tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080491.post114926816519506022..comments2024-01-12T09:37:16.515-06:00Comments on paleoevangelical: Church Members as SpectatorsBenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07113808932788409800noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080491.post-1149364981546964912006-06-03T15:03:00.000-05:002006-06-03T15:03:00.000-05:00congregational singing has not always been a stapl...congregational singing has not always been a staple of worship. in the fourth century, the laodicean council decreed that "besides the appointed singers who mount the ambo and sing from the book, others shall not sing in the Church". in their mind, congregational singing ruined the worshipful decorum.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080491.post-1149353154251414052006-06-03T11:45:00.000-05:002006-06-03T11:45:00.000-05:00Very good...and very helpful as I prepare to preac...Very good...and very helpful as I prepare to preach tomorrow. I'm preaching a series on The Grandeur of Worship, focusing on John 4:23-24 and God's seeking for true worshipers.<BR/><BR/>Whatever these churches are calling people to do, it is not biblical worship, and thus it is not in line with the purpose of God, the only real "Seeker."Chris Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14612238067365288834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080491.post-1149289472359699232006-06-02T18:04:00.000-05:002006-06-02T18:04:00.000-05:00Good comments and they are appreciated. Here's an ...Good comments and they are appreciated. Here's an observation from a "spectator" - our church has so many paid staff that little is expected other than to "pay & pray". My talents (web design, finance, administration) are unused in our church because they do not care to use them. <BR/><BR/>Not that we are not active in attendance. Most of my service is outside the church in the arena of witness and evangelism.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com