Use of technology among (Western) Christians

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Use of technology among (Western) Christians

Posted by Justin Long ⋅ June 2, 2008 ⋅

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DJ Chuang at Leadership Network analyzes new statistics from Barna on technology use among (Western) Christians:

% of Christians who have used Instant Messaging in the past week: 33%

% of Americans who sent someone a text message via a mobile telephone: 30%

% of Christians who searched for online information or content: 84%

% of Christians who reported watching a video via the Internet in the previous week: 26%

% of evangelicals who listened to a sermon via digital recordings: 38%

% of other born again Christians who listened to a sermon via digital recordings: 31%

% of other adults who listened to a sermon via digital recordings: 17%

Could it be that most of us just don’t like sermons? Or those who like sermons aren’t typically that tech-savvy? Also, an interesting note from Barna’s report: a trend is considered at the “tipping point” when it reaches 20% of the population. Momentum has previously taking a bit of a different tack, arguing that something reaches a tipping point when its growth rate consistently exceeds the growth rate of the population (see “Hunting Microtrends“).