Friday, October 31, 2003
The Problem With Worship
So i'm in world missions class and of course, we're talking about outreach to "unreached peoples".
Now here's one of my pet peeves. No matter what, culture gets into relegion. This means that the christianity we see in canada/U.S. is undoubtly going to look different then the christianity we see in other parts of the worlds, but as missionaries we are going to take or culture along with our relegon.
We go into other countries and we have a goal have building a church with four nice big walls and a roof, with an organ or guitar to worship with and a nice service on sunday morning.
But what if the people you are reaching out to are tribes people who migrate often, well you try to tell them that they have to stay in one place in order to attend church or else thier salvaton is at risk?
Well you tell someone that the Sitar is not an appropriate instrument for worshiping God
I think maybe another problem is that we has Canadians have no culture, we are a mix of many cultures, but those of us who have been here for many generations have forgotten our cultures so we just go with what ever is generally accepted.
That means church at 9 am on sunday morning (or somthing to that effect. WHo was the idiot that came up with that one?!? Sunday- everyones depressed cuz the weekend is over, Morning - I would rather be sleeping, thank you. But we view church as somthing that we have to endure, and sit through in order to get to the good stuff- lunch, sunday football, the lazy boy chair.
CHURCH SHOULD BE THE GOOD STUFF!
maybe thats why I've tried to get more in touch with my scottish heritage, I'm tired of being a culturless canadian. I want bag pipes to be played, not at funerals, but at worship services, i want to toss a log for Jesus
AND DARN IT, i WANT TO RIVER DANCE ON THE PEWS
but next sunday i'll go to church, try to clap in beat, and patiently listen to the sermon
all the while wondering if Domco will finally make somthing good
So i'm in world missions class and of course, we're talking about outreach to "unreached peoples".
Now here's one of my pet peeves. No matter what, culture gets into relegion. This means that the christianity we see in canada/U.S. is undoubtly going to look different then the christianity we see in other parts of the worlds, but as missionaries we are going to take or culture along with our relegon.
We go into other countries and we have a goal have building a church with four nice big walls and a roof, with an organ or guitar to worship with and a nice service on sunday morning.
But what if the people you are reaching out to are tribes people who migrate often, well you try to tell them that they have to stay in one place in order to attend church or else thier salvaton is at risk?
Well you tell someone that the Sitar is not an appropriate instrument for worshiping God
I think maybe another problem is that we has Canadians have no culture, we are a mix of many cultures, but those of us who have been here for many generations have forgotten our cultures so we just go with what ever is generally accepted.
That means church at 9 am on sunday morning (or somthing to that effect. WHo was the idiot that came up with that one?!? Sunday- everyones depressed cuz the weekend is over, Morning - I would rather be sleeping, thank you. But we view church as somthing that we have to endure, and sit through in order to get to the good stuff- lunch, sunday football, the lazy boy chair.
CHURCH SHOULD BE THE GOOD STUFF!
maybe thats why I've tried to get more in touch with my scottish heritage, I'm tired of being a culturless canadian. I want bag pipes to be played, not at funerals, but at worship services, i want to toss a log for Jesus
AND DARN IT, i WANT TO RIVER DANCE ON THE PEWS
but next sunday i'll go to church, try to clap in beat, and patiently listen to the sermon
all the while wondering if Domco will finally make somthing good
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