A while back I wrote a long series on authentic worship that’s worth checking it out…

Here’s an excerpt from the series:

I’ve grown up in the church, so over the years, I could easily say that there has been some confusion over this “worship” thing that we do in church and in fellowship (not that worship in and of itself is confined only to times during church services and fellowship programs.) It’s just that we’ve used a lot of modifiers and adjectives attached to worship to define what kind of worship we do: traditional, liturgical, contemporary, blended, seeker-sensitive, charismatic, praise and worship!

Furthermore, we live in an era where worship is now one of the most controversial issues in the local church. Some books even go so far as suggesting that the church today is in “worship warfare.” These 2 words together should cause us to tremble in humble, reverent reflection as to how we have come to this.  The issues of worship, music and instruments have caused many churches to have conflicts within itself between its own members and those who serve in worship ministry; many arguments and debates has risen over controversies as to how worship should or shouldn’t be done.

From Authentic Worship: part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, and part 6.