Sacred & Small | Ep. 15 | The LASTS Method of Participant Observation Pt. 2

The Jasons continue their exploration of the LASTS method - language, actors/actions, space, time, and symbols.----

In this two-part podcast series, the Jasons tackle the LASTS method of participant observation. What is participant observation? It is an immersive ethnographic methodology where you observe a community of people as an active participant within the community. Doing this allows a small church pastor or leader to get a hands-on experience of the culture of a community in action, and helps them better reflect on its embedded theologies and embodied liturgies.

In this second of two episodes, Jason Buckwalter observed a selected church worship service from Jason Hill’s church. This service was chosen because it was the first week that Cape Naz was implementing a new system to receive prayer requests.

Episode Rundown:

Re-introducing the LASTS method

Jason B reflects on a special service at Cape Church of the Nazarene

We both draw some conclusions about the culture at Cape Naz

We consider the LASTS method of participant observation