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Worship and Entertainment

There is actually a big difference between worship and Christian entertainment. Both are good and praising our God. But there is a difference in it. We can't turn Christian entertainment into worship. Especially in these times, we notice that Christian entertainment had slowly creeping into the church and taking over worship. Worship had become entertainment to the believers. How can we stop this from happening? How can we make people realize about the true worship.

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Permalink Reply by Brandon Wong on September 6, 2011 at 2:55am
Everything. The service.
Permalink Reply by Stevo on September 6, 2011 at 11:00am
OK, so it did include singing and so on. So worship is singing...? (See below)
Permalink Reply by Brandon Wong on September 6, 2011 at 4:04pm
Singing is part of worship.
Permalink Reply by Nicois Harris on September 5, 2011 at 7:38pm
I think it has a lot to do with education.  The difference between the two should be taught to folks that are in position.
Permalink Reply by Brandon Wong on September 6, 2011 at 3:11am
I think that's one of the problem, it's rarely been taught.
Permalink Reply by Stevo on September 5, 2011 at 9:25pm

I'm still searching for a clear understanding of the difference here - entertainment vs. worship. We're not there just yet.

 

Someone said that worship occurs at a Christian concert, but that it's mostly entertainment. (Even though some Christian artists claim to lead worship services at their concerts.) Is this because we paid admission? Someone said that we can praise God and still not worship. Really? How is that? If the Spirit overwhelms us, is that proof of true worship? And if so, what does it look like when the Spirit overwhelms us? Is it that our worship leaders need to use proper body language to signal worship instead of entertainment?

 

I think this is one of the more important subjects we have here, but also one of the more difficult to tease out into something concrete.

 

My problem is this - if we can't clearly define the difference, how is it that we, the worship leaders, can be expected to model this for our congregations?  Or is it up to each individual to make sure they are worshiping properly?

Permalink Reply by Brandon Wong on September 6, 2011 at 2:59am

yes, this is a difficult subject. And often left out too.

I might be wrong in my sharing or in what I post too. That's why in this discussion, I hope we are able to learn from one another. Some maybe worship leaders for years, some maybe new, but we are all imperfect. 

 

There is a good article for everyone to read. Worship Matters by Bob Kauflin. http://www.worshipmatters.com/
He really says out well about worship and worship leader. Maybe you guys can go there to read. He can explain better than me.

Permalink Reply by Brandon Wong on September 6, 2011 at 3:00am

Both these 2 are good articles to read and learn from

Defining worship: http://www.worshipmatters.com/2005/11/04/defining-worship/

What does a worship leader do: http://www.worshipmatters.com/2006/01/25/what-does-a-worship-leader...

Permalink Reply by Stevo on September 6, 2011 at 11:00am

Those are good articles, the really help with the worship side.

 

But the distinction between entertainment and worship...what is it? Where is it in scripture?

Permalink Reply by Brandon Wong on September 6, 2011 at 4:07pm
This is where my discussion it going to. Because me myself want to learn from others about the distinction between entertainment and worship and what does the scripture says about it.
Permalink Reply by Stevo on September 6, 2011 at 4:51pm
I'm trying to remember the passage in one of the prophetic books where God says, "I won't listen to your songs (or something like that) because iniquity is in your heart" (major paraphrase).  This is one passage that keeps coming to mind where God complains about their worship offering. Any idea where that is?
Permalink Reply by Stevo on September 6, 2011 at 9:19pm

I think those are the ones I was thinking of - thanks. To me, perfect examples for this discussion.

 

If there was iniquity and disobedience in the nation, and God rejected their offering, then did their worship offering become effectively downgraded to "entertainment"?

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