David Bell
Weekly report #10
04-17-07
observation in back room 15 minutes before church.
This week I observed the back stage room before service started. It was crazy. There were millions of things going on at once and in “rush mode”. For example the choir was trying hard to focus on their special songs as they had one final rehearsal. I saw several in the choir distracted and focusing on background things that were going on.
Besides the choir, the pastors were in the corner discussing and preparing for service. Others were messing with Bulletins and getting and making copies of something. Pastor Bob was having trouble attaching his microphone to his shirt.
While observing I got a little dizzy watching everyone do their own thing and scramble the last few minutes before service. over all I learned that it is important to get things done early so that when it come time for service everything is done, and you can leave space for those who have to do last minute scrambling.
4 comments:
that sounds crazy but familiar. a lot of churches seem to wait til the last minute to get a lot of stuff ready. does your church have a back room, like a dressing room? that is cool, i've never really thought about it that much. it has been fun reading your blog this semester, but i am sad to say i will not be reading it anymore due to the end of the semester, sorry. but anyways, keep up the good work!
i understand how crazy things can be before a service. but i think there is a reason for it. service should be run correctly so that would be the reason for the craziness.
i know what you mean about how busy things can be. I think that so often as the observers, we forget that there are a lot of details that go into the service. I agree with you that it is important to prepare and set up ahead of time so that Sunday morning can be less chaotic!
Jess Manglos
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