Feedback from Cincinnati
(Held 9/8- 9/11/00 at Royal Redeemer)

Participants - 40
Churches Represented - 8 from OH and KY

What are your overall impressions of the Weekend Consultation?

• Very informative and insightful
• Great! Very helpful! I wish more from our church could have been here.
• I was looking for info on 1) what is “Contemporary Music” 2) How it is done 3) How can it not be a show but participation and worship, etc – Good job in addressing these issues
• Very informative
• Helpful for those wanting to begin or improve contemporary worship
• This consultation was very beneficial. I learned many things – spiritual and musical – that I could take back to my congregation.
• Great program
• Excellent introduction to alternative worship forms. I appreciated especially emphasis on prayer and commitment.
• Very useful for a church exploring or planning a contemporary service.
• I was impressed by your willingness to answer questions, not just talk about your formula
• It was very helpful.
• I appreciated the emphasis on God not just playing music.
• Very helpful. Thanks for the emphasis on prayer.
• Excellent – attuned to LCMS contemporary music needs.

How would you rate the presenter in the following areas (5= Excellent to 1= Poor)

What areas could have been improved?

• None
• More time between sessions to “network” with other church people
• None
• (a Pastor said): More time for questions, less time history of worship and more emphasis on present and future. Too much “preaching to the choir”
• None
• Excellent program
• Maybe make sections shorter so topics can be very specific – even thought he sessions had different titles, we seemed to talk about the same topics.
• More discussion of non-musical elements in the service (how to handle closed communion for seekers) (*I E-Mailed this guy to ask him what his specific question was, as it seemed so general)
• None
• I would have liked the voice lesson to be longer (it was only 30 minutes) It was fun!!
• Have sections titled 1) How to get started 2) How to keep it going 3) How to not turn off the congregation, presenting them in order.
• I would like to have more printed notes from the session on Women.

What areas were the strongest?

• Liked the “Luther to the Future” presentation – helped put things into context
• Knowledge of sound and feedback of the kindest sort
• Small group sessions done by Julie, Seminar 1B (Keyboard) and 2B (God’s Crucial Role for Women)
• Vocal basics – helpful insights – well presented. Women’s crucial role – very helpful to females from our church (*This from a Pastor who invited himself to be the only guy in an all-Female workshop)
• Everything was great
• Worship 101 is excellent – helped me understand my role as Worship Leader
• Discussion of musical elements.
• Question and Answer session with Julie (*This was new. Julie split out with non-worship team members to answer questions for 2 hours while Sean rehearsed Praise Team. VERY POSITIVE reaction.)
• I likes the “Worship: Enter His Presence” presentation because of the reasons that were given for reasons to worship in different ways being okay.
• Dynamics of worship, role of worship team
• I found Julie’s session on keyboard extremely helpful.
• Help on new music

Would you recommend this presenter to other churches? Why?

• Yes, a must for those struggling with Contemporary worship
• Yes, very knowledgeable – great background
• Yes
• Yes, helpful for churches starting up Contemporary worship service
• Yes, Sean has an engaging and entertaining style
• Yes, He gives encouragement and information!
• Yes, very enjoyable program
• Yes, enthusiastic, approachable, encourages questions
• Yes, Very useful for a church exploring or planning a contemporary service.
• Yes, contemporary worship is heard to do well. You gave us ways to do what level we are comfortable with well.
• Yes, it was very helpful to talk to people who are very experienced in participating in a Praise Team.
• Yes, if they are receptive. Even if they may not be, at least you are planting the seed.
• Yes, it was helpful
• Yes, tuned in.

Are there any churches you could list that may be interested in hosting AWAKEN ministry personnel?

• Our Redeemer – Pastor Jim (513) 697-7335
  

Additional Comments

• Thank you for a great and worshipful experience
• Keep up the good work! I was blessed by my time here. May God continue to bless your ministry
• Watching the rehearsal was helpful for us because we’ve been doing this for awhile. I will be able to use some of the rehearsal techniques during our rehearsals (*Someone who chose to stay and watch rehearsal)
• Make a video of contemporary worship at King of Kings and 3Rivers (Julie leads worship there) and show all or part of it at the seminar. A lot of people have not been exposed to your style of worship.
• You both are an inspiration. To take time away from your kids and home, come here and bless us with your guidance. Now, that’s commitment! Bless you! GREAT JOB.
• Keep it going. Praise the Lord!