http://www.cdenning.com/2009/11/03/242-practices-of-effective-worshipcreative-ministries-%e2%80%93-4.html Life is Happening . . . Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:09:09 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.cdenning.com/2009/11/03/242-practices-of-effective-worshipcreative-ministries-%e2%80%93-4.html/comment-page-1#comment-612 cdenning Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:39:48 +0000 http://www.cdenning.com/?p=474#comment-612 You make a great point in that music can speak much deeper than words most time. I feel the using the music and lyrics on their own to lead people on to action in their own lives is a necessity, but I do feel like leading/clarity is needed from time to time. When you want a point to be driven home, to further support or elaborate on a given theme or topic, I feel like it helps to have a few precise words to lead people in their worship/processing. I don't think that it should be an all the time thing, but a leader should be very picky about what they do and do not say. Good stuff. You make a great point in that music can speak much deeper than words most time. I feel the using the music and lyrics on their own to lead people on to action in their own lives is a necessity, but I do feel like leading/clarity is needed from time to time. When you want a point to be driven home, to further support or elaborate on a given theme or topic, I feel like it helps to have a few precise words to lead people in their worship/processing. I don’t think that it should be an all the time thing, but a leader should be very picky about what they do and do not say. Good stuff.

]]> http://www.cdenning.com/2009/11/03/242-practices-of-effective-worshipcreative-ministries-%e2%80%93-4.html/comment-page-1#comment-611 Jordan Karp Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:44:11 +0000 http://www.cdenning.com/?p=474#comment-611 Great writing dude. But I think you are assuming that most of the congregation is there loving and embracing the word. I would assumer the audience that the book would be referring to are the ones who are just there "going through the motions." These people wont really be listening to the words. They will be going one ear and out the other. To reach them I think that music, which speaks more to the heart than spoken word, needs to be more heavily used. Once you capture the emotions with song people will seek to be better Christians on their own. That is when the words should come into play. Just some thoughts Great writing dude. But I think you are assuming that most of the congregation is there loving and embracing the word. I would assumer the audience that the book would be referring to are the ones who are just there “going through the motions.” These people wont really be listening to the words. They will be going one ear and out the other. To reach them I think that music, which speaks more to the heart than spoken word, needs to be more heavily used. Once you capture the emotions with song people will seek to be better Christians on their own. That is when the words should come into play. Just some thoughts

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