2009 License Holder Survey Results
1. What is your role at the church?
Worship Leader 24.89%
Music Director 17.68%
Senior Pastor 16.28%
Administrative Assistant 11.61%
Media Director 4.94%
Associate Pastor 3.54%
Other 21.06%
2. What is the age range of your church's music pastor/director?
18-25 4.71%
26-35 16.45%
36-45 24.31%
46-55 32.09%
Over 55 22.44%
3. What kind of worship music does your church primarily use?
Blended (combination of contemporary worship song and traditional hymns) 58.50%
Contemporary worship songs 21.42%
Separate services for contemporary and traditional 13.14%
Traditional hymns 6.94%
4. If you have separate services, which service has more attendance?
Traditional service 30.44%
Contemporary service 36.20%
About the same 33.36%
5. Does your church have a single meeting place, or do you have multiple locations/campuses?
Single meeting place 93.40%
Multiple locations/campuses 6.60%
6. If your church has multiple campuses, how many?
Does your church have a single meeting place, or do you have multiple locations/campuses?
7. What is the average time allotted for congregational singing in your church’s main service?
0-10 min 5.71%
11-20 min 46.58%
21-30 min 36.13%
31-40 mins 8.73%
Over 40 min 2.85%
8. How many songs do you usually sing during your worship service?
1-3 8.37%
4-6 72.44%
7-9 17.49%
10+ 1.70%
9. What instruments are used in your worship service? (check all that apply)
What instruments are used in your worship service? (check all that apply)
10. How would you rate your congregation’s response to your church’s worship style?
Very enthusiastic 26.53%
Generally positive 61.37%
Mixed 10.56%
Struggling 1.55%
11. Compared to one year ago is this response:
Better 35.33%
About the same 62.93%
Worse 1.75%
12. Does your church have a Music/Worship Pastor or Director (someone who oversees the music department)?
Yes 75.44%
No 24.56%
13. If Yes,
Full Time (paid, on staff) 26.96%
Part Time (paid, on staff) 34.44%
Volunteer (unpaid) 38.60%
14. Does your Music Pastor/Director have additional church leadership responsibilities?
(check all that apply)
Does your Music Pastor/Director have additional church leadership responsibilities? (check all that apply)
15. What are your Music Ministry’s biggest challenges? (check all that apply)
What are your Music Ministry
16. What does your Worship Team use to accompany the Worship Leader? (check all that apply)
What does your Worship Team use to accompany the Worship Leader? (check all that apply)
17. Who typically leads the congregational singing?
Worship/Song Leader & Support Singers 54.52%
Worship/Song Leader only 14.93%
Worship/Song Leader, Support Singers & Choir 10.75%
Worship/Song Leader & Choir 9.87%
Senior Minister 5.77%
No one 4.19%
18. Who most frequently selects the songs to be sung in a service?
Music/Worship Pastor or Director 39.27%
Worship Leader 35.27%
Senior Pastor 13.21%
Other 12.24%
19. What worship assist tools do you use? (check all that apply)
What worship assist tools do you use? (check all that apply)
20. Does your church use movie clips/custom videos for sermon illustrations or announcements?
Yes 47.67%
No 52.33%
21. If so, what do you use?
Both equally 31.89%
Mostly custom videos 30.29%
Mostly movie clips 22.44%
Movie clips only 8.00%
Custom videos only 7.37%
22. How often do you use movie clips/custom videos?
Weekly 13.03%
1 or more per month 31.72%
Once every 1-2 months 25.74%
Once every 3-6 months 19.62%
Once every 6-12 months 9.89%
23. What is your primary source for discovering new church music?
Radio 29.80%
Internet 28.48%
Music Club 7.99%
Music conferences 5.97%
Bookstore 4.97%
Direct mail 3.99%
Other 18.80%
24. What is your primary source for purchasing new church music?
Internet 51.78%
Bookstore 20.69%
Music club 8.68%
Direct mail 5.87%
Music Conferences 2.51%
Other 10.48%
25. If "Internet" is selected, what products do you purchase?
Primary digital downloads 50.37%
Primarily hard copies (CD's sheet music) with delivery/shipping 25.10%
Both equally 24.53%
26. Does your church have a website?
Yes 83.02%
No 16.98%
27. Which worship-related websites do you regularly visit? (check all that apply)
Which worship-related websites do you regulary visit? (check all that apply)
28. What features/resources are most valuable to you on these worship websites? (check all that apply)
What features/resources are most valuable to you on these worship websites? (check all that apply)
CCLI TV - New Worship Music and Instructional videos
29. If you are a CCLITV viewer, how often do you view videos on CCLITV?
2-3 times a week 2.87%
Weekly 9.46%
2-3 times a month 17.17%
Monthly 22.72%
Once every 2-3 months 27.43%
Once every 6 months 20.35%
30. If you are a CCLITV viewer, what channel do you find most valuable?
All equally 36.65%
Open Mic: new songs from the churches 17.81%
Instruct: worship/music instruction clips 29.73%
FirstTake: new songs from the major labels 15.81%
31. What new channels on CCLITV would interest you? (check all that apply)
What new channels on CCLI TV would interest you? (check all that apply)
32. What web features/resources on ccli.com would interest you? (check all that apply)
What web features/resources on ccli.com would interest you? (check all that apply
33. What other needs do you have in your church music department? (check all that apply)
What other needs do you have in your church music department? (check all that apply)

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