What’s Next?

This one question I am asking various worship leaders and pastors. The context is what’s next in corporate worship but beyond that no guidance has been given for appropriate response. Our second installment is brought to you by Pastor Aaron Dailey of Life Connection Church in Phoenix AZ. I have the utmost respect, admiration and love for this man of God. Aaron is an amazing teacher and disciple of Christ and I’m honored to be under his leadership. He recently started blogging at www.aarondailey.net so check that out. Let’s see what he thinks is next….shall we?

Churches with massage chairs for seats so the “future saint“(we can not call them sinners) can come in and get a massage while a Barry White type “worship leader” leads music that is smooth and sexy. Instead of ushers we have waitresses that are walking around taking orders for various teas and the communicator whispers the message so as not to wake up those who are “meditating“. The key to all of this is only those who can pay the membership fee can come to the church service. As stupid as that sounds, if it happens I want a cut of the royalties for the idea.

We are living in a culture where church and worship has become self-centered and not Jesus centered. In efforts of raising up our attendance we have not called people to follow Christ or worship Him we have deceived people into thinking church and worship where about them and they where the most important piece of the church. The essence of worship is to exalt and glorify Jesus and that will call us to get out of our massage chairs, humble ourselves, pray, turn from our wicked ways, and then we will hear from heaven.

My prayer for what is next is a John the baptist generation who is wild and radical. Their breath is smelling of locusts and honey. They are discipling Jesus followers. They have a calling to prepare the way of the Lord and a cry of, “repent the kingdom of God is at hand.“

All you stanky breath people, this doesn’t give you permission to come to church without brushing your teeth.

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