Church rater # 1

The Church What Church did you visit? Bethel Assembly of God What city or town is this Church located? Littlestown What date and service did you attend? February 8 2009 Sunday Night Service

Evaluating How would you rate this church? For me it would be a 5. Please provide ratings based on your own experience. Yes, I realize this is subjective and your '1′ might be someone else's '5′. That's ok. It's your rating and I really want your opinion. Rate the following from 1 to 5. 1 is not effective, 5 is very effective! Overall: ___4_______ Friendliness ______4_______ Singing ______3_____ Preaching ____9 Yeah Johannes!!!_____ First Impressions Outside: Was the building easy to find? yeah, of course I was in a van full of Master's Students. Daniel drove us and he knew where it was. I just sat as he drove us there. Was it difficult to find parking? no...well it depends...are you talking about close to the building parking or just parking because we had to park a little bit away from the building due to all the cars for the leadership event. How about the interior or exterior signage- what would you do differently? It was nice...really clean. The outside looked neat. It didn't look scary or initiminating unless you like small churches. What did the appearance, style, or construction of the building communicate to you? That it is a growing church. They are building an addition. But other than that, it looked like most Assembly of God churches. Before the service: Did anyone approach you and speak to you before the service got underway? No, I didn't have anyone go out of their way to greet me or say anything. If someone did speak to you, how did you feel about that? Can you share their names? Did you know them before the visit? General observations: As you observed the people "doing their church thing", what went through your mind? Some were fake, others were really genuine. It was really neat to look around the room and see everyone from all different denominations worshipping together. Were you able to understand why they do what they do? I'm not sure how to answer this question. What do you mean? Do they seem sincere? Like before, you noticed some really got it. Some understood God's love and His forgiveness and they were just so neat to watch as they worshipped. There was this joy and glow that surrounded them. Others were just doing it for the sake of it. Like it was there Sunday routine..."I have to get in my good deed for the week" kinda thing. What do you think about the overall presentation of the service? (the liturgy, program or flow of the service) The flow I thought was good. Bulletin and communications: Is there anything in the church bulletin that you find confusing or offensive? Well, I never got a bulletin...I don't think they have them on Sunday Night Services. At least, my church back home didn't...only in the morning services. If this were your "business", how would you improve the communication part of it- the bulletin especially? Ummm...perhaps give me a bulletin. : ) Were announcements clear, and interesting (did you want to sign up for anything)? There was one announcement that I saw; it was on the screen from the projector. It had something to do with a Valentines Event. I wasn't interested because I'm not dating anyone right now. Children's Ministry Does this church appear kid-friendly? Most definitely...they have an amazing play house for the kids...like a McDonald's play house. I got to go down the slide. It was amazing! They also have a ball pit....only the coolest thing ever!!!!! I believe that because they are so family oriented that is why their church is growing so much!! Did you bring any children with you to the service? No If so, ask them about their experience. What did they tell you? Music and Prayer How would you describe the music? Not like Freedom Valley's. Slow and traditional. Did you enjoy any of it? Not really. Did you feel like you connected with God during any part of it? A little bit, but I had to really push in. It was hard to get into worship. How was it different from what you are used to? Well...I'm used to lively, freeing, excited about praising God kinda worship. Would you enjoy worshiping like that often? Uggghhh...NO! What did you think of the prayers that were offered in the service? One of the guys from the Swedish team named Peter was the one who prayed during service, so I don't really know As you listened to the prayers, what did you learn about how that church might think of people, or of God? Can't answer this one...Johannes and Peter were the only ones who offered prayers. The Speaker's Presentation

Did the Pastor or speaker seem likable?
Its Johannes...what's not to love? He is such an amazing man!

Is he/she a person you might enjoy having coffee with? Why?
Oh yes!

Did he/she seem engaged/sincere/condescending?
Yes, he was tearing up when he began to describe his past.

Were you motivated to do or think anything differently because of the talk?
Yes, he makes me want to be more caring, more loving, more passionate about the unsaved.

What could they have done to make it more enjoyable or useful?
Nothing

Please erase any of the following descriptors that did not apply to the talk: Enjoyable, Thought-provoking, Relevant, Credible, Useful, Life-changing,

The Message

What was the main idea of the message?
Forgiveness

What action did the speaker want you to take or consider taking?
Honestly...I don't remember. He kind of went from the power of forgiveness to healings

Did the talk itself (the subject matter) hold your attention?
yes

Did any part of the talk stand out to you in a positive or negative way?
Yeah

What is the one thing the speaker could do that would improve his/her presentation?
Well, I wish he had more meat in his sermon. I felt like he was holding back because of all the different denominations...which is ok because I know he wanted to be sensitive to everyone.

Do you think that you particularly will remember anything that was taught?
Yeah, forgiveness is very freeing. And the love of Christ is so overwhelming!!!!

Do you understand God or people better because of it?
Oh man, God's love is just so unfathomable? It is so good. The movie clip he showed was powerful.

Did it make you feel like you wanted to preach someday yourself ?
YES!!!! Especially to the youth!!!