that cracked me up! One time I went to a little cowboy church and the band led worship with an Eagles song.... "Take it easy." Never went back. Another church played AC/ DC at the men's retreat.
Oh, my! Those churches were seriously lacking pastors with good foundations.
We love in TN now and our church sings hymns from the basic hymnal, with a few southern gospel numbers thrown in sometimes, which I love. The “worship team”, though, makes the first part of the service must-miss church.
The “song leader” doesn’t lead the music — has no clue how to, I guess. He just clutches his precious mic and pretends to be Barry Manilow. The piano charges ahead with great vigor and I guess she really leads the music.
My church back home in NY still hasn’t changed over the decades, and opens with the “Gloria Patri” or “The Doxology”. Real piano. Real organ. Real song leader. No drums. It’s nice to visit and realize that respectful services still exist somewhere on earth.