Interview with Fran* 25th-26th March 2012 (via Facebook)
1.
What is it like to work for the Church?
I volunteer to work
with my church singing with the worship band and helping to pack away the music
equipment at the end of the morning, helping to lead the Sunday school sessions
and welcoming people as they arrive. I do this because I see the church as a
family and community and think it is important that people within the church
contribute their gifts and skills to assist with the running of the church. I
enjoy volunteering to help is this way as my faith is a big part of my life and
my church community supports me in my faith. I like the fact that I can give
something back to them.
2. How does singing in the band compare to singing on stage?
2. How does singing in the band compare to singing on stage?
Singing in the band
at church is very different to singing on a stage or in any performance
setting. As a worship band our job is to facilitate the worship for the rest of
the church rather than to perform for them. So our role is not to entertain or
perform as such but is more to lead the music so the rest of the congregation
is able to join in and worship as a group.
3. What do you think the Ethics of the church are?
3. What do you think the Ethics of the church are?
The Ethics of the
church are based on the moral principles written in the Bible. We are called to
follow these principles and to try to live a life free of Sin. However we are
not called to do this because failure to follow these 'rules' will result in
eternal punishment but because God has told us that this is the way he intended
us to live and that Sin is what separates us from him and the life he intended
us to live which involves our complete health and happiness (and not just out
own Sin but the Sin of the world and everything in it which is what makes it so
complicated!). We all fall short of this life free from Sin at one point or
another but God, in his mercy, sent his Son Jesus to die for our Sins that, in
recognising this and our Sins, we might have forgiveness and will one day get
to live for eternity in a place completely free from Sin. The moral principles
in the Bible are quite detailed but the main one is to love God and to love our
neighbour which should then lead us to live an unselfish life in which we put
other's needs before our own.
4. What is your life
like now you've done BAPP? Are you getting more teacher type work or
performance work? Basically has it boosted your training?
I don't feel that my
life has any major changes due to the course as of yet but I am now qualified
should I want to go into teaching. I am currently looking into getting work as
a teaching assistant and having a degree on my CV is useful! I do feel that the
research project helped me analyse my outlook on my work and this helped me to
become more positive in my approach to the different aspects of my job. So
basically I would say that I am happy that I did the BAPP course as I can see
that it was a positive thing to do, but that I have not noticed any real
changes in my life because of it so far.
*Names have been changed to protect Identity
