1. Music is a tool for the worshiper, not a tool to be used on the worshiper.
2. Worship music should serve as a vehicle for ideas and feelings to be lifted up to the Lord.
3. The music should be directed God-ward; if He decides to use it to stir up feelings or responses in people, that is His prerogative.
4. Worship leaders don't have sufficient knowledge or insight into a congregant's soul to know what he needs to do or feel.
5. They therefore ought not plan what they do around manipulating anyone into a response.
6. They do have sufficient knowledge (revealed in Scripture) to know what God requires in worship: reverence, Godly fear, thanksgiving, praise, a broken and contrite heart, etc.
7. They therefore ought to plan what they do around providing the means for the congregation to offer those things.
2 comments:
Do you feel that the worship leader should be in stride with the celebrant to make sure the music sits well with the Scripture readings and overall message? This usually happens on the big Holy Days, but I'm interested in every Sunday
I think it makes the most sense to do it that way, keeping it topical.
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