November 5, 2013
By Phil Maynard
“We are a small church with a traditional worship service, not a passionate worship service,” said a pastor apologetically. The pastor seemed to assume that a traditional worship service couldn’t possibly be a passionate worship service. And that a small membership congregation couldn’t worship passionately. I don’t think either assumption is true!
Passionate worship is about neither style nor size. It is about disciples of Jesus Christ gathering for a fresh encounter with our Risen Lord. That can happen with expectancy, obedience and passion whether the music is led by an organ or guitars & drums. And that can happen whether there are