The word “performance” in worship: the people distrust it, musicians value it, pastors deny it. Can/should it be redeemed? How? The biblical concept of performance: performing=serving=ministering. Look/see if a strong case is made.
Category Archives: The New Worship (Baker Books): PowerPoints for Selected Chapters
09 Is Worship a Performance? Part 2 TNW PP
Worship a performance? What are the implications? Kierkegaard’s idea. Some issues: performance & skill; wisdom & technique; human personality; size of church
10 Jesus Our Worship Leader TNW PP
Jesus our worship leader, the ultimate leader: interceding, protecting, conducting, singing, representing; offerer of worship, receiver of worship; leads heaven’s worship; our high priest, calls us his brothers, our basis of confidence. Qualities. See Heb 2:11,12 and compare with Ps 22.
11 Worship that Serves the Purpose of the Church TNW PP
12 Resolving Tensions, Musical Style TNW PP
Exploration of Acts 2 (Wind, Tongues of Fire), 10 (Vision of Descended Sheet) & 15 (Jerusalem Council). It’s implications/lessons for coping with cultural change & musical style. Why did God choose wind & tongues of fire to convey the image of the Holy Spirit? Do Acts 2 &10 imply the gospel can be clothed in many music styles?
13A Paul: Resolving Tensions, Musical Style TNW
Paul tackles thorny cultural issues (sacred days, wine, meat offered to idols, meat thought to be unclean) and offers advice. He address both the weak & the strong, and helps them navigate the tricky waters intersecting faith, conscience, & culture. All this provides help for resolving tensions relating to musical style & worship practice today. Lessons from Romans 14 and I Cor 8-10.
13B Paul, Circumcison, 9 Issues TNW PP
Paul, culture, and 9 issues: circumcision, meat offered to idols, weak vs strong, tongues & intelligible communication — it’s relevance to worship. Is music morally neutral? Is music a language? The views of Hustad, Johannson. Romans 14, I Cor 8-10, 14.
13C Epic Changes in Worship Culture TNW PP
What do you think are the good and bad affects of current changes in worship? Seeker centered services replace believer centered; guitars replace keyboards; expressive physical movement replaces restrained; screens replace hymnbooks; choruses replace hymns; young leaders replace old; improvising replaces reading music; esteemed emphasis on worship replaces moderate