tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2350211073017972998.post6700604410349332618..comments2023-10-19T21:31:51.018+11:00Comments on A funny thing happened on the way ...: Toward more meaningful worshipBob Faserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09121069030405858127noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2350211073017972998.post-23862234058416715542013-04-09T07:28:22.688+10:002013-04-09T07:28:22.688+10:00Thanks, Anita, I agree strongly. And I believe th...Thanks, Anita, I agree strongly. And I believe that this "entertainment culture" has a particularly deadening effect on worship when it's combined with the notion that the teaching-learning dimension of worship should dominate everything else we do in worship. When this happens, the possibilities of encountering the Sacred in worship are very slim.Bob Faserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09121069030405858127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2350211073017972998.post-6333071403895133662013-04-09T01:32:34.892+10:002013-04-09T01:32:34.892+10:00I've come to believe that it is becoming more ...I've come to believe that it is becoming more difficult to truly engage people in the worship of God. One of the reasons, I propose, has to do with our entertainment culture and how that culture has moved to everything having to be big and elaborate. Most popular concerts these days aren't just about the music; they include an elaborate light show, costume changes and all manner of theatrics. And computer/technological advances have caused our movie watching experiences to be elaborate as well. No church worship style can compete with this entertainment culture. And though I believe that worship is not entertainment, and worshipers should be actively engaged, I think it's difficult to lead them "down that road."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00156975228487089034noreply@blogger.com