The service consists largely of singing, led by a worship team, composed of usually very competent singers and instrumental musicians. The words are scripturesque, being usually patterned after the psalms, but rarely are they psalms. These words are projected from a transparency, and they contain many choruses and repeats. Hands are free from hymnals to be lifted or clapped, and bodies often sway. It is all, admittedly, great fun.
Prayers are short and familiar, even chatty.
Humour in the short and simple sermons appears to be paramount. For the time this worship lasts, one is distracted from one's cares and woes by the celebratory event. One would expect that after such a purportedly soul-lifting experience, the people would linger and further fortify each other and welcome visitors into fellowship. However, in most of these churches the people neither greet nor fellowship with visitors or with each other. These small, more intimate groups, are the true heart of such ministries.