Set Your Fields on Fire

Alex Alterman is a “mystery worshipper”—hired by churches to experience their worship services as a member of the congregation and evaluate what works and what doesn’t. Grass growing in the parking lot “Unkempt bathrooms “Bad sound systems” These may turn away people as much as the “singing and the sermon. To whom much is given, much is required. But when Alex and his dedicated band of nitpicking zealots are hired to evaluate a Florida church and its prominent pastor, they are presented wit...