“Sometimes the most helpful thing to do is take a step back and realize that we’re part of a story and struggle that’s been going on for millennia. Century after century, our Christian sisters and brothers have experienced light in their own dark places and then brought that light of hope to hurting places.”
—Anthony Bolkema, “Advent with the Ancient Church,” © September 2022, ReformedWorship.org, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
This post is part one of a three-part article “Three Theological Themes for Worship,” a condensation of a presentation given at the 2018 Symposium on Worship. This series explores Jean-Jacques von Allmen’s most generative insights and considers how they might shape the worship we prepare and lead today.
Incorporating evolving technology has been an ongoing theme in Christian worship for two thousand years. From the use of scrolls to the invention of the printing press, from the use of lanterns to the invention of electricity, and from use of a pipe organ to the invention of electric guitars, worshipers have always been adopting new technology in worship.
Someone recently introduced me to the website www.challenge.gov. It is a list of competitions set up by 80+ agencies across federal government. Its tagline is “Government Challenges, Your Solutions.” These are real problems that need creative solutions from us, citizens of this great nation. It’s an opportunity for people to make a difference on the government level not just by voting in their candidates but by stepping up, using their gifts, insights and intellect to make real change.
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