Re-Forming Worship
Re-Forming Worship
A Futurology of Congregational Music for the Non-Denominational Church
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Short Review: This is too short to really write a full review on. It was a paper that Packiam presented.
The basic thesis is that modern Evangelical worship has adopted cultural values through its worship method without thinking of what that really means. He draws heavily on James KA Smith's work. What I did find useful was his description of how the church site he leads (which is part of a larger non-denominational church) is adopting many anglican forms of worship without becoming anglican. (Although he announced publicly today that he is being ordained as an Anglican priest.)
I really do resonate with a number of points he raises. But when I actually hear Packiam say them, I tend to react against them because as much as I am moving toward an anglican theology, I am not prepared to condemn the non-denominational methods and inherently wrong. I think there are some problems with many of them, and am glad to admit that.
So I am still at the point where I think that James KA Smith and others have a point, I just can't wholeheartedly agree either.