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What's this about?
A Mystery Worshipper is a kind of church reviewer. From the Ship of Fools website:
Since ancient times (ok, 1998), Ship of Fools has been sending Mystery Worshippers to churches worldwide. Travelling incognito, they ask those questions which go to the heart of church life: How long was the sermon? How hard the pew? How cold was the coffee? How warm the welcome?
The only clue they have been there at all is the Mystery Worshipper calling card, dropped discreetly into the collection plate.
Why do I want to do this?
While I'm settled and happy at my current church, I enjoy visiting different churches and seeing what goes on there. I've always found the Mystery Worshipper reports to be a source of joyful snark, not to mention a useful guide to what one might expect at a particular place of worship, and a reminder that not all Christians work the same way. I'd like to join in with this.
How will I know when I've done this?
I will have applied to become a recognised Mystery Worshipper on the Ship of Fools website, and have been accepted. I'll have visited services at three different churches, and will have produced and submitted a report for each.
I'll record this on this journal, and add links to any of my MW reports that are published.
Accepted as a Mystery Worshipper - 13th December 2010
Evensong at Guildford Cathedral [Two] [Three]