Comments on: Freedom Of Style http://www.theworshipcommunity.com/freedom-of-style/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:49:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Zangeimer http://www.theworshipcommunity.com/freedom-of-style/#comment-5963 Zangeimer Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:48:00 +0000 http://www.theworshipcommunity.com/?p=918#comment-5963 I think this article reveals more about what limitations our modern church communities have drawn around the the ministry of music than anything else. I applaud church communities that choose to sing songs regularly about the deeper struggles of walking with God: our brokenness, His righteous judgment, sorrows and heartbreak, etc. right along side songs about God's beauty, grace, and love. The Psalms would not be filled with songs of struggle, defeat, and sorrow if God was not pleased with our expressing them. On a side note, I struggle with finding the balance between creativity and familiarity more than anything. Should I just trust that since God has placed me in the position of leadership in music that He bring out in me whatever musical ideas will serve His mission the best? Or should I be highly cautious of what I'm creating, always examining how people might receive the musical ideas I might present, treating new ideas that come out of me like suspicious strangers until I'm sure most of the community will find them friendly? I assume there is a balance somewhere in there, but I have not found it. I think this article reveals more about what limitations our modern church communities have drawn around the the ministry of music than anything else. I applaud church communities that choose to sing songs regularly about the deeper struggles of walking with God: our brokenness, His righteous judgment, sorrows and heartbreak, etc. right along side songs about God’s beauty, grace, and love. The Psalms would not be filled with songs of struggle, defeat, and sorrow if God was not pleased with our expressing them.
On a side note, I struggle with finding the balance between creativity and familiarity more than anything. Should I just trust that since God has placed me in the position of leadership in music that He bring out in me whatever musical ideas will serve His mission the best? Or should I be highly cautious of what I’m creating, always examining how people might receive the musical ideas I might present, treating new ideas that come out of me like suspicious strangers until I’m sure most of the community will find them friendly?

I assume there is a balance somewhere in there, but I have not found it.

]]> By: ian moore, desertseeds http://www.theworshipcommunity.com/freedom-of-style/#comment-1418 ian moore, desertseeds Thu, 28 May 2009 12:39:17 +0000 http://www.theworshipcommunity.com/?p=918#comment-1418 There's a danger in limiting worship to any one particular style because then the music becomes intolerably boring and homogeneous. The problem is that when we lead worship in a church we tend to cater for the majority and thier music tastes rather than the minority. This has always been a struggle for me because I simply dislike a huge amount of music that my friends and colleagues agree is 'good', both christian and non-christian music. Having said that i am aware that what is important is not what i personally like or dislike, but leading others into a relationship with our father. Therefore our worship needs to be palatable. However, there's nothing wrong with having alternative worship nights. This Friday is techno worship, next friday is metal praise. Friday after is Blues night, bring your worries to the throne room! I've never tried it, but i'm sure it can be done... Ian, DesertSeeds There’s a danger in limiting worship to any one particular style because then the music becomes intolerably boring and homogeneous. The problem is that when we lead worship in a church we tend to cater for the majority and thier music tastes rather than the minority.
This has always been a struggle for me because I simply dislike a huge amount of music that my friends and colleagues agree is ‘good’, both christian and non-christian music.
Having said that i am aware that what is important is not what i personally like or dislike, but leading others into a relationship with our father. Therefore our worship needs to be palatable. However, there’s nothing wrong with having alternative worship nights. This Friday is techno worship, next friday is metal praise. Friday after is Blues night, bring your worries to the throne room!
I’ve never tried it, but i’m sure it can be done…
Ian, DesertSeeds

]]> By: Noel M. Kidd http://www.theworshipcommunity.com/freedom-of-style/#comment-1402 Noel M. Kidd Sat, 23 May 2009 03:09:38 +0000 http://www.theworshipcommunity.com/?p=918#comment-1402 Styles are nuetral. Even though some styles seem to be bread out of more rebellion. I was a secular musician for years playing metal music in bars. The whole metal scene was born of rebellion. Though I did spend three years traveling with a christian metal band after salvation an saw many young people come to Jesus. I believe music and styles in general are nuetral , it is the heart of the musician that matters. Out of a man heart the mouth speaks. I have heard secular artists play spiritual songs yet it did not touch my heart. The words were right , the music was well done but the heart was not pure. Styles are nuetral. Even though some styles seem to be bread out of more rebellion. I was a secular musician for years playing metal music in bars. The whole metal scene was born of rebellion. Though I did spend three years traveling with a christian metal band after salvation an saw many young people come to Jesus. I believe music and styles in general are nuetral , it is the heart of the musician that matters. Out of a man heart the mouth speaks. I have heard secular artists play spiritual songs yet it did not touch my heart. The words were right , the music was well done but the heart was not pure.

]]> By: theworshipcommunity http://www.theworshipcommunity.com/freedom-of-style/#comment-2249 theworshipcommunity Tue, 12 May 2009 04:05:15 +0000 http://www.theworshipcommunity.com/?p=918#comment-2249 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">Freedom Of Style http://tinyurl.com/psn587</span></span> Freedom Of Style http://tinyurl.com/psn587

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