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Digital worship is conceptualized as strategies religious organizations use to conduct online religious activities. The growth of digital worship has advanced over the last two decades as communication technologies become part of societys day-to-day activities. This study aimed to explore digital worship conduct and propose a framework that enhances adequate online worship. This single case descriptive study used communication theory to propose a framework for the digital worship of Africans. Data was collected using in-depth interviews through WhatsApp calls, audio recorded, and transcribed verbatim. The data was analyzed using HyperResearch. The themes that emerged comprise digital fellowship, virtual connection, active participation, hybrid worship, online platforms, worship mindset, evangelism tool, flexibility, preparedness, distraction, expensive, less human connection, creative content, outreach ministry, and spiritual responsibility. Digital worship should be used in a hybrid form where individuals would praise and adore God with a worship mindset. Digital worship provides flexibility but might have costs and significant health issues. Further studies should conduct a quantitative multiple regression in different faith-based contexts to test the framework.

The study suggests that Africans should utilize digital worship to enhance their relationship with God through digital fellowship and virtual connection, leading to outreach ministry from online platforms.Digital worship should be implemented in a hybrid form, encouraging worshippers to maintain a worship mindset despite the less formal setting.However, it is important to acknowledge the potential costs and health concerns associated with digital worship, and further research is needed to validate the proposed framework in diverse faith-based contexts.

Berdasarkan temuan penelitian ini, beberapa saran penelitian lanjutan dapat diajukan. Pertama, penelitian lebih lanjut perlu dilakukan untuk menguji validitas dan reliabilitas kerangka kerja digital worship yang diusulkan dalam berbagai konteks keagamaan di Afrika, menggunakan metode kuantitatif seperti regresi berganda. Kedua, studi kualitatif mendalam dapat dilakukan untuk mengeksplorasi pengalaman dan persepsi individu yang terlibat dalam digital worship, dengan fokus pada bagaimana mereka membangun dan memelihara komunitas iman secara online. Ketiga, penelitian perlu menyelidiki dampak jangka panjang dari digital worship terhadap kesehatan fisik dan mental para peserta, serta dampaknya terhadap praktik keagamaan tradisional dan interaksi sosial. Penelitian-penelitian ini akan memberikan pemahaman yang lebih komprehensif tentang peran digital worship dalam membentuk lanskap keagamaan di Afrika dan memberikan wawasan berharga bagi para pemimpin agama dan pembuat kebijakan dalam merancang strategi yang efektif untuk memanfaatkan potensi digital worship sambil memitigasi risiko yang terkait.

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