I was recently discussing worship planning with a fellow worship pastor. I told him I was interested in viewing one of his church’s services. He was flattered and then proceeded to tell me how he and a worship leader friend in another state exchange videos of their services for critique and improvement. As he continued to share, he told me various things they had pointed out to each other, mainly revolving around transitions and the flow of the service.
This conversation bothered my spirit. Although it was encouraging to see fellow worship leaders pushing each other to further excellence, it was discouraging to hear they did not base the criteria on which they judged each other on biblical principles of worship.
It appears the flow in worship is becoming the end goal, the measuring tool to gauge how successful a worship service was.
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