Call for video clips on the best and worst of worship
The Methodist Church is appealing for people to send them short video clips saying what they like or dislike about worship to help churches improve services. The clips will form part of a presentation at the Heart Of Worship event in Llandudno from 4-7 May.“We want as many people to send in clips as possible,” says Rev Michaela Youngson, Methodist Secretary for Pastoral Care and Spirituality and one of the organisers of Heart Of Worship. “We want people to be brutally honest about what they like or dislike.
“Heart of Worship aims to encourage those who preach and lead worship to improve services, and there is no harm in seeing what people currently think. It will be challenging to us all, but that is good. And we hope as many people as possible will come to be challenged, to learn and to share.”
Clips can be taken from any source, from expensive video cameras down to camera phones. “People’s honest opinions matter more than the technical quality” says Michaela, “and we want to hear from the widest range of ages, locations and backgrounds.
“Worship is at the heart of Christian life, and we should not be afraid to change whilst retaining the best of the past. This year we celebrate Charles Wesley’s 300th birthday, and the enduring popularity of his hymns has a lot to teach us. But there are also so many great new ideas to share when we gather in May. Through the video clips we want people who can’t join us in Llandudno to make their voices heard as well.”
- Video clips should be no more than one minute in length, and people can send as many as they want. Send them to: Keith Brews, Reelife, Laverick Hall, Halton, Lancs LA1 2PW or by email to keith@reelife.org.uk
