Stepford Worship

Here is what David W. Manner shared in his blog post today. I thought it was worth sharing:

It is often easier as worship leaders to imitate the worship habits, methods, styles, presentations and even attire of other artists or congregations. We mimic them without even considering our own gifts and calling or the calling and abilities of our players, singers and congregants. If the only version of worship songs you ever lead or your congregation ever expects must be exactly like that of the original artist (including: genre, key, tempo, instrumentation, vocal timbre, volume, attitude and even attire), then why do they need you?

Read the whole article here: http://kncsb.org/blogs/dmanner/stepford-worship/