Results

The CONTOC studies examined church practice under the conditions of the corona pandemic. This page collects the central publications, conference reports and findings.

CONTOC 1 — survey 2020

• CONTOC — first results

  Overview of the research subject, the research approach and the first analyses of the 2020 survey.

• Press release: Digitalization in the church

  Diverse experiences and thoughtful assessments — press release of 14 September 2020.

• Results of the CONTOC study, Germany section

  Analysis for the German section, building on the first ecumenical conference on 13 April 2021.

• “Digital baptism of fire passed?”

  Results and perspectives of the CONTOC study — online presentation hosted by the EKD office in Brussels, 16 June 2021.

• The CONTOC Study: Empirical Insights, Interpretations and Perspectives

  The complete volume on the international study, published by Springer VS (2023).

CONTOC 2 — survey 2022

• CONTOC2: Digitalization in the church — first results

  Media release and annotated presentation of the first CONTOC2 results (September 2022).

• Results presentation 2022

  The complete results presentation for the Protestant churches in Germany and Switzerland, with an outlook on 2024.

• How sustainable is the digitalization push in churches?

  Online conference in June 2024 discussing the results of the CONTOC2 study.

• Book on the CONTOC2 study

  Announcement of the volume on the CONTOC2 study (October 2024).