Is it just me, or have we as a faith community lost focus?
I do not intend for this to sound like your everyday gripe against the Church. But I have done a lot of thinking, and I have come to the conclusion that many churches have lost focus in their worship services.
Should not a worship service be centered around the act of corporate worship? Sure, if you go to a United Methodist church you will recite the Apostle's or Nicene Creed. Sure you may say the Lord's Prayer together. You will certainly sing a few songs. But what is the penultimate movement of the average United States church service? The sermon.
In most churches, the sermon is the centerpiece of the "worship" experience. Certainly, I believe teaching/preaching/visioning from a shepherd of the flock is a vital part of the faith community's experience. But why does it consume the most time in the service? Each individual hymn, chorus or song takes from three to six minutes. But many sermons are twenty minutes, twenty-five minutes or even more.
We are supposed to gather for the chance to encourage each other, fellowship with one another and worship our God together. If this is the case, why do we focus our attention on a single woman or man for so long?
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3 comments:
This is interesting.
If you planned a worship service, what would it look like? What would take place of the teaching time?
People should read this.
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