It\u2019s an article of faith these days that contemporary worship is the way to go if you want your church to grow. Thousands of churches will be planted this year \u201d\u201c and every one will offer contemporary worship. Hymns are out \u201d\u201c love songs to Jesus are in.<\/p>\n
Traditional churches have seen young believers flocking to megachurches, so naturally they want to get in on the growth. But this is foolish. Traditional churches lack the musical depth, computer controlled lighting and sound equipment that are needed to generate the \u201cpraise-gasm\u201d\u009d that young believers associate with God. Rock music seems out of place in a brightly lit chapel with a communion table and stained glass.<\/p>\n
People come to church to encounter God. A good worship service is transcendent; it helps people detach from this present world to connect with the divine. But when traditional churches try to be contemporary it usually comes across as forced, stilted or artificial. This dissonance jerks people back into the mundane world. Worshippers focus on the distraction instead of the Lord.<\/p>\n