Monday, February 21, 2011

Passionate Worship - Discussion Group - 2/13/11

We talked about how we would define or explain worship. We talked about fostering an expectation and anticipation for worship each week.

We discussed the fact that we dress in our Sunday best to indicate the celebratory nature of worship and our desire to honor God with our very best appearance. We also talked about the importance of not being fashion police and excluding individuals who might not choose or be able to dress as we would.

Some present indicated a desire for a quiet entrance into the sanctuary to foster a time of contemplation and preparation for the service and suggested that the doors might be shut to accomplish this. It was also suggested that we train greeters and newcomers about these expectations. Others felt that closed doors undermined the sense of community we are trying to build and that elements within the service itself addressed the need to center ourselves and move into a spirit of contemplative prayer.

We talked some about how the Disciples must have felt in the upper room, closed off from the world but focused intently on the Lord.

Folks expressed appreciation for the Bible verses printed in the bulletin and for the previous practice of also including the lectionary texts for the coming week. We also discussed the desire for worship to go out beyond the sanctuary in action throughout the week and an idea was raised to have the children pass out a little card showing some scripture or imperative encapsulation of the sermon to accomplish this.

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