Resurgence posted a video interview with Tim Smith, worship leader of Mars Hill Church, recently interviewed Bob Kauflin, Director of Worship Development at Sovereign Grace Ministries. It’s a good long interview with a lot of great topics discussed, so make sure to watch the whole thing. I just want to point out a few points that were made that I find very poignant.
Tim explained the culture in Seattle and how stoic and passive people are even at rock concerts and how that culture is mirrored in their church. Tim asked how physical expression in worship might be impressed upon the congregation without going overboard and have physical expression just as habitual as non expression. Now I’ve heard this a few times from the Mars Hill worship leaders and I really appreciated Bob’s response. Bob explains how a non-christian should notice in the church something more significant happening than a rock concert. That the transforming relationship with Jesus Christ has made this church respond in major ways.
The important idea here I think is that sometimes we are so concerned in the church now with engaging with culture and not freaking out the lost that we forget we are supposed to be counter cultural in many ways. We shouldn’t measure our worship to rock concerts, because what we’re doing is orders of magnitude greater in not just importance but in life impact and purpose.
One of the great takeaways from this interview is this gem:
“I’m not called to lead a worship experience…I’m called to build a worshiping community.”
That statement is so rich and true, so much to talk about there, inspiring a few more posts I think. let me know what you guys think of the interview.
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I think I saw a link to this interview (or at least part of it) on YouTube earlier today but I forgot to check it out. Thanks for the unintentional reminder! I’ll let you know what I think after watching it.
Well, I finally got around to watching it and it was a great blessing for me, not only as a worship leader but as a worshiper. There was a lot of stuff to digest within that hour and it’s all mixing together in my head right now. I think I’m going to have to watch it a few more times to get the most out of it.
Bob Kauflin is an excellent example of how God can recreate fallen and broken men and give them new hearts that have grown and seek nothing more than the glorification of our Lord and Savior. I like the quote you quoted:
“I’m not called to lead a worship experience; I’m called to build a worshiping community.”
If only every worship leader could take that to heart.
Superior thinking demsnotrated above. Thanks!
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