1. Define the following:
a. Pentecostalism
b. speaking in tongues
c. getting the blessing
d. getting the spirit (being overcome)
2. What is the history of the churches like this one?
3. What is the "dress code"?
4. Who is the pastor and how does he support himself? How and why does he preach?
5. What is your first reaction to this church? What impresses you, and what puts you off? What questions would you bring to the members if this were a church where you were doing field research?
Sociology 4595: Groups--"Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory: The True Bible Way Church...."
1. How do you suppose this church creates the kind of commitment that can keep people in church for 3 hours or more on a typical Sunday?
2. Why do you think the testimony portion of the service is given such a large block of time? See if you can provide a social psychological analysis, including a consideration of how people learn to "testify" and what might be the consequences of this kind of public testifying.
3. Somone in your group is probably familiar with the kind of "confessions" of faith that take place in "mainline" Protestant churches (Lutheran, . . Compare and contrast this with the testimonies taking place in the True Bible Way Church, in terms of how it contributes to the strengthening of faith of the participants.