Worship That Makes A Difference

Bwahahahahahaha!!!  I wish they'd do one for small "churches" that follow the same formula on a smaller scale. 

EDIT: I skimmed through a number of blogs about that video, and the writers were quick to point out how it exposes the idolatry of music, liturgy, tradition, and even bible knowledge and bible ignorance. 

Maybe I missed it, but I failed to see anyone point out that the video exposes the idolatry of the pastor/sermon.  It was sure evident from the video, so I don't see how anyone could miss it.  And it was pretty funny, too. 

 
T-Bone said:
http://youtu.be/3RJBd8zE48A?list=RD3RJBd8zE48A


:o ??? ::) :-\
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This was done by the AV team at North Point Church (Andy Stanley's church for those who like to hear names dropped). It was part of a training session as a reminder to themselves that even the "new thing" will become a habit/tradition eventually. Nothing wrong with self parody.
 
The first two videos were pretty amusing, good satire. Just bad performers, that's not so amusing, not to me anyway. I'll make an exception for William Shatner doing Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds.
 
The Rogue Tomato said:
Maybe I missed it, but I failed to see anyone point out that the video exposes the idolatry of the pastor/sermon. 
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I'd love to see someone expose the idolatry of the koffee-klatch home-church movement.
 
Ransom said:
The Rogue Tomato said:
Maybe I missed it, but I failed to see anyone point out that the video exposes the idolatry of the pastor/sermon. 
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I'd love to see someone expose the idolatry of the koffee-klatch home-church movement.
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But, you see, that's the cool thing about the structure of home assemblies without a single central pastor running them.  Lacking a "man o' God" to focus on, the focus is more likely to be on the one true head of the assembly - Christ.  The structure of a pastor-led assembly is more conducive to pastor worship. 

And don't think the pastor doesn't know it, too.  That's why so many preachers employ the oratory techniques parodied in that video.  They know they're the center of attention; they bask in it and use all the emotional tricks to exploit it. 

IMPORTANT:  I'm talking about what the structure encourages, not how it is always played out.  Some home assemblies DO have a single central man o' God pastor.  IMO, this is a mistake.  And some home or small assemblies without a central pastor still employ manners of speaking to appear spiritual to others.  Even the people in the small assembly I attend do that, and it bothers me.  It doesn't encourage idolatry of any single person, but it's still a bogus notion that saying everything in a certain chant-like way makes it more spiritual. 

I would add that some assemblies with a central "man o' God" pastor work well, too, but I haven't seen one yet. 

 
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