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P i c t u r i n g T h e o l o g y

A Guide to Determining Your Worship Profile (continued)

4. Evaluate the content, structure, and style of your worship. Again, use a scale of 1 (”That does not describe our church at all.”) to 10 (”Yes, that is our church!”). Discuss areas of greatest weakness.

a. The content of our worship is the full story of Scripture. b. The structure of our worship is the universally accepted fourfold pattern. c. The style of our worship is appropriate to our congregation and to the people we attract.

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5. Answer the following: a. The approach to worship in our church is based upon: Conceptual language/Symbolic language b. The communication style of our church will relate best to: Boosters/Boomers/Generation X All of the above

6. I would describe our church as: An old paradigm church/A new paradigm church

7. Draw from each of the previous questions to create a worship profile of the church. Do so by completing each of the following sentences: a. Our church has been affected by (which stream of worship renewal) b. Our age group is primarily c. Of the eight aspects of worship renewal, we draw on

d. The content of our worship is e. The structure of our worship is f. The style of our worship is g. Our approach to communication is

8. To complete this study, comment on the kinds of changes you would like to see occur in the worship of your church.