When it comes to worship in the church today, we need to be sure we are asking the right questions. I know when people find out that I am a worship leader, usually the questions go like this . . . "Do you do contemporary music (whatever that means)? Do you do traditional music? Do you do hymns? Do you do blended? Do you do gospel? Do you do country? Do you do classical?" Usually, my answer is . . . "Yes. "
But, should that really be the question? We as human beings never seem to get to the basics. The basic question should be . . . Is your worship God-centered? Sometimes we still don't get it. Worship is about Him, not us. We should have a commitment to have meaningful, understandable, inspiring worship that is totally focused on Him - rather than being consumer-driven. According to scripture, worship should be our highest priority as believers. It demonstrates God-centrality in the life of the church.
ALL the people of the church should be able to unite as one, using many different music and worship styles that "glorify God and exalt our Lord Jesus Christ" so that we have "authentic Biblical worship" as opposed to entertainment. Our goal should be that different ages, different ethnicities, and cultures be able to come together as the local body, with mutual love and respect, enriching and building up one another in Him! Let's make sure we ask the right questions. mjm
