Loudness In Churches.

[Amanah]

I like various kinds of services
sometimes praise and rejoicing and lively music
sometimes weeping and a deep moving of the Holy Ghost, gifts of the Spirit in Operation
sometimes conviction and repentance, God coming to make a change in us
sometimes He is in a still small voice
sometimes He is in a prophet pointing his finger at you and declaring "thou art the man"

[Cindy]

Originally Posted by Amanah

I like various kinds of services
sometimes praise and rejoicing and lively music
sometimes weeping and a deep moving of the Holy Ghost, gifts of the Spirit in Operation
sometimes conviction and repentance, God coming to make a change in us
sometimes He is in a still small voice
sometimes He is in a prophet pointing his finger at you and declaring "thou art the man"

[Digging4Truth]

Originally Posted by Scott Hutchinson

I'll lay off the videos and this is not meant to be critical,nor am I against modern Praise And Worship music.

But here's the thing suppose a teacher or preacher is a studious person and a person of prayer and burden and he or she is softspoken then they are labeled as boring and dry often times.

I understand some Christians are demonstrative than others,some are more reserved.
But to equate loudness with anointing would seem to be religious tradition.

God is not dead,neither is He deaf either.

Indeed... some Christians are demonstrative and others are more reserved but that should only affect each individuals manner of praise.

If one is demonstrative they shouldn't condemn someone who isn't when they give their praise. Each persons praise is a product of who they are as a person as they offer a praise to God that comes from the core of their being.

Someone would think ill of someone who had a problem with someone who offered a more reserved praise. That would be terrible.

It seems to me that people find it more acceptable to have a problem with someone who has a more demonstrative praise. The reality of the issue is that our personal tastes should enter into what we give as a praise but we should be accepting of others particular genre of praise when they are giving their praise.

If someone has a particular taste in praise/worship music then they would do well to either participate themselves or encourage others of like tastes to sing often in the service schedules.

The problem I find is that often there is an older caste of people who do not like the music being sang and want a new generation of singers to sing "their" songs. I constantly encourage the older singers to continue to bring songs to the services but it's hard to get them to consistently bring songs.

It is not, though, very difficult to locate some ridicule because we don't do it "like they did it way back when".

Often the reason there isn't "my style" of music is because those who sing that style rarely contribute anymore but still want others to continue in their traditions.

There is one common tradition... praise. But when people want an older style to continue in a new generation it can become problematic.

The songs of yesteryear were "what was hot"... "What was popular"... "what was today" for that day just as it is today.

[Dagwood]

Are we talking loud as in when a Karen Wheaton song is being sung, or loud as in when a Hillsong, Chris Tomlin, etc song is being sung?

As for good 'ole Wheaton, I've been in a number of services (from back in the day) where we sang that song of hers "Takin' It Back," the one talking about taking back what the devil stole from me. Talk about a crowd stirrer!

Then, again, I've been in services (more recently) where tears flowed, hands raised, people on their knees, crying, talking to God, whatever you want to call it. It was nowhere near as loud as the musiciains and praise singers.

Honestly, when the congregation is louder than the platform, something's gotta give. Simply too much noise at that point. And I'm not old.

[unitedpraise10]

When were designing our building and having it built, we had to sound proof the part of the building where the auditorium is. Something to do with city ordinance...

[Dante]

Be still and know He is God.

[Scott Hutchinson]

I'm talking about ear ringing loudness,Brother Dagwood.

[Sister Alvear]

I like worship but agree it can be too loud...I like services where the spirit of the Lord is moving...whatever His order may be for the service is fine with me...

[Scott Hutchinson]

There is one church that I know of,that if you go down to the altar your ears will ring,and don't kneel near a monitor.It's loud right in their parking lot.

[Pragmatist]

I don't have a problem with exuberant praise, but when the decibel levels are in the range that can cause deafness, it's too loud.