• Thought For The Day

    Traditional Worship

    Someone asked our preacher why we (the Church I attend) continue to be “traditional” when everything seems to be moving toward the contemporary side of the ledger. Lots of Churches have a traditional service among the contemporary services, but fewer and fewer are hanging on to the “traditional only” mode of expression. Is it because we are comfortable? Everything is familiar, songs are repeated generation after generation, and the “three points and a poem” message rings a recognizable bell in our subconscious mind. Is it because there is no creativity on the part of leadership. Doing the same things over and over again is easy and seldom upset the “faithful” on whom the financial resources depend. Perhaps…