Worship committee - the aftermath

Well, we met, and I said my say (with some heavy prompting from friend Cathy who has heard what's on my heart - I'm not usually one to speak up). I was amazed that most of what I said was totally agreed-upon, and yet frustrated by the narrow vision within organizational boundries that exists. It's still a matter of "baiting" a hook to draw people to church, instead of being Christ to people.

However, a lot of the intimate, experiential, different stuff I mentioned was well-discussed and we talked about practical implimentation of some of the ideas. We've cut down on a lot of the "performance" and are working on ways to make worship really Worship.

One thing I asked, but didn't get a response to, was "if we take away the songs, what is worship in our church?" Trying to get them to see that there's more, much more, to worship than singing a few songs in a particular order. I think a little of that sunk in, but not as much as I'd hoped.

We'll be meeting again in the new year to discuss more. I think there's a seed that's been planted. I hope it's not starved to death by an easier-to-do worship rut that we remain stuck in.

Another thought I've been having recently: as much as I'm worried about how church is "done", I think God is doing some major work in me within this organizational church - training, learning, getting used to working with people I differ from etc. Although I'd love to see more community-type-church involvement, I think God's using what I'm in now to prepare me for whatever plan He has for my future. I just need to be open enough to learn.