I don't care for Long Black Train. I DO love anything Alison Krauss... but NOT at a weekly church service. Church is, or should be, sacred.... Alison, while amazing, is not.

What if God enjoys a gifted musician since God gives the gifts in the first place? Ethnodoxology is an emerging area of theology that FINALLY recognizes that while Christianity is a faith that has a very large experiential component (you feel it/you experience it deeply at times), everyone's doxology (worship) is cultural. Maybe you love the song Amazing Grace or maybe you enjoy a rappers worship in song and why can't one be just as worshipful as the other? Sure they can. In any church, there are differing generations, different ethnicities, and often different nationalities. A believer is challenged to mature if they think the way "they" like to sing or hear preaching is "the only truth, way, and life." It's not. Jesus is.
So, as long as the worship is Christian at its core doctrine..... BRING IT!

Christian churches all over the world worship every day in different ways and different styles to the God of the Bible.
The way most people who come to me and "tell me" how worship should be, I most often kindly remind them that most songs in our churches are not even 500 years old, and most are not 100 years old. The same grumbling happened the first time Amazing Grace was played.... people said, "I won't listen to that junk!"

See how times change and people haven't
If they come into God's church, love them. Not a little but a lot. Love 'em like you love yourself.
Love their worship style like you love yours.

As it is written.

And what an orchestra heaven should be!

Blessings,
Mark

You're missing the whole idea of worship if you think it should be solemn. When your favorite football team scores a touchdown what do you do? You should act the same way in church. Church should be a celebration not a punishment.

Good point.
The Church exists in large measure to strengthen us from "exaggerated individualism" and any pastor or priest is called to help the ecclesia (church) described in 1 Corinthians 12, Romans 12, and Ephesians 4 understand that >>>>> a church body has many members, different callings, and all directed by the unifying Spirit to work together for God's Glory.

So we see that how someone dresses should be modest but has no bearing on the purpose of why Jesus ordained His Church.

I sure do miss seeing the choir and the mission field that was created. Worship teams generally sound better....

I think I understand what Yotetrapper30 means. Almost like, a concert feel when you see all these instruments and musicians on stage? I totally get what you’re saying cause how many lights and extra instruments brought people to Christ? But I think it all has to do with the heart of the worship team. I am on a worship team and if the singer gets just a little cocky you can see how it feels more like a show than a worship service. So I can see how you would like only a piano in worship but God gave us those gifts for us to use it for his Glory. I’m not trying to pick sides or step on any toes here, that’s just my opinion

We have an orchestra for worship. Not a full orchestra, but the basics are covered. It brings a phenomenal element to the worshop service. As a choir member, it is wonderful.

comparison on Worship is kinda like how the motor vehicle has come around.. A guy could only walk then the horse....than the gradual upgrades in the motor vehicle to what we have now. What if a guy got stuck on one year of a car and than anything more is too much. They both serve the same purpose but one has more features than the other. You no longer have to stand in front of the car and start it by hand you now hop in and start with a push of a button but it both gets you from point a to b.

We no longer worship in a field or in a drafty wooden bench church, but in cushioned pews or chairs with guitars, key boards, and drums. Its not the features of a car but the engine's reliability, same with a believer. It is their heart and their life to Christ not the instruments.

Ive read most of the posts on this thread but not all so maybe i missed it...but could someone smarter than me point to any verse or scripture...that has a dress code of any kind? Does anybody think that in the early church people dressed differently while they gathered together? I think how you live your life and your personal relationship with God is what is important. If salvation has a dress code...im screwed