It’s Wednesday morning, and I’m sitting at a conference table in the
middle of a mega-church cafe. Picture the greatest Starbucks you’ve ever
seen, but for church people, meaning any way they can fit a Biblical
word or phrase like He-Brews into something that relates to a coffee drink…they do.
Today I happen to be surrounded by ten or so worship leaders from
surrounding communities who were invited to come together to share their
trade secrets and insider knowledge about all things related to the
ministry of worship arts. It’s no surprise that the conversation moves
from light chit-chat about media and tech, to horror stories involving
computer crashes, bad drummers and why church organs are actually ironic
and awesome again. Up to this point, I’ve admittedly been a quiet,
distracted observer, checking my I-Phone in between sips of my Psalted Caramel Mocha when suddenly the conversation shifts to who among us brings in musicians to lead worship who are not….well…saved.
Ok, now they have my attention.
The conversation starts going clockwise around the conference table,
which thankfully, I’m at the end of. One guy says “Yeah, I have a
drummer who’s not a Christian, but he’s only playing drums, so I don’t
think it’s a big deal”. Another guy says “As long as they’re not singing
the words, I think it’s totally fine. I mean, it’s not as if they’re
leading or anything.” The next guy agrees and adds, “You know what, I
think it’s a great way to evangelize unbelievers and get them into
church”. Continue at Ronnie Martin
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