tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917013198184862588.post5419295161051575656..comments2023-04-28T09:17:53.893-04:00Comments on Fodder: I'm weighing in on church music today!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917013198184862588.post-33564479026043190882009-12-21T09:15:22.623-05:002009-12-21T09:15:22.623-05:00Anonymous,
I agree that the Church must adapt to t...Anonymous,<br />I agree that the Church must adapt to the current culture. Let's keep in mind however, the current culture consists of at least three generations of people. All who like us have different preferences which we should value for the sake of Christ. Embracing culture in the Church does not mean we must ignore two thirds of the culture we want to embrace. Christ is present in all generations and needs to be honored accordingly.<br /><br />I think the same would be truth for the use of other media sources. I'mm all for it but again make it cultural sensitive keeping in mind who the audience is ... at least three generations of people. Jesus loves them all!Adrian Halverstadt, PhDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08671396988090715840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917013198184862588.post-84802691039796650282009-12-20T21:23:35.360-05:002009-12-20T21:23:35.360-05:00I am not sure what the answer is but I find myself...I am not sure what the answer is but I find myself preferring new songs during worship because I think that I tend to focus on the words and what is being communicated about the worthiness of Jesus of my praise. If there is a song that is sung frequently because of my human faultiness I often find myself going through the motions instead of allowing the Holy Spirit to search my heart and help me to communicate my heart in worship to the Lord. I must admit that I tend to prefer the contemporary style of worship and I am 40 years old. I don't think the church should be afraid to adapt to the current culture without compromising the Good News of Jesus Christ and us as mature believers should find a way to center our hearts on Jesus through not only the style of music but many other ways the Holy Spirit uses to draw the church to His purposes and His ways. I don’t feel like we as a church body are being sensitive to what younger generation’s and even our culture’s desired styles of worship (not just music but the entire worship service being many aspects … such as the actual design of the worship venue, the use of media and the quality of media used to communicate the truth of Jesus, the style of teaching, the follow-up methods of the teaching, and the ways of being together which is sometimes referred to as fellowship). I think sometimes that decision by decision we could very well be growing a church that will cease to exist in future generations because of our resistance to change.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com