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i was doing some reading this morning and came across this quote. it’s by a guy named don chapman…a pretty well known composer and worship guy out of nashville. i’m wondering what you think…
Some worship leaders get into the rut of constantly throwing new songs at the congregation and then wonder why nobody’s worshipping. Remember, we musical worship leaders are way ahead of the average person in the congregation. We’re tired of the latest worship songs before 99% of the congregation even knows the songs exist (most Christians never step foot in a Christian bookstore or listen to Christian radio, let alone care about the latest hot worship leader). “Open the Eyes of My Heart” is STILL in CCLI top ten, and “Lord I Lift Your Name On High” is still in the top 20!A few years ago I was out in Dallas visiting worship media guru Greg Atkinson. He took me on a tour of all the big churches in the area. Great productions, great music, but little worship going on and lots of performances. However, at one megachurch in particular I remember very distinctly being drawn in and touched by the worship. Suddenly it hit me: I happened to know all the songs in the set and I realized something important: people worship best with songs they know. It’s simply harder to worship when the mind is intent on learning a new tune, but the mind is freed up when the song is familiar and the heart can worship more easily.
i love the fact that we learn new songs on a pretty regular basis at north point. it inspires me…challenges me…opens my eyes…and gives me a greater vocabulary to praise god with. but this quote caused an interesting list of questions.
is sunday morning the only time you sing?
how important is singing in your worship experience?
how do you define worship outside of singing?
i’m really interested in what you think…
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