote it. Thank you.
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Subject: Re: internet usage
Answered By: shiva777-ga on 25 Apr 2003 10:06 PDT
Rated:4 out of 5 stars
 
Here you go again. You mentioned posting all 3 citations. If you need
something outside of these references let me know. Glad this helped.
-shiva777

 
• While few clergy consider themselves to be computer experts or
cutting edge technologically,
• More than nine out of ten Senior pastor's use a computer at home or
at the church.
• Four-fifths of all Protestant Senior pastor's have access to the
Internet, while about
• Half pastor's gain entry to the Internet daily. * 
http://www.saultchurches.com/content/marketing/stats.asp 
 
 
 Church Involvement: 23% Sunday school teachers, 23% lead Bible
studies, 14% full-time pastors, 14% youth workers, 7% college
students, 6% church office workers, 6% lead a music ministry, 4%
seminary students, 4% home-school educators, 4% full-time missionaries
 http://www.praiseandworshiplive.com/about/advertising/ 
  
  
 Research conducted in 1998 at Hartford Institute showed that well
over a third of the pastors in the U.S. used the Internet
regularly–and that at least thirty percent of congregations had web
sites.
 http://fact.hartsem.edu/Press/Sept2000newsletter.htm
umpstead-ga rated this answer:4 out of 5 stars

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Subject: Re: internet usage
From: shiva777-ga on 25 Apr 2003 07:31 PDT
 
Looked hard but could not find the specifics (email, browsing
capability). Found the following. The third one being an actualy
university study is probably the most accurate. If this is acceptable
as an answer let me know and I will post it as such. thanks, -shiva777


• While few clergy consider themselves to be computer experts or
cutting edge technologically,
• More than nine out of ten Senior pastor's use a computer at home or
at the church.
• Four-fifths of all Protestant Senior pastor's have access to the
Internet, while about
• Half pastor's gain entry to the Internet daily. *
http://www.saultchurches.com/content/marketing/stats.asp


 Church Involvement: 23% Sunday school teachers, 23% lead Bible
studies, 14% full-time pastors, 14% youth workers, 7% college
students, 6% church office workers, 6% lead a music ministry, 4%
seminary students, 4% home-school educators, 4% full-time missionaries
 http://www.praiseandworshiplive.com/about/advertising/
 
 
 Research conducted in 1998 at Hartford Institute showed that well
over a third of the pastors in the U.S. used the Internet
regularly–and that at least thirty percent of congregations had web
sites.
 http://fact.hartsem.edu/Press/Sept2000newsletter.htm
Subject: Re: internet usage
From: umpstead-ga on 25 Apr 2003 08:29 PDT
 
Looks like you got it. Can you post all three citations? Thank you.

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