reflections_requirments.docx

MUS/REL Black Baptist Church Visit

I. Read Becoming Baptist and Ain’t Gwine Lay My ‘Ligion Down prior to church visitation. It is very important that you read the articles first! They will serve as guides for your observations.

II. Visit Omega Baptist Church

III. Take notes during the service. Try to find that delicate balance of being both a participant and observer. Try to observe with fresh eyes rather than go through the motion.

IV. Collect material from the church: bulletin, order of service, photos of space etc.

V. Reflect upon your experience and observations in a 4 page, double-spaced, 12 pt paper.

VI. Critical: Draw connections between material in the book and your own observations and experiences. CITE author, page and paragraph in your reflection. Ex. (McKinney, page 15, 3rd paragraph)

VII. Upload supporting documentation with the reflection paper (programs, photos etc.)

MUS/REL

Black

Baptist

Church

Visit

I.

Read

Becoming

Baptist

and

Ain

t

Gwine

Lay

My

Ligion

Down

prior

to

church

visitation.

It

is

very

important

that

you

read

the

articles

first!

They

will

serve

as

guides

for

your

observations.

II.

Visit

Omega

Baptist

Church

III.

Take

notes

during

the

service.

Try

to

find

that

delicate

balance

of

being

both

a

participant

and

observer.

Try

to

observe

with

fresh

eyes

rather

than

go

through

the

motion.

IV.

Collect

material

from

the

church:

bulletin,

order

of

service,

photos

of

space

etc.

V.

Reflect

upon

your

experience

and

observations

in

a

4

page,

double-spaced,

12

pt

paper.

VI.

Critical:

Draw

connections

between

material

in

the

book

and

your

own

observations

and

experiences.

CITE

author,

page

and

paragraph

in

your

reflection.

Ex.

(McKinney,

page

15,

3

rd

paragraph)

VII.

Upload

supporting

documentation

with

the

reflection

paper

(programs,

photos

etc.)