The well lighted and spacious auditorium with glass ceilings looks like a plush theater with theater seats and wide aisles. The luxurious furnishing attract those who are uncomfortable in traditional churches. The worship service begins with the drawing of curtains across a huge stage while the tempo of the lively upbeat music gradually engages the audience. The worship services gets underway. The band plays contemporary rock and jazz with religious lyrics flashed on a wide video screen accompanied by 16 vocalists and dancers.
Actors stage dramatic skits.
Congregational singing is minimal and simple. The performance has all the pizzazz of a professional stage show. A thunderous applause greets the conclusion of the entertainment phase. The people are told their applause is for God. The sermon begins-it is a statement of faith consistent with American evangelism.