tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20715800.post3256035766827404820..comments2023-06-22T03:32:39.901-07:00Comments on H-n-T: Seeing, Hearing, Tasting, Smelling, and Touching: That's My Kind of WorshipHollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18317867541610325491noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20715800.post-72063140505733816802007-02-07T16:52:00.000-08:002007-02-07T16:52:00.000-08:00Well stated, Brooke. Here are some links for you a...Well stated, Brooke. Here are some links for you all about this topic. I had to do some creative spacing to get them to fit in the comment box, so you'll have to copy 'em, paste them in a blank document, take out the spacing, and then recopy and paste into your browser. Well worth the effort.<br /><br /><b>Beyond Sermons and Songs: Why Experiential Worship Isn't Enough</b><br />http://blog.christianitytoday.com<br />/outofur/archives/2005/<br />12/beyond_sermon_song1.html <br /><br /><b>Disposable Worship: a caution about using too much technology in worship</b><br />http://blog.christianitytoday.com/<br />outofur/archives/2006/<br />04/disposable_wors.html#comments <br /><br /><b>The Greatest Show on Earth: Sunday morning should be the most entertaining time of the week.</b><br />http://blog.christianitytoday.com/<br />outofur/archives/2006/<br />12/the_greatest_sh.html#commentsHollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18317867541610325491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20715800.post-39571583016202683672007-02-07T16:40:00.000-08:002007-02-07T16:40:00.000-08:00I enjoyed your blog post on worship. I’m glad your...I enjoyed your blog post on worship. I’m glad your Sunday session with the youth was a success. Your point about worship being too entertainment oriented is SO important. Recently I have compared worship in many contemporary churches to watching American Idol, or perhaps, a late night infomercial, but for Jesus. Mega-churches have driven this trend toward “Worship-tainment.” That is precisely why we try to make our worship interactive and experiential because it moves away from the congregation as audience and pastor and worship team as performer. That is why, among other reasons, we have also begun to base our celebration services in liturgy. <br /><br />However, the issue is bigger than just making it an interactive experience. If that is all it is, we have just replaced one “me centered” technique with another. By “me centered,” I mean the idea that worship begins with me and my needs. An entertainment paradigm assumes that the church “consumer” is looking to be entertained. A participatory paradigm can easily be one that assumes the church “consumer” is looking for spiritual experience. We all know that worship is supposed to begin with God, but in actual practice, OUR worship can tend to become about us. Just look at the average contemporary worship song. Many of them are so focused on MY feelings toward God. In fact many of our songs can easily either be sung to God OR to someone we are in love with. There is a place for that, but worship begins with God and the fact that HE is worthy of our worship no matter the state of our feelings toward God that day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com