Chester Street Uniting Earth Ministry Lacuna Group


The Real Church Survey

Posted: 29/03/2007


In 2006 we participated in a national church survey. Since Bek was in Ireland and couldn't join in on the communal form filling in, she spent her time writing a REAL church survey.(P.S there was much giggling involved)

 

 

 

SPACE FOR GOD

Multiple choice test 

1. When encountering strange hippie Christians singing African prayer songs do you:

 a)run away

b)join in and sing loudly

c) sing loud hellfire hymns over the top

d) be very quiet and hope that if you sit still they might not see you 

2. When offered cups of tea in the Chester St foyer do you: 

a) really really hope it isn’t made by Bek, who can never remember who has milk (and has the added problem of being in Ireland)

b) throw it in the pot plant cause tea is EEEEEVIL

c) drink up chat and generally have a lovely time

d) be very quiet and hope that if you sit still they might not see you 

3. When reading the order of service do you: 

a) come up with a really cool replacement word for order of service, cause that sucks

b) keep turning it around in the hopes that you can work out the order

c) Collect it virtually from Ireland via the computer and then sing with a long delay so it all sounds like strange harmonies

d) all of the above 

4. When praying do you: 

a) play with play dough, pour water, draw with crayons and laugh

b) make restful peace in a sense of timelessness

c) praise, thank, ask, cry, giggle

d)dance your socks off

e) all of the above

f) be very quiet and hope that if you sit still they might not see you 

5. When studying the bible, you use it to: 

a) find metaphors, stories, narratives, histories that have specific contexts

b)beat people who don’t think like you (specially those horrible people who are judgemental)

c)sit on

d) use as a pillow 

6. When living a life of social justice do you:  

a) buy a goat (or a camel!)

b) smile at people in the street

c) get up and start the day

d) walk and see the world

e) any of the above, whatever you can manage 

7.When dancing and singing and laughing and thinking are you:  

a) at a 1950s disco wearing white flares and checking out the door chick

b)on the main street of Sydney (pick this one please!!!)

c) catching a really boring train

d) at Space for God

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