Comments on: In Defense of Family Based Worship http://eclecticchristian.com/2008/07/21/in-defense-of-family-based-worship/ Learning to appreciate the many different facets of Christianity Tue, 27 Jul 2010 03:13:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Turning Music into Worship « Notes from an Eclectic Christian http://eclecticchristian.com/2008/07/21/in-defense-of-family-based-worship/#comment-113 Turning Music into Worship « Notes from an Eclectic Christian Sun, 27 Jul 2008 04:28:24 +0000 http://eclecticchristian.wordpress.com/?p=128#comment-113 [...] Todd G.’s proposal for an intergenerational based worship is common ground where we can stop worrying about the style [...] [...] Todd G.’s proposal for an intergenerational based worship is common ground where we can stop worrying about the style [...]

]]> By: Eclectic Christian http://eclecticchristian.com/2008/07/21/in-defense-of-family-based-worship/#comment-110 Eclectic Christian Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:11:52 +0000 http://eclecticchristian.wordpress.com/?p=128#comment-110 Good point about singing more Josh. If we have a longer worship time, it allows us to be more inclusive in the songs that we do. I once heard Evangelist T.V. Thomas say that it takes 20 minutes on Sunday to prepare our hearts to worship. With kids, etc., this is often hard to do until you are actually seated in the church service. Yet we end our singing well before people have had a chance to relax, get their mind off the worries of the world, and onto God. Good point about singing more Josh. If we have a longer worship time, it allows us to be more inclusive in the songs that we do.

I once heard Evangelist T.V. Thomas say that it takes 20 minutes on Sunday to prepare our hearts to worship. With kids, etc., this is often hard to do until you are actually seated in the church service. Yet we end our singing well before people have had a chance to relax, get their mind off the worries of the world, and onto God.

]]> By: Josh http://eclecticchristian.com/2008/07/21/in-defense-of-family-based-worship/#comment-109 Josh Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:59:07 +0000 http://eclecticchristian.wordpress.com/?p=128#comment-109 This is one of the more reasoned responses I've read concerning the whole church music thing. When I was talking with churches and discerning where I would be going, I was always amazed at how fresh this question was for so many. It really reopened my eyes to the question. I usually said something to the effect of: Often, I'm not sure the problem is that we don't sing contemporary songs enough or don't sing traditional songs enough but, rather, that we don't sing enough. Good post. This is one of the more reasoned responses I’ve read concerning the whole church music thing.

When I was talking with churches and discerning where I would be going, I was always amazed at how fresh this question was for so many. It really reopened my eyes to the question.

I usually said something to the effect of: Often, I’m not sure the problem is that we don’t sing contemporary songs enough or don’t sing traditional songs enough but, rather, that we don’t sing enough.

Good post.

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