[my small voice]

Amen. Talk about overkill. Attract new members with a rock concert while abandoning the people who are there now by eliminating the old hymns! I said it was a mistake 10 years ago and I stand by that comment today.

We go to a Bible church (that we love), but it is all I can do to make it through the music.

[PeterPrinciple]

Amen. Talk about overkill. Attract new members with a rock concert while abandoning the people who are there now by eliminating the old hymns! I said it was a mistake 10 years ago and I stand by that comment today.

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Right now I am in a cocoon, working my way out as to the purpose of the church. Like most problems, it is several things coming together for the “perfect storm” It is not just the music, but that is a part of it.

Our retired preacher vested every church in town and I asked him what he observed. He keyed in on two things. Passive/active involvement of the congregation and music. In essence the mechanics.

“Some churches have responsive reading and a lot congregation involvement, others just listen, we do a good job of balancing. Some churches have modern music, others old. We have a good mix of both in our church so we are doing pretty good.”

I am still thinking this through......................