Flower Mound United Methodist Church

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Flower Mound United Methodist Church

• Worship Survey Data
• July 2007

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Distribution by Service Time
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815Communion every week?
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930Communion every week?
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1100Communion every week?
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Communion every week?
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815More contemporary praise worship
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930More contemporary praise worship
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1100More contemporary praise worship
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More contemporary praise worship
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815More traditional, liturgical worship
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930More traditional, liturgical worship
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1100More traditional, liturgical worship
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More traditional, liturgical worship
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815I like blended worship
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930I like blended worship
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1100I like blended worship
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I like blended worship
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815In what part of worship do you feel closest
to God? What makes worship important to you?

• Sermon/preaching 15
• Prayer 10
• Music 8
• Hymns 6
• Communion 4
• Fellowship/people 4
• Scripture/Gospel lesson 2
• Relevance 1

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930In what part of worship do you feel closest
to God? What makes worship important to you?

• Sermon/preaching 36
• Prayer 24
• Music 22
• Communion 13
• Scripture 7
• Praise 2

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1100In what part of worship do you feel closest
to God? What makes worship important to you?

• Music 31
• Sermon 29
• Prayer 20
• Hymns 11
• Sacraments 6
• Quiet time 3
• Scripture 3

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815What moves you to invite people to worship?

• Fellowship/friendliness 12
• Sermons 6
• Safe/comfortable environment 3
• Sunday School 3
• Meaningful worship 3
• Gods word 2
• Opportunity 2
• Relevance 2
• Special Occasions 2
• Music 1

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930What moves you to invite people to worship?

• Fellowship/friendliness 16
• Sermons 11
• Total worship experience 6
• People ask 5
• Love of God/Spiritual fulfillment/Personal
  faith 5
• Music 4
• Special events/Children 4

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1100What moves you to invite people to worship?

• Friendly/Fellowship 24
• Sermons/Message 15
• Relevance 5
• Uplifting/Joyful 4
• Relaxed atmosphere 4
• Excitement 3
• Music 3
• Pastors 3
• Need 3
• Experience of God 2

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815Is worship meeting your needs?
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930Is worship meeting your needs?
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1100Is worship meeting your needs?
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Is worship meeting your needs?
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815Additional comments

• No intinction
• No praise band
• Occasional praise band
• More praise songs
• Order of worship (disjointed/choppy)
• More lay-led prayer
• More greeting and hospitality
• Evangelism committee needs to be formed
• Special music
• More lay involvement
• More opportunity to hear witness to the
  ministries of the church
• Is this service warranted/needed?

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930Additional comments 1

• Order of worship
• Too formal
• Too casual
• More contemporary music
• More traditional music
• More congregational singing participation
• Less congregational singing participation
• Less scripture
• Sermons (not bible study)
• Prayer of confession

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930Additional comments 2

• Shorter service
• Communion at altar rails
• Sing during communion
• Too much talk about money
• Too much talk about sin
• No singing before prayer
• Keep only one creed
• Connection with pastor
• Dont like Rev. Reid
• Feel excluded and unwelcome
• Are 3 services merited?

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1100Additional comments

• Order of worship
• More traditional
• Less traditional
• Prayer of confession
• Are 3 services warranted/merited?
• Holy Spirit present?

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815 930More contemporary praise worship
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815 930More traditional, liturgical worship
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Favorite hymns

• Amazing Grace 51
• How Great Thou Art 30
• Here I Am, Lord 29
• The Old Rugged Cross 12
• Blessed Assurance 12
• In the Garden 10
• One Bread, One Body 8
• He Lives 7
• Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee 7

• Just As I Am 7
• Pass It On 7
• O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing 6
• Spirit Song 6
• Gloria Patri 5
• Hymn of Promise 5
• Morning Has Broken 5
• On Eagles Wings 5
• Standing on the Promises 5

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Categories only no hymns listed