Comments on: modern vs. traditional

By: The Shape of the Church « The Hand of God

The Shape of the Church « The Hand of God — Wed, 13 May 2009 05:07:17 +0000

[...] and sing contemporary songs.) (Gentle jab to one of my new blog acquaintances and her blog post on modern vs contemporary church services – Hi [...]

By: bajanpoet

bajanpoet — Fri, 08 May 2009 20:28:36 +0000

Hi! I've just come over from Tam's blog…

My answer: Neither lololol

I meet with other parts of the body in our homes and endeavour (Sorry, Caribbean ppl use English spelling ! lol) to share life together. Other house churches around us have more contemporary styles, but the one I call home (figuratively and literally at times too) doesn't sing together and worship as much as you would do in a 'traditional' setting…'Traditional' in my book lumps both 'hymnal' and 'contemporary' together – coz we're 'out there' to the majority of the believers… *Grin*

By: Doug

Doug — Thu, 07 May 2009 23:16:22 +0000

I think it gets easy to overlook the Holiness of God if you totally exclude reverence and tradition. If you study church history, you find a lot of "traditions" are rooted in being awestruck of God and His salvation….in my case I can worship either way, because of what I DO know and understand. I know how in just 1 generation how much can be lost.

By: Jared

Jared — Tue, 05 May 2009 18:11:02 +0000

I did NOT see that coming… WOW.
Me? I love having a modern service, though I do enjoy the occasional redone hymnal!

By: Guy Walker

Guy Walker — Tue, 05 May 2009 16:36:21 +0000

I'm more of a double electric guitar kinda guy. I love to rock-it-out during worship

By: mike

mike — Tue, 05 May 2009 15:44:05 +0000

I think it's all good, as long as it's genuine and not routine/rote. That problem is not unique to traditional or modern or anything really. The other issue is when tradition or "new" starts to have the same authority as scripture.

I love all types… the variety is part of the fun of this whole thing.

By: Jane

Jane — Tue, 05 May 2009 15:09:29 +0000

I grew up in a very fundamentalist church environment. After years of feeling uncomfortable w/ the contemporary style, I actually can say I absolutely love both! My heart for music encourages me to worship freely in both. I love the messages of the old hymns & the praise offered in the new worship music. Plus,I grew up in a non-instrumental church! Learning to get past the instruments & really worship was a task. But, now I feel so free; so in love w/ God, that I can worship anywhere! Sometimes, I do think our children need to understand 'holy reverance'. One thing I truly miss is an old-fashioned 'Dinner on the Grounds'! Yum!