Modern church goers have always used the phrase “contemporary worship” as a way to appeal to a new generation.
It has always been a value.
But I’m wondering if it has lost its meaning and is costing us what true, Biblical, corporate worship should be.
Since my days of being a young child, I’ve been raised in “contemporary” worship.
New songs, upbeat music, and exuberant participation from the congregation in the forms of singing, hand-raising, dancing, and shouting is all I’ve known.
Matter of fact, bringing your tambourines, flags, and banners to church was a weekly occurrence for some (not me, of course).
It’s what we’ve prided ourselves on. It’s what I lead every week. We have contemporary worship. It’s not dead religion or ritual.
But is our contemporary worship becoming a dead ritual?
Today’s topic is something, I believe, doesn’t get talked about a lot – and that’s how to teach your congregation to worship.
I love music. Without a doubt, the combination of lyric and melody is one of my favorite art forms in all the world. 
There’s something we can’t be reminded enough of as worship leaders.
I can count on one hand the amount of weekends in the last 5 years where I simply “attended” church with my family.