Don't Forget: First Deadline January 25!

Just a reminder that your first autobiographical introduction is due at the end of this week.
I apologize to a couple of you for late response to your emails, I haven't fully switched into teaching mode until this weekend.  Also, don't forget to put COS 413 in the subject heading.

Also, if you get a response from me via donna@andrew-umc.org don't be confused.  Donna is the church administrator and works with me closely--sometimes sending emails out when I ask her to.

Have a good one.  Looking forward to seeing you all very soon.

The First Assignment

Due Two Weeks Before our First Class Session—due January 25 

This will be graded but you may drop this grade later, if you don’t think it will help your overall performance in the class. My hope is to help you understand what I am looking for, and how I will evaluate your assignments BEFORE we get any further in the class.  This is also useful information for me in the process of getting to know you.

1.    Mail me a brief worship autobiography. I need you to mail it two weeks before class. If I do not get it prior to the class, I will not be able to offer feedback on it during the first class. In this essay share with me the following:

o   A high moment in worship for you

o   A high moment of worship in the Bible that inspires you

o   Your hope for high moments of worship in your local church and what it might take to get there

o   What spiritual or denominational background you came out of and how their worship style has shaped and formed your worship style.

o   What you read or what you attend or who you listen to in order to deepen your ability to appreciate and lead dynamic worship.

           

2.   Brief responses (2-3 sentences) to these questions:

o   How many funerals, weddings, baptisms (adult, youth, and child) do you officiate in a given year and/or over the duration of your ministry?

o   How often do you observe communion, and confirmation/new member experiences in the appointment where you worship now?

o   What are the expectations in your church for the sermon (length, structure, spontaneity, etc.)? How do they see the sermon in relationship to the overall worship service?

o   What kind of worship experiences do the people in your current appointment most enjoy and readily participate in?

o   What one change could you make in worship that would cause the biggest uproar/conflict in your current appointment?

3.   A comment or two about what you would most like to learn in the context of this class that would assist you in your ministry.