BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — If discipleship were a test, the average churchgoer would pass — but not by much. In the second half of the State of Discipleship study, Lifeway Research studied churchgoers’ levels of discipleship by asking dozens of questions related to Christian doctrine and practice. Earlier, as part of the State of Discipleship study, Lifeway Research asked U.S. Protestant pastors their perspectives on helping their congregants grow in their faith. In a typical month, the average churchgoer attends a worship service at their church more than four times (4.9). On average, churchgoers say they give 9% of their annual income to their local church and 4% to other nonprofit charitable causes or organizations.