Monday, August 24, 2009

Overview

My plan is to cover some worship and music topics in the form of FAQs. Below is a tentative list (subject to change) of FAQs I would like to cover. If you have additional topics you would like me to cover, or if you would like suggestions for additional reading, please let me know.

What is worship?

- In my personal worship life

- In a worship service

Why worship?

- Our great need

- God’s great worth

What makes up a worship service?

- The Gospel is central, in both Word and Sacraments

- Closely related elements

What is music’s role in worship?

- In a worship service

- In my personal worship life

What communication goes on during worship?

- Between God and me

- Between me and the other worshipers

What does “liturgical worship” mean?

- Narrow definition: a historical form of worship

- Wide definition: worship is the work of the people

How is flow important to a worship service? What disrupts this?

- Flow allows God to be the focus

- Many things can disrupt the flow of a worship service

Why don’t worship forms and styles change more quickly? OR Why do they have to change at all?

- Worship forms and styles do constantly change

- Worship forms and styles don’t change quickly

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