OK, so am listening to the service. (I am sure it is a great ministry and that they are reaching people.
Can someone explain why Evangelical music is so insipid?
Whinny 7 11 songs, with seven words repeated over and over.
Future generations will wonder about why “Christian music” was so bad the last decade or so.
No hymns. No traditional connection to the historic church. Just a bunch of long hair dudes pounding a synthesizer, accompanied by loud drums, pretending to be music stars like Michael Jackson or something.
Am I wrong?
hmmmmm, not trying to offend but, yeah, your wrong.
This isn’t a contest of voice and sound, just people trying to express their love to God thru music. Simple and unprofessional.
We had a man come to our church who had done research on different forms of worship within the Christian church...he had come across a man who only had a tin can and a stick for an instrument..yet the man worshiped God with all his heart...with a tin can and a stick...It was a cacaphonous sound to the man doing research. BUT it is not the sound God is interested in...it is the heart. I have been in all sorts of church services..from the very traditional to the very contemporary...all serve their congregations well. I grew up in the 70’s..the Beatles etc...I grew up to the sound of guitars and drums.....it would be hard for me to worship God through Gregorian chants..although I am sure at the time the Gregorian chant moved those who worshiped in that way. God inhabits his praises....it is unfortunate that you were so caught up on the performance side of the worship that you missed out on God. A man with a tin can and a stick can bring the presence of God through the purity of his worship...and the people on this worship team are no less.
‘_______why Evangelical music is so insipid.’
Have a spouse who feels similar to you.
We raised 4 daughters in a mainline church.
I sang in choirs for years. Daughters sang in kids’ choirs. We all were very active on various committees.
Two became Evangelicals some years ago.
We have occasions to attend their churches because of grandkids’ events there.
Spouse loves classical music, show tunes, hymns, - knows music to a degree. - so the praise and worship teams in daughter’s churches cause quiet spouse utter distraction. Sometimes the music is great, but other times - - -
Guess it’s all what one is used to.
All would be fine if there wasn’t the repeating and repeating and repeating of the same words and phrases. So this style of church doesn’t work for some.
Well, the message/lesson/sermon may, but the music - - - not so much.
I’m glad there are choices.
And very glad there is such attendance at Evangelical churches.
Interesting that RC Newt agreed to attend that church. It’s good to know what goes on in different churches. Everyone can take away something.
Unfortunately, I didn’t see a minute of it.
You’re not wrong, but it may be an age thing. I liked that clap-happy stuff myself when I was a teenager. I absolutely can’t stand it now. Traditional hymns are genuinely great music.
One can update the tempo and the instruments even the melody of a great hymn and keep its lyrics. Hymns are full of essential theology.
We sing a lot of Robert Shaw arrangements at our church since our director was trained by him. Here's an uplifting one that our youth choir sang a couple of years ago. Robert Shaw, Carol of the Bells