Troy (III): Cynical Christian rule number one–there are no cynical Christians. O Praise Him - Another one I don’t mind, until…"OH, LA LA LA LA LA LA…” as if David Crowder couldn’t come up with anything to put there. No one should be trying to entertain anything or anyone. I’m still amused by the fact that I think I effectively killed the song “Your Will” after mocking in a Spring Break devotion. Collapse. Yes, yes, Lord. Shawn, obviously you’ve never been to Nashville. 5. I’ve counted four of you. 10. I sometimes wonder if the awkwardness is really more of a troubling indicator for us as a congregation. . All that said, I do happend to think that this could be misconstrued by those who would condemn the originators of this thread so let me make myself 100% clear. I thought your post was funny, witty, and just cool bro. And good evidence has to be something more than criticizing evolution. Try that to As The Deer Panteth. (Yes, there are many Biblically inaccurate songs out there - a separate, but valid discussion to have). As a musician, and a worship leader I find the tension to try to be more professional and “modern” with my playing style. And you justified why you inserted them into this topic. Unbelievable. But your ignorance of what you claim is “spiritual talk/lingo” isnt a valid excuse for your narrowminded view of worship. Geography lessons in worship. I’m new to blogging. Probably still is to a lot of people. Dan - who comoare to you who you bring the morning light the joy of all the earth is rest assured in your great love, i m sorry lord for the things i madeth when its all about you its all about you …Jesus. One, a 10,000+ mega-church, tends to see Sunday mornings as the light and fluffy get-people-interested service. Yeah. For all you “Every move I make” bashers, try reading Acts 17:28 again. When we approach a worship service, is it with prayer or with calculations to evoke a certain emotion? It seems like some songs are just cookie cutter songs that people have written without giving their “best” to God. That’s how I see this discussion. 12. “jesus is my girlfriend” songs. Let us all take the initiative and not automatically accept a new worship CD by “insert famous worship leader here” and begin playing those songs just because we know that every other church is going to be playing them. I don’t want to be like Darlene Zchech (or however you spell it) or Paul Beloche (miracles would have to happen!). So for anyone who reads this: Just draw nearer to the Lord and let Him rejoice over you with singing and be pleased with your worship. Well, I’m a worship leader at a church, and I just read all the posts. That original post was written in 2004. This list made me laugh so hard I got teary eyed! The movie was discussing the fact that people are not allowed to question evolution, and that if they do, bad things happen. What we actually do over here is have different types of services - Folk Mass on Sat for the younger crowd. Worship is a spiritual discipline. If he didn’t have a good response, he would always come back with “I’m not going to waste time to go into this debate over evolution anymore!” That would be all fine and well if he consistently had said that each time I asked a question. The moron clapping while still holding his microphone is the last one to attempt percussion of any sort. I suppose it could happen but that’s not what happened for me. Rachel I believe it’s very timely actually but well I guess you all prefer standing in the sidelines clapping your hands or lifting them. You hate religion? I usually pretend I’m preoccupied with something important like reading my bulletins from 1999 or trying to quietly open my package of Dentyne Ice without annoying those around me. Understand that worship songs no matter how cheesy mean something to somebody. You say we could be using our time more constructively. I certainly don’t go milling around atheist websites looking to see who I can argue with. That would be a loving thing for us to do and I think the lost world would benefit from seeing the church operate in this way. In the same way many people will have VASTLY different ideas of what a “good” worship song is to them. Josh, every time you led “Shout to the Lord” I peed myself and sobbed like a little baby. 93. I was diagnosed by psychiatrists and psychologists with multiple anxiety disorders - namely, GAD and panic disorder. and 2) honestly seeks to improve Christian worship by thoughtful discussion of what works and doesn’t work in worship music. “Deeper” (Anyone who doesn’t know how to swim should stay close to the shore. Eugene (and all other potentially offended parties): I am afraid that maybe people are mistaking this site for something other than what it is. You totally dismiss the possibility that the writer intentionally used the word to emphasize the massive nature of the bell. Fine. The celebrity cult will be the engine. There, I said it. There not all writing rock songs some are very talented. Especially if you can’t make heads or tails of the lyric. The “You’re the best” song is among them. I would like to know some of the songs that people love, that really help them to praise God. These complaints are so self-centered, it’s insulting to the God that is worthy of genuine praise. If you all like it, this may end up being my dissertation topic. What do you think? Dear Worship leader, think about who you are serving. The worship team misses several cues. By: admin. I was beginning to think that I was the only old-school hymn lover around – here’s to a healthy diet :). Austin, I wish I had Xbox Live right now or I would accept your challenge. As Christians we are called to… “sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.” Which means the active emotion no matter how ridiculous the song seems to us should be “gratitude in [our] hearts toward God!” I don’t see gratitude emanating from these statements. I was doing a search because I started leading my church’s youth group worship in September and I want to get better at it… Now I’m thinking I should just give up instead… Obviously it doesn’t matter what I do, the new cynical church isn’t going to be happy anyway… No wonder it’s so difficult to get students to respond to anything, even their parents are cynics!