A couple months ago our church was having a "special emphasis" Sunday where they were stressing a particular point. They gave the service over to a different format that went something like this:
You came into the sanctuary and the lights were low and music was softly playing. A fabric screen was stretched across the front of the church so that the musicians were not in view. A person came out and introduced the service, welcomed the worshippers and guests and, quickly gave the announcements. Then they referred to the projection screen, (we use one for all of that "praise" music that gets sung,) and asked us to be prayerful and led in prayer and worship by what was on the screen.
From that point on the service was mainly just scripture coming up on the screen followed by a point or question (also on the screen) and you sat in the dark and followed along and prayed and communed with God. Music continued to play from behind the screen and this continued for the entire service. It was you and a room full of brothers and sisters seeking the face of God. It was amazing and wonderful.
At the end, after being dismissed, I stood up and said to myself, "Y'know, I worshipped more this morning than I probably have in any 3 months' worth of regular services."
I genuinely love my church, many of the people and the ministries there. However, if I knew a (doctrinally sound, Bible-believing) church that used this form of worship every Sunday I would have to seriously consider leaving my current church to join it.
It was a thinker.
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