Comments on: What Are We Teaching About Worship? http://www.elementalcm.com/2009/08/28/what-are-we-teaching-about-worship/ Moving Children's Ministry Forward Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:16:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: steve http://www.elementalcm.com/2009/08/28/what-are-we-teaching-about-worship/comment-page-1/#comment-1701 steve Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:41:21 +0000 http://www.elementalcm.com/2009/08/28/what-are-we-teaching-about-worship/#comment-1701 The song is basically a remake of the a song by the group Dead or Alive from the mid '80s. From what I can tell of the lyrics, they have replaced the word "baby" with the word "Jesus". That does not make it worship as far as I am concerned. We must give them the benefit of the doubt as far as intent is concerned. But I would question the judgment. The song is basically a remake of the a song by the group Dead or Alive from the mid '80s. From what I can tell of the lyrics, they have replaced the word "baby" with the word "Jesus". That does not make it worship as far as I am concerned.

We must give them the benefit of the doubt as far as intent is concerned. But I would question the judgment.

]]> By: Rusty http://www.elementalcm.com/2009/08/28/what-are-we-teaching-about-worship/comment-page-1/#comment-1697 Rusty Mon, 07 Sep 2009 17:21:55 +0000 http://www.elementalcm.com/2009/08/28/what-are-we-teaching-about-worship/#comment-1697 You make good points. I'm sure the worship leader has great intentions, but I do think that lyrically lacking by pulling the focus on the worshipper instead of the one worshipping. Worship has to push the focus outward towards God. Sadly the America's have suffered for far too long with the me worship. Once we get the lyric idea on track, then we can worry about the music. You make good points. I'm sure the worship leader has great intentions, but I do think that lyrically lacking by pulling the focus on the worshipper instead of the one worshipping. Worship has to push the focus outward towards God. Sadly the America's have suffered for far too long with the me worship. Once we get the lyric idea on track, then we can worry about the music.

]]> By: jabberfrog http://www.elementalcm.com/2009/08/28/what-are-we-teaching-about-worship/comment-page-1/#comment-1694 jabberfrog Sat, 05 Sep 2009 17:14:18 +0000 http://www.elementalcm.com/2009/08/28/what-are-we-teaching-about-worship/#comment-1694 Great question. I, too, ask the same question as it relates to the singing segments of our elementary worship experience. One of our goals in our mid-hi experience is to transition the students from songs with dance moves (elementary experience) to songs with no orchestration at all (mid-hi experience). The dance moves in the elementary experience serve a variety of purpose that I support. ____1. They define acceptable movement for our youngest in the room. (i.e. jumping vs running)__2. They get kids up and moving to get the 'wiggles' out__3. They introduce potential worship postures (i.e. raising of hands, kneeling, etc) However, I own that these movements mean nothing if they are self-focused and not God-focused__If we can help our elementary kids transition from focusing on the moves to focusing solely on God then when they reach the mid-hi experience, worship songs without orchestration shouldn't be a difficult thing. Rather kids respond to these segments in their own personal worshipful way. ____A 'Love Train'... really? I won't go there. Great question. I, too, ask the same question as it relates to the singing segments of our elementary worship experience. One of our goals in our mid-hi experience is to transition the students from songs with dance moves (elementary experience) to songs with no orchestration at all (mid-hi experience). The dance moves in the elementary experience serve a variety of purpose that I support. ____1. They define acceptable movement for our youngest in the room. (i.e. jumping vs running)__2. They get kids up and moving to get the 'wiggles' out__3. They introduce potential worship postures (i.e. raising of hands, kneeling, etc) However, I own that these movements mean nothing if they are self-focused and not God-focused__If we can help our elementary kids transition from focusing on the moves to focusing solely on God then when they reach the mid-hi experience, worship songs without orchestration shouldn't be a difficult thing. Rather kids respond to these segments in their own personal worshipful way. ____A 'Love Train'… really? I won't go there.

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