Good morning!!<\/p>\n
I recently visited a congregation that had a “Praise Team”.\u00a0 There were 8 adults in front of the congregation (4 males and 4 females). Each one facing the congregation holding a microphone.\u00a0 They were singing a song (acapella), with the words appearing on a giant screen up in the front (no song notes, just words).\u00a0 Just about everyone around me seemed to be listening to the Praise Team, instead of singing themselves.\u00a0 Myself, I could not sing as I didn’t know the song, and again, there was no song notes on the screen.<\/p>\n
My question is: is it unscriptural to worship God using this “Praise Team”?\u00a0 If everyone was singing (as commanded in scripture), would it still be unscriptural?\u00a0 I have a problem with this new innovation (as the 4 females could be construed as “leading” in worship).\u00a0 Plus, I have no doubt that this innovation is done so as to be pleasing to the worshipers (instead of pleasing to God).\u00a0 What are your thoughts on this?<\/p>\n
Thank you.<\/p>\n\t
I would suggest being more choosy about the congregations you visit. What you have is a group (a choir) leading the congregation in song. Yes, the fact that women were a part of the leading makes this unscriptural (I Timothy 2:11-12). The lack of music or information about the tune indicates they weren’t really expecting participation from the congregation.<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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