We recently hosted a "Meet and Greet" with the new worship guy (Dr. Randy Lind) for our state convention. He made one statement that resounded with me—"Worship unites. Styles divide." As we look at the evolution of the church and worship we see the truth that can all too often be found in this statement dating back throughout the centuries. After all many of the gospel hymn standards were considered radical in the 1800's. Many of the songs from the 60's, 70's, and 80's was new and radical at the time, but can now be found in our hymnals. The evolution of music and it's impact on worship styles is nothing new.
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| Combined worship! |
That is why Sunday worship at Emmanuel this past week was so exciting. As a part of "Project Connect Sunday" which focused on our youth and the new space, we joined together with our adult and youth choir filling the choir loft, members from the Refuge leadership team, joining with our worship pastor and a members of the orchestra's rhythm section and we worshipped!
It was glorious. There is nothing like uniting all the forces and worshipping the One True God. As we continue to worship each week, with our services reverting to their regular schedules, it is our goal that every week we will always remain united in worship even as we worship in different services and regardless of the style!
Let’s worship!
