Audiences and Congregations - Ep 30

An episode of the The Faith Trends Podcast podcast, hosted by The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, titled "Audiences and Congregations - Ep 30" was published on March 20, 2025 and runs 43 minutes.

March 20, 2025 ·43m · The Faith Trends Podcast

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Summary

Church is not theatre, and yet there are things we can learn from theatre, and those who study it. Dr. Scott Mealey, who has also been a pastor, talks to us about his research on audience experience, and what it can teach us about how newcomers experience church.Scott's Dissertation: https://utoronto.scholaris.ca/server/api/core/bitstreams/09d0765e-8ab7-4a2c-a687-92d4326ae014/contentFind out more about the CIECR: https://www.wycliffecollege.ca/canadian-institute-empirical-church-researchFind ...

Episode Description

Church is not theatre, and yet there are things we can learn from theatre, and those who study it. Dr. Scott Mealey, who has also been a pastor, talks to us about his research on audience experience, and what it can teach us about how newcomers experience church.Scott's Dissertation: https://utoronto.scholaris.ca/server/api/core/bitstreams/09d0765e-8ab7-4a2c-a687-92d4326ae014/contentFind out more about the CIECR: https://www.wycliffecollege.ca/canadian-institute-empirical-church-researchFind out more about Scott and how to get in touch with him: https://www.wycliffecollege.ca/users/scott-mealey

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