I receive weekly emails from WorshipTogether.com. They offer free lead sheets weekly, and I'm more than happy to use what I can that's free because leading worship music these days means learning new music constantly. I appreciate the service and have even recently subscribed, through the church, to their monthly new song resource.
That said-- I received an email yesterday announcing a seminar coming to the area next month. It seemed standard fair for this sort of thing, until I read the bottom of the page. If you can't/don't need to attend the afternoon seminar for $55, you may still attend the evening worship service. For only $10.
Yes. These folks who are leading a seminar for worship leaders are bringing the day's teaching to a grand finale with a great big dose of table turning heresy. You must pay for worship. (Their words.) They didn't call it a concert; they called it worship. And it costs $10 to worship with these fine worship leaders. They must be a lot better at it than Jesus, since he never charged for worshiping with him.
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In the words of Pastor Mac Hammond
"It takes wealth, folks, to establish God's covenant on this Earth. You and I will never get so spiritual that we don't need money to get more influential in the world we're in."
hmm- back in the day of Elijah I believe it only took one strategically placed fire pot...?
I have to say I'm not familiar with Pastor Mac Hammond.
He's a pastor up in Minnesota where we used to live. He got in a little trouble for endorsing candidates from the pulpit and about some shady deals with a private jet.
Just because Jesus didn't need to spend a lot of money to do ministry doesn't mean we don't. Next thing you know you are going to be telling me to be a leader I need become a servant. ;)
"endorsing candidates from the pulpit and about some shady deals with a private jet"
oh just those little things.
"Next thing you know you are going to be telling me to be a leader I need become a servant."
course not. if i did that, somebody might call me radical!
Cindy, I think it's part of The Holy Land Experience Concert Tour. ;-)
andy- great thought! if it isn't already, maybe the good pastor should look into a joint venture!
sounds more like the "money changers" in the temple scene. the whole church scene now is seminars. people are better off without the church as far as this one is concerned. it's all about getting tax breaks and reaping the profits. what a great business to consider...
thanks for your comment, Ramsey. I still try to hope that there can be a better future for the church than the deluge of profiteering we see these days, but many days it's admittedly pretty tough to find the bright spots.
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