Articles for tag: Contemporary Worship

January 22, 2006

Christian Standard

Where Have All the Choirs Gone?

By Becky Ahlberg It”s no secret choirs are in a state of decline in churches all across the country. Depending on whom you ask, that is good news or bad news. It seems we cannot abide variety in music and worship. We must name the way everyone must follow to have an effective and growing ministry. If you don”t have a worship team and band, you are just not with it. If you still have a choir, you are assumed to be yawningly old-fashioned, and””I”ve come to hate this word””traditional. My Worship Team I have nothing against a worship team.

January 18, 2006

Christian Standard

Is “˜Traditional” a Dirty Word?

By Mark A. Taylor Tony Campolo tells about some Jewish college students who insisted on missing his class for every Jewish religious holiday. “What’s with you guys,” he chided them. “Why are all these days such a big deal to you? You don’t even believe the Bible!” “Ah, but you don’t understand,” they told him. “It’s our tradition!” Tradition is valuable, even vital. But in some church circles tradition has gotten a bad name. Indeed, as Becky Ahlberg indicates in “Where Have All the Choirs Gone?” traditional is a word too many say with a sneer, especially when they’re talking

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