tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55727507006016944.post5164190986428000348..comments2023-11-02T04:25:49.697-07:00Comments on Northwoods Seelsorger: What Is Casual Worship?Donald V. Engebretsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13048205066519140869noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55727507006016944.post-16287986158599011842011-05-22T17:40:48.314-07:002011-05-22T17:40:48.314-07:00Doing a search on casual worship trends led me to ...Doing a search on casual worship trends led me to this site and I have read very few pieces with which I agree more on this subject. I am deeply concerned that I am unable to find a church in my community that I feel takes worship seriously. I even drove to a reformed church over 30 miles away expecting that it would be a meaningful worship experience. The music leader was dressed in jeans and we spent 30 minutes singing fast paced 7/11 songs (7 words sung 11 times). Only my wife kept me from leaving the service before it finished. <br /><br />There is no sense of awe, no sense of the holy in most churches. I am sure they are afraid that many of the people would leave if true worship actually took place. Maybe they would be better off if some did leave. But that might mean loss of revenue or prestige of having a 1,000 people on Sunday morning. Regretably, I worship God more effectively when I stay home on Sunday morning than when I go to church. I go merely to set an example for my daughter for church attendance. But I come home angry almost every week.<br /><br />Steve in OhioAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com