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This is a followup from this post. After teaching two workshops on Worship Mythbusters this week I have to share some practical things in regards to the focus of leading worship for a response versus a reaction.
The question posed is this: “What three months from now or a year from now will be measurable as far as a desired response in worship?” (more…)
The myth of leading worship for a reaction rather than a response…
You yourselves are our letter of recommendation, written on our hearts, to be known and read by all. And you show that you are a letter from Christ delivered by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts. 2 Corinthians 2:2-3
Instead of programming for a reaction in worship, I believe it is better to lead to a response. Reaction implies manipulation to get your people in a worship service to behave a certain way in the moment. Response means you lead the congregation to make a choice that hopefully extends beyond the moment. It is a choice made with both inspiration as well as thought. The idea of reaction is that people simple live in that moment, with no thought that they are being led to make a choice that has impact on the trajectory of their lives. (more…)
Worship Mythbusters is a series of posts or conversations and this is a reworked post from a couple years ago. I thought some new readers would love to engage in this conversation:
The myth of a painless offering of worship
If pain is also defined not just as punishment but “trouble, care, or effort taken to accomplish something” then how is our liturgy or worship to provide no effort, care, etc.?
Worship or my expression of worship is NOT…
Anything else we can add to the list?
This was originally posted in May of 2008 and since I am at a conference, I thought sharing a favorite from the past would be due. This is part of a series of posts: here
MYTH: Worship leading is not performing.
This is a myth! What is better said is that worship leaders lead in the act of performing worship.
Many in our churches like to use the word “performance” and make it another projectile at the worship team. They enjoy the fact that they can say a worship leader should not be performing, but worshiping as he leads as if the two are mutually exclusive. It means that his preparation is devalued and the attempt at beauty and form are discouraged. Worship expression or liturgy to many is simply a means, not and end. Really, it is an act to be performed.
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