| Topics: | Changes in worship, Contemporary worship, Music, Worship, Worship planning, Worship service, Worship style |
| Filters: | Church staff, Elder, Pastor, Worship, Worship leader |
| Purpose: | Worship |
| References: | None |
| Date Added: | July 31, 2007 |
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Here are ingredients that hinder or contribute to an effective worship service. Mark a point on each line to describe our worship.
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Atmosphere
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Like a funeral parlor
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Joyful & contagious
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Music
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Dead
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Alive & bright
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Welcome to Visitors
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Visitors ignored
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Warm & friendly
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Theme
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No clear theme
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Theme evident & relevant
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Bulletin/Program
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Like the classified ads
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Attractive & well-prepared
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Announcements
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A distraction
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Blend into service
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Response
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No opportunity
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Clear response appropriate to message
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Flow
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Disjointed
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Each component part of whole
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Transitions
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Abrupt
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Clear & easy
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Language
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Religious jargon
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Clear & widely understood
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To Discuss
- Which of the above areas is our greatest strength?
- Which of the above areas is our greatest weakness?
- What is one thing we can do next week that will improve our worship the most?
- How is God pleased by worship that is inviting to its participants?
Membership in the Congregation
Excellent Worship with a Volunteer Team
Preaching by Faith and by Sight
Community, not Commodity
