This is a poorly organized article. It conflates high-tech services and “worship” over the Internet with the use of modern technology to communicate with the congregation. I can understand why people would dislike services that combine a rock concert with a marketing presentation ... but that’s hardly the same as getting an e-mail from the office with a reminder that the youth group will be doing a service project on Thursday night!
This is a poorly organized article. It conflates high-tech services and “worship” over the Internet with the use of modern technology to communicate with the congregation.
Correct. That said, the article addresses the breadth of what a modern worshiper will encounter as one looks around. In our own local assembly, we have embraced electronic communication, sound and projection systems to aid communication, and instruments in worship. We have been very careful to keep the focus on worship and not entertainment. All of these 'tools' are amoral - the focus and motives of those who employ them determine whether they honor or dishonor God.
I believe it is important that a local church discuss these issues openly with a view to developing a shared view of worship and ministry. Bickering about these issues can easily destroy relationships in a congregation which also dishonors God. As with many 'body life' questions, love, patience and graciousness go a long way...