Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary

Mill Valley Campus

P1611 Introduction to Worship

Dr. Gary W. McCoy

Spring 2003

 

 

 

A Prepared Final Exam for

This Worship Class

 

 

 

by

 

Chris A. Foreman

Box 780

May 1, 2003



Your Name: _____________________            Your Box Number: ______________

 

Final Examination for P1611 Introduction to Worship

(A Bible is recommended for this exam / no other texts allowed)

 

 

Part 1. Matching: (20 points)
Match the term on the right that
BEST describes the era on the left.  Put the corresponding letter into the blank space.  Use each letter one time: (2 points each)

 

 

1.  Old Testament Temple Worship ____

 

 

a.  Included baptism, preaching, scripture reading, and congregational singing.

2.  Synagogue Worship at the time

of Jesus   ___

 

b.  Differences center on worship and music styles

3.  The New Testament Church  ____

c.  Rise of sacerdotalism and ritualism

 

4.  The Early Church   ____

d.  Lay participation, interpreting scripture

are features

 

5.  The Medieval Period    ____

e.  No singing, but service could be four hours.

 

6.  The Reformation / Luther    ____

f.  Introduced the words “Lord’s Supper”, “minister”, and “table”.

 

7.  The Reformation / Calvin    ____

g.   Use of priests, feasts, and sacrificed beasts.

 

8.  The Reformation / Zwingli    ____

h.  Was distrustful of music in worship because of current pagan practice.

 

9.  Earliest Baptists    ____

i.  The Bible was first re-introduced in the vernacular of the people.

 

10.  21st Century Evangelicals     ____

 

j. Eucharist was not sacramental but a memorial.

 

 


 


Part 2. Multiple Choice (10 points): 
Circle the letter that BEST matches the question. (2 points each)

 

1.  What are the five phases of Wimber’s model?

a.  Invitation, exaltation, thanksgiving, adoration, intimacy, close out

 

b. Praise, confession, forgiveness, message, commitment

 

c. Invitation, engagement, exaltation, adoration, intimacy, close out

 

d. Testimony, thanksgiving, praise, message, close out

 

e. Praise, exaltation, intimacy, message, doxology

 

 

 

 

2.  A narrative story is:

 

a.  reading from the Bible.

 

b.  the telling of an event through images that engage the mind.

 

c.  something that appeals to ‘moderns’ more than ‘post-moderns’.

 

d.  a method of communicating the gospel that is used in most pulpits.

 

e. a recent innovation in Christian worship.

 

 

3.  The three parts of an invocation are:

a. Address, Aspect, Acknowledgement

 

b. Dedication, Blessing, Confession

 

c.  Blessing, Acknowledgement, Thanksgiving

 

d.  Blessing, Thanksgiving, Petition

 

e.  Address, Blessing, Convocation

 

 

4.  Corporate Prayer:

a. should be done with eyes closed to focus on God.

 

b. should not be litanies or read prayers.

 

c.  may be done kneeling, standing, sitting, hands raised, etc.

 

d.  may NOT use a visual object on which to focus.

 

e.  should NOT be during movement in the sanctuary.

 

 


 

5.  Which is not true about The Book of Common

a.  It gives form and shape to the act of worship.

Prayer:

b. It was first published by order of King Henry VIII.

 

c.  It is very flexible in the way it can be used.

 

d.  It contains little scripture, mostly creeds.

 

e.  It was one of the first books published in America.

 

 

 

 


Part 3. Matching (10 points):

Match the worship service term on the left with the BEST definition on the right.  Put the corresponding letter into the blank space. Use each letter one time: (2 points each)

 

1.  A free-flowing service    ____

a. Describes how a service moves from start to finish.

 

2.  The liturgical service    ____

b. Moves from the outer to the inner gates.

 

3.  Tabernacle Template    ____

c. Music and readings serve the sermon.

 

4.  General progression    ____

d. Service is organized around a lectionary.

 

5.  The Thematic service    ____

e. Music and sermon are independent.

 

 





Part 4. True False Questions (30 points):
Circle the word TRUE or FALSE that best evaluates the statement. (2 points each)

 

1. According to the Barna Research Group, most Protestant churches have a single worship service on Sunday.

 

T        F

2.  Again according to the Barna Research Group, nearly half of the worship services can be defined as “contemporary”

 

T        F

3.  Before any worship can even begin, we must first answer the question “Who is God?”

 

T        F

4.  A benediction is a type of prayer that typically begins a worship service.

 

T        F

5.  Another word for an offertory prayer is a “prayer of dedication”.

T        F

 

6.  Worship at its most basic level is a response to God.

T        F

 

7.  Anabaptists abolished confessions and established creeds.

 

T        F

8.  A blended service refers to two or more musical styles used in a single worship service.

 

T        F

9.  During the patriarchal period of the Old Testament, worship was private and families built their own altars.

 

T        F

10.  Preaching the word has always been the central focus of a Christian worship service.

 

T        F

11.  The book of Psalms was actually the hymn book of Hebrew worshipers.

 

T        F

12.  Old Testament worship does NOT have much to teach New Testament worshipers.

 

T        F

13.  The Psalter was developed by the Lutherans.

 

T        F

 

14.  A “collect” prayer is given just before an offering is collected.

 

T        F

15.  The earliest Eucharist was also identified as an agape feast.

T        F

 

 



Part 5. First Essay Question

 

Answer only one of the two essay questions below.  Your answer should be thorough, respond to the question, and limited to the space below on this page and on the reverse of this page. (15  points)

 

1.  In your own words, define “Christian worship”. 

 

OR

 

2.  How will Christians experience worship in an evangelical church in the year 2103?  Name five ways that a worship service may be different in 100 years and name five ways a worship service may be the same.  Explain each way in a sentence or two. 

 


Part 5. Second Essay Question

 

Answer only one of the two essay questions below.  Your answer should be thorough, respond to the question, and limited to the space below on this page and on the reverse of this page. (15  points)

 

1.  Isaiah 6:1-9 provides a template for worship to God.   Explain how these verses pertain to worship and relate how you can apply this Isaiah template of worship to your own worship experience.

 

OR

 

2.  In John 4:19-26, Jesus explains true worship to the woman of Samaria.  Explain how these verses pertain to worship and relate how you can apply this teaching of Jesus to your own worship experience.