EP 187 – WORSHIP IN A REPLANT w/ SPECIAL GUEST – JOE CRIDER
This on the road, mobil edition of the Bootcamp finds Jimbo at home and Bob on the Road to Amarillo and a great EP, catching up with Dr. Joe Crider, the Dean of the School of Church Music and Worship at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Ft. Worth Texas. The guys welcome Joe and ask a few questions about Worship. Joe has great insights and drops some real gold when it comes to understanding the theological foundations of worship in the local church.
Here are some of the highlights:
- The typical definition of worship in a church is held together by a musical thread, not a theological one.
- We often end up defining worship by what we like to sing.
- God never called the church to gather around something that changes so much, so often. We are called to gather around Jesus Christ, to worship him.
- Worship is a response to a self revealing God – we worship Him as he reveals himself to us.
- Churches, regardless of size can have God glorifying, Jesus exalting, biblically faithful worship because worship is not tied to a musical style.
- Worship is not a “hot band” and a “great sound system”
- Use the scriptures as your foundation.
There are tons more great insights in this EP of the bootcamp. Pick up Dr. Crider’s book, Scripture Guided Worship over at Seminary Hill Press for more great insights and equipping.
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