Posted on 06/15/2005 9:06:08 PM PDT by Iam1ru1-2
What happens when they issue a fatwa...
"I just want to find a church that doesn't do "modern praise & worship". A church that still has hymnals in the pews, AND NOT a rolldown screen & projector. They're getting as rare as chicken's teeth in the nation's medium-sized cities since competition for the "younger members" is fierce."
I'm with you. I became a member of an LCMS church about a year ago because I liked the tradition and the liturgy of the Lutherans. (I didn't have a denomination before this.) I was at a church meeting last week, where they said they want to try to "sneak in" some modern "praise music," and that they have a perfect spot to put a screen and projector. Ugh. In the interest of attracting the young and hip, we have to resort to this. I don't like it. (I'm 32 yrs old.) I've been reading up on Catholicism, I feel like I'm missing something where I am right now.
I'm in my 30's too, but I sound like such an old fogie about the "modern praise & worship" thing! LOL.
There's just something about affording a little ceremony and tradition to something so sacred that I think adds a little something to it.
To me, modern praise and worship does to the sacredness of prayer and worship what having Thanksgiving dinner on TV trays would do to the sacredness of "the" family meal of the year.
I believe there is room for the modern stuff in prayer meetings (such as on Wed. night) or Sunday School, but the Sunday Service itself should be traditional.
I also agree that the church could make room for more modern music at another time. I suggested to the church council that they should at least offer a choice. We have two Sunday services, one could be "contemporary" and one "traditional," if they have to.
Yeah, just keep the AV screen (even rolled up) outta my line of sight!!!!
I joined the Missouri Syndicate (That's a joke.) at the age of 44. Then I had to switch to the Wisconsin when we moved to Wisconsin so my sons could attend the Wisconsin Lutheran High School.
Wisconsin is more conservative that Missouri but about the only place that you can notice is that women can't vote on church matters in the Wisconsin Synod.
It is to bad that women can vote at all.
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