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SoF Mystery Worships on reddit

stetsonstetson Shipmate
in All Saints
Did anybody here know that Ship of Fools Mystery Worships were discussed on the r/Christianity subreddit about 13 years ago? Thread title...

A website, Ship of Fools, sends out "mystery worshippers" to give reviews of churches. What do you think of this?


I stumbled across it by accident an hour or so ago. Relatively short discussion, mostly positive, with a coupla politely expressed reservations.

Comments

  • SojournerSojourner Shipmate
    There were a heck of a lot more MW reports in those days so not surprised.
  • SpikeSpike Ecclesiantics & MW Host, Admin Emeritus
    It used to be the best known feature of the magazine. I would go as far as to say it was influential, but it’s now way past its former glory
  • MrsBeakyMrsBeaky Shipmate
    I discovered the Ship when I did a search for a particular church name and found a Mystery Worship report and was intrigued.
    Signed up there and then- 13 years ago.
  • SojournerSojourner Shipmate
    Unfortunately true. I climbed on board the Old Ship after I was alerted to a report on my former
  • SojournerSojourner Shipmate
    Parish here in Sydney
  • SojournerSojourner Shipmate
    That was in late 2001
  • PigletPiglet All Saints Host, Circus Host
    I first heard about the Ship when the cathedral in St John's was MWed in the mid 2000s.
  • SandemaniacSandemaniac Shipmate
    It won't surprise anyone that I think my first encounter with the Ship involved the sickest jokes competition.
  • jedijudyjedijudy Heaven Host
    I found the Ship after reading an article in the AGO magazine where Fred Swann pretty much was not happy reading about the Mystery Worshipper reports. Sounded good to me, so twenty-five years ago this month I became a sailor on this Ship!
  • stetsonstetson Shipmate
    jedijudy wrote: »
    I found the Ship after reading an article in the AGO magazine where Fred Swann pretty much was not happy reading about the Mystery Worshipper reports. Sounded good to me, so twenty-five years ago this month I became a sailor on this Ship!

    What is "the AGO magazine"?
  • Nick TamenNick Tamen Shipmate
    I assume the American Guild of Organists’ magazine.


  • stetsonstetson Shipmate
    Nick Tamen wrote: »
    I assume the American Guild of Organists’ magazine.


    Thanks.
  • sionisaissionisais Shipmate
    Not Mystery Worshipper, but the famous T’n’T, which I believe the blessed and much missed Janine hosted. That was on the Ship before last, I think, in 2004.
    Had to do ten posts as an apprentice before you could post in Hell and mix it with Rook, Sine Nomine and Ken 😮😮😮
  • SipechSipech Shipmate
    I believe my first encounter with the ship was with the Church Of Fools/St Pixels. Which would have been in the mid naughties. Didn't become a Mystery Worshipper until I moved to London in 2013.

    One I do recall specifically, was scouring Twitter and finding someone requesting that they be MW'd. I left it a few months, but when I did visit , I printed the tweet on the back of the calling card.
  • SpikeSpike Ecclesiantics & MW Host, Admin Emeritus
    sionisais wrote: »
    Not Mystery Worshipper, but the famous T’n’T, which I believe the blessed and much missed Janine hosted. That was on the Ship before last, I think, in 2004.
    Had to do ten posts as an apprentice before you could post in Hell and mix it with Rook, Sine Nomine and Ken 😮😮😮

    That was the second round. The original T&T was around 2001/2002 for discussion of a special “sex edition” of the magazine.
  • SojournerSojourner Shipmate
    Yes I recall that: unexciting indeed.
  • Gill HGill H Shipmate
    Sometimes I wonder what would have happened if the amalgamated alt-worship and liturgical board didn’t take up my suggestion of “Let’s Talk Tat & Tealights”.

    On balance I think Ecclesiantics it better!
  • SojournerSojourner Shipmate
    I liked Small Fire; totally out of my comfort zone as it was.
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