Pastor Scott graduated with a degree in theology and has been preaching for roughly twenty years. He speaks in a way that everyone from first-time-in church to lifelong church members can understand. Although his beliefs prevent him from agreeing with certain secular beliefs, he is always respectful of other people and their right to life how they choose. For the most part, I would say that everyone in the auditorium is there voluntarily. There are a variety of ages and ethnicities, and service is held in a medium sized auditorium with almost every seat filled. Before the service, the atmosphere is buzzing with chatter, but as it gets closer to 10:00 they begin to settle down into their seats. It is generally very cold in the auditorium and
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At the service they use certain things to keep the audience entertained: music, videos, humor, personal stories, and stories from the bible. The sermon is set up with an overall topic, and three to four points the support it; each point tends to have some bible reference to show how it relates as well. Pastor Scott used personal and biblical examples to explain the topic. Throughout his speech, I believe he was using ethos to reach the audience member’s morals. When he was citing a source, he would say “It says here in whichever book, chapter, and verse,” so everyone knew where his foundation was for making the point. While preaching, he used words that everyone could understand, and if he did use a larger word that some people did not know, he explained what it meant. He used personal pronouns when he was telling a story. For example, “When I was little, my parents would ask us about the highs and lows of our day. Did any of your parents do that?” With each biblical example, he presented an analogy that could tell the audience how it relates to them now and how they can apply it to their lives. I could tell that he choose his words carefully because he made sure that he used positive words and examples. As his sermon was nearing to the end, he went back and reviewed what he said and how they could apply it to their
At the service they use certain things to keep the audience entertained: music, videos, humor, personal stories, and stories from the bible. The sermon is set up with an overall topic, and three to four points the support it; each point tends to have some bible reference to show how it relates as well. Pastor Scott used personal and biblical examples to explain the topic. Throughout his speech, I believe he was using ethos to reach the audience member’s morals. When he was citing a source, he would say “It says here in whichever book, chapter, and verse,” so everyone knew where his foundation was for making the point. While preaching, he used words that everyone could understand, and if he did use a larger word that some people did not know, he explained what it meant. He used personal pronouns when he was telling a story. For example, “When I was little, my parents would ask us about the highs and lows of our day. Did any of your parents do that?” With each biblical example, he presented an analogy that could tell the audience how it relates to them now and how they can apply it to their lives. I could tell that he choose his words carefully because he made sure that he used positive words and examples. As his sermon was nearing to the end, he went back and reviewed what he said and how they could apply it to their