Service Report Form

Particular Circumstances
Part of series "Saints and Heroes" - Gideon

How appropriate was the worship to this kind of congregation?
They are used to this preacher and his ways, and generally react well whatever he throws at them.

How were the gifts of the congregation used?
Angela was good with the children, Liza-Jane was spectacular as the angel, and everyone joined in with the actions in the Superhero song, taught last week by Amy.

Were any ingredients of worship absent? If so, were they deliberately omitted? Why?
Little time spent on confession, much on absolution. Quite deliberate. The question remains whether more should have been done, given that it is Lent.

How well do you think the language used in the service related to the congregation?
Children's prayers used while children present. The Bible read from the Message and the Book of Books.

How clear was the aim of the sermon?
Seemed from comments afterward to be well understood. Preacher spoke of faith, obedience and humility and went on to age-ism and leadership.

For you, how successfully was the aim achieved?
Perhaps the point about tokenism could have been made clearer. The meta-narrative in the middle was important too. Could also have talked about gender and sexuality. Inevitably, without a full script, some things were slightly under-emphasised.

What were the strongest points of the content and delivery of the sermon?
The preacher was passionate about the subjects, which did seem to come from the text. He was clear and had good diction.

What aspects of this part of the service need further development?
Be nice if he could have it all sorted out before Saturday night. Then depth and illustrations could be added.

Any other comments?
Does need a team approach to incorporate several elements , even to putting the hymn-board back up. All contributions were valued.