The two are not mutually exclusive. It's all in the heart of the worship leaders. We treat our entire service as a sacrifice to God, just as the burnt offerings of old. We are, ourselves (the musicians), worshipping, not performing.
AND we rock the house....
Right!
Kind of amazing that those who don't like mega churches/home churches/rock music/worship music/hymns/etc, etc, etc. don't seem to realize that those offerings aren't necessarily wrong, just not right for them.
If they don't fit in to that kind of setting them perhaps they should find one in which they do fit.
Like eating at a smorgasboard, nothing wrong with trying something new but if I don't like oakra why should I get upset if you do? Maybe I should be more concerned about my plate instead of yours?
Instead of griping about what others do, maybe we all should find out where we fit into the Body of Christ and do the best we can with that?
Why aren't they?
You don't think that the worship leader can have the best of intentions and yet still perform from "the flesh"?
Music is supposed to LEAD worship not replace it.
That is why the old hymns are so great because the words inspire and the music part is an adjunct.
In the modern rock worship the music is front and center.
Hey, to each his own. I am not dogmatic about this topic but I do think that the MAJORITY of Christians are not LEAD into worship in the purist sense of the word by these highly polished "shows".