This is my worship blog post about worship blog posts.
Dear bloggers, we’ve heard it all before. They’re doing it wrong, modern worship is bad, it’s all performance, people aren’t singing, modern songs are shallow / me-centered / unbiblical / heretical, etc..
You’re not helping.
You might actually be doing harm.
How? The more this stuff goes around social media, the more critical people are stirred up and empowered. If I read your post and then on Sunday see things on the stage that confirm your criticism, it’s going to be hard to worship. Even if I wasn’t critical before, you may have damaged my attitude. I may start focusing on the band, the lights, the people around me, the song choices, the keys, the outfits, the hair styles, etc..
What I should be focusing on is Jesus!
I read this comment on one of these posts and it has stuck with me ever since:
“Complainers complain. Worshippers worship. And for some reason we all freak out when complainers aren’t worshipping.” – Mark Brooks
Let’s stop complaining and start worshiping.
I’m not saying you don’t have a point. You probably do. But your blog isn’t helping. It’s just creating and empowering complainers.
If there really is something unhealthy going on at your church, try to fix it. Talk to leaders. Pray. Offer to help. Become part of the solution.
But quit assuming you know how all churches should worship.
If you MUST blog on worship, why not keep it positive? Post things that will encourage people to enter into worship regardless of the trappings.
Here are some topic ideas to get all you worship bloggers started:
- Keep your eyes on Jesus. He’s the only one that matters.
- It’s not about the songs or the style
- Concentrate on the attributes of God
- Remember all He’s done for you as you sing
- Encouragement: The Key to Influence.
- Leaders listen to encouragers
- Selfless serving is the ultimate encouragement
- Talk to others about what’s great about your church
- Worship when it’s loud. Worship when it’s quiet.
- If it’s too loud, try changing seats
- Try using earplugs (don’t be obvious – no neon!)
- Enjoy the immersive sound – feel it
- Imagine heaven with thousands upon thousands worshiping!
- It’s not about the songs. It’s about your heart.
- Worshipers worship
- Expose yourself to new worship songs
- Prepare your heart for worship
- Fix your eyes on Jesus
- Worship Every Day!
- Spend time every day in worship
- Immerse yourself in worship
- Create a tutorial showing how to use Spotify/Pandora to create worship playlists / stations.
- Body, Mind, and Spirit – Engage your entire person in worship!
- Engage your mind with the powerful message of each song
- Get physical! Move, clap, sway, bow, dance, shout.
- Check your heart – out with the bad, in with the good.
Bloggers, you have a gift! You love to write! Use that opportunity to exhort, encourage, celebrate, and build the Kingdom. You may not get as many retweets. That’s okay.
Ultimately, all that we do should be for the audience of One.
Andrew's Thoughts 