The world of 2014 is very different to the world of 1994 and our hymns and songs must reflect that. Otherwise, we will be living in the safety of our Christian ghettos and not engaging with our communities. Worship that is nostalgic rather than prophetic. Yes, we had some great songs in the 1990s and we will occasionally take them out, dust them down and give them an airing. But we also need to keep moving on. There are great songs being written now and even better ones yet to come. But lets not limit our vision to simply filling churches with new and better songs, creating an alternative, cosy world to the one we live in. That makes us narcissistic. Worship without mission is self-indulgent. There is a whole world out there for us to engage with and music is a wonderful way of conveying eternal values. Music is the art of the prophets and connects with people at a spiritual level.
Posted on: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 09:58:17 +0000