Comments on: Mark Driscoll On The Future Of Worship Music

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Paint Repair Kits — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:14:20 +0000

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By: Adam Swift

Adam Swift — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 23:24:49 +0000

As a sidenote, i feel that worship songwriters should have most of their work inspired from the Bible. I am very happy that the Glory Revealed projects were done for the church to use as worship. The songs they produced are amazingly effective to congregational worship, knowing that the song is the very eternal words of God placed into song. Absolutely great songs have come from those two projects, and i urge other worship songwriters to do the same thing as they are impacted by passages they read in their Bible. Also, i am only seventeen, and even i like hymns! I think some of the best songwriting the church has had is inside the old pew hymnal. I feel that a lot of the new worship leaders are throwing out the old completely instead of finding ways of making the words of those old hymns be effective to younger congregations.

By: Adam Swift

Adam Swift — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 23:24:20 +0000

I agree with Pastor Mark here. Worship leaders that lead congregational worship today are sometimes leaning too hard on the new style of music out there and forgetting that it is about the worship, not the style. On top of that, writing your own music for your church is extremely helpful to the church body. When worship songs are written to fit a particular theme of the teaching that the lead pastor provides, the congregation can find it easier to worship and respond to the teaching they have just heard (or have been hearing). However, the quality of the song should be a good reflection of the creativity of God. It is not acceptable to spend very little time on writing a song, having it sound awful and have simple lyrics that turn out to be just another "prom song to Jesus". When you offer your art to the church it should be kept in mind that you are in fact reflecting a characteristic of God Almighty…creativity. And so worship leaders should only offer their best to their congregation for worship.

By: Marshall Guitar Amps

Marshall Guitar Amps — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 04:41:49 +0000

Amen to that. Different strokes for different folks, but keep it about Jesus and you can't lose. Music is for everyone to enjoy, regardless of religion or church. Thanks for setting thing straight.

By: AndPious

AndPious — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 23:08:57 +0000

I definately think that if Dricoll's comment was meant to be offensive, it was totally, but for alot of the populus, he's right when it comes to the musical tastes of alot of the people not in churches. I know many people who would much rather sing the (very) simple "Ohohoh" routine that makes up the secular techno song "Zombie Nation" than sing anything played in alot of the churches around here in Houston, Texas. It's not that they don't have a heart to worship God, but they are not turned on at all by any that they hear. Many meet with God privately at home in their own atmosphere. I myself can only stand so much mainstream worship before I collapse, and it was only since my discovery of Andy Hunter that I was able to listen to some worthwhile techno/trance/house and get a Christian message at the same time.

This is not to say that there aren't places for the prevalent forms of worship we see in churches today, as I also know a few men who would sing or hum those "prom songs" nonstop if given the chance...

If I had my way, we'd have a special place at church for sword-dance worship. That's actually in Psalms, too! I absolutely love using the longsword, and visualize myself worshipping God with it in my hands as the songs play...

By: blackthumb17

blackthumb17 — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 22:19:33 +0000

I do not mean to be offesive at all… But I will say this, I agree with Driscoll to a point. We have to see ourselves as “fishers of men”, but all fishermen know you need different bait, for different fish… I am one who was brought to christ not by a gentle voice singing a love song on an acoustic guitar…but by a scream for joy on a distorted SG.. We are to be in the world and we are to spread the word, and personally I feel we should use everything we can. The Cookie Cutter stuff coming out of CCM is just that, and lacks any personality. Even established bands like jars of clay or Third Day are pushing and pushing trying to break through to an entire generation basically raised not knowing anything about church or god, but what they see at funerals and weddings. Wake up! We want people to listen to and enjoy this music we want it stuck in there heads and we want to use it to bring them closer to Jesus. As far as writing our own music I say ROCK ON!! think about where hymns will be in 20 years….. and be honest.

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By: Broken Hearted

Broken Hearted — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:05:59 +0000

DanielR wrote: “I agree the characterization of “some effeminate guy on an acoustic guitar” is un-called for and out of line. But then, that’s nothing new from Mark. With Mark it’s 50/50 whether it was unintentionally or purposefully inflamatory, ignorance or attitude. You gotta take anything Mark says with a grain of salt…” What a sorry indictment.

By: Daniel Gonske

Daniel Gonske — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:58:47 +0000

Guys, do not be dogmatic about this. Remember this: Titus 3:9 “avoid foolish controversies”

By: randall

randall — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:44:46 +0000

Mark has a good point. But I think it spills over to keyboard playing worship leaders too. Are we men? Are we women? I play acoustic guitar for God and I want to be happy at the end of worshipping the living, mighty God. Many “great” worship leaders make me want to stab myself during some of the choruses. How many times do we have to sing the same two lines in nasly voices before we can move on to the next song? It is not the Worship Leaders job to set a mood or manipulating peoples feelings or dimming the lights. It is his job to bring it real. Lead in worshipping God by facilitating edifying music that glorifies Jesus. Too many WL’s make it into a performance or concert type of thing where the congregation occasionally gets to sing when the “praise team” is not soloing. Let the people lift there voices for God…not for them or you.