Topic: Comparative study of Charismatic and United Methodist worship tradition, and address the following topic: How are the two style of worship similar? How are they different?
             Descriptive Thesis: This paper will explore the similarities and differences between Charismatic and United Methodist Worship styles. I will introduce the churches I visited and describe their congregation makeup and show that both share resemblance in their ideas and experiences in worship. Then I will show that in spite of their similarities they each bring about very different worship style. I will conclude with a summary of the similarities and differences between them.
             Congregational Make up, Worship Styles, and Similarities:
             Many of us have grown up all our lives in a single church, and have no idea how church services are like in another church. I think it's important that if one wants to progress beyond being an average worship-leader, one must experience how different churches worship. Often there are a few similarities and many differences. On being exposed to differences, you may dismiss these with a general "too charismatic" or "too conservative". With both, you run the risk of throwing away large portions of our Christian worship tradition. You run the risk of stagnating in your own acquired concepts of what worship is.
             Montebello Assemble is a fairly large family Assemblies-of-God church. Worship is led by the same worship leader every week. He leads with an acoustic guitar, and is accompanied by keyboard, guitar, bass, trumpet, drums and percussion. There are three accompanying singers. There is clapping, and shouts of praise, and the audience is encouraged to join in through the singing and prayer, and to sing "in the Spirit." Many of the songs chosen are "Vineyard" songs. Most songs transit smoothly to the next. Because the same worship leader leads week after week, the style of the 1-hour worship is quite standard. T...