I had been a pastor for just a few
months when a faithful church member sought me out to discuss the use of
media in the services. He had led previous pastors to incorporate video
and sound clips, and he wanted to be of help to me. He started off with
a question kind of like this:
“So, what do you think about movie clips in the services?”
“Well, I really hadn’t planned on using media in the services.”
“Really? I’ve been involved in worship for quite some time, and it’s a pretty effective way to communicate.”
“Yeah, I don’t doubt that. But I’m afraid it might
distract people from the heart of the service, the singing, preaching,
and praying of the Word.”
“I wouldn’t think of it as a distraction, more of an addition, it makes the whole service better.”
“You might be right, but I really want our focus
to be on the power of God’s Word to engage and excite us, so I’m going
to stay away from movie clips.”
That’s about how the conversation ended. We were two grown men who
both love the Lord but with different viewpoints on what would most
honor God and be helpful to this local church. If you were in my shoes,
how would you have answered his question?
Over the years, I’ve been asked to weigh in on many such issues related to our Sunday morning service.
Should we have Independence Day bunting? I said no, after figuring out what bunting is.
Christmas decorations? I said yes. Continue at Aaron Menikoff
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