Protestant pastors who began streaming services in spring 2020
Percent of U.S. Protestant pastors, 2020 (in percent)
Key finding
- Protestant pastors who began streaming services in spring 2020: 96%. Share of Protestant pastors who told Barna they had begun streaming services when the pandemic response began
Source: Barna Group, 40% of Christians Wouldn’t Attend Their Church if It Was Solely Online · Article published 2023-07-26.
Get the chart, CSV, PNG and citation
Free account: full chart, CSV and PNG downloads, ready-to-paste citation, branded share image, and a discussion question for your team.
Questions about this statistic
What does this statistic show?
Protestant pastors who began streaming services in spring 2020: 96%. Share of Protestant pastors who told Barna they had begun streaming services when the pandemic response began.
Who published this data?
Barna Group, 2020. Source: Barna Group, 40% of Christians Wouldn’t Attend Their Church if It Was Solely Online (https://www.barna.com/research/in-person-over-online-church/).
Where can I get the full data and a citation?
Create a free Leader Insights account to open the full chart, download CSV or PNG, copy a citation and save the statistic to your own library.
More Digital & AI statistics
- Americans who agree AI can assist them in understanding the Bible American Bible Society, 2026
- Christians who feel hopeful about AI's potential for good Barna Group, 2026
- Christians who see value in their church offering a digital resource hub Barna Group, 2026
- Americans who watched a Christian church service online during the pandemic Lifeway Research, 2021
- Online and alternative worship formats offered by churches during the pandemic Lifeway Research, 2021
- Preferred type of church gathering after the pandemic Barna Group, 2021
About this data
Leader Insights collects statistics about U.S. churches from published research by organizations such as Lifeway Research, Barna Group, Springtide, the American Bible Society and PRRI. Every number is checked against the wording of the original source before it is published, and each statistic links back to the study it came from. Figures are reproduced from the publishers named above; see the source for full methodology.