STEFAN MATZAL'S RESEARCH PROJECT

Dear Pastor, May I conduct research at your church?

Here's what it will require of you:

Invite me to preach a sermon from Ezra-Nehemiah at your church some time this summer (or late spring).
Send an email to your congregation, inviting congregants who listened to the sermon to participate in a focus group that I will conduct on Zoom.

The sermon I would preach at your church

Your choice of one from the following three options:

Click on the sermon title above for more information about each sermon.

I will ask you to send this email to your congregation, inviting them to participate.
I will conduct the interview some time during the week following the Sunday on which I preach at your church.
The topic of discussion will be the application points of the sermon. I will be asking participants to discuss their street level experiences living as a Christian in a secular culture. Where do they feel pressure to assimilate to the patterns of the world?
My goal is to have approximately seven to ten people attend the focus group interview.

Choose a date on which I would preach at your church and send your choice to me by text (315-480-0407) or email (smatzal@trinitysyr.org).
Since you don't know me personally yet, if you would be interested, prior to confirming a date, we could converse by phone or Zoom--you could ask me anything you like.

My bio on my church website.
My CV.
More about my research project.
My completed dissertation should be available in late 2024; however, prior to that time I will share a summary of my research findings with all participating churches.