I have a good friend in nashville who really is more like family to me than a friend… and he posted something on his blog (www.WorshipVJ.com) and I really thought it was prevelent to a lot of the work we do… so enjoy reading and check out his site… lots of great stuff over there!

From WorshipVJ.com:

…IF your reasons include the following:

• as a substitute for other methods (think about all the senses)
• solely for entertainment (understand that entertainment is not bad itself and CAN be used as a tool when the timing/context is right)
• visual media is not a crowd-getter or a cure-all
• visual media is not a substitute for preparation
• visual media is not for the personal satisfaction of the visual enthusiast
to keep the “young people” interested in worship.
• “it’s time to boost our congregational singing.”
• to change with the culture b/c we might lose church members to another church.
• we have to create more powerful worship experiences (visual media won’t create it)
• we want outsiders/visitors to know that we are a first-rate/”cutting edge” church (keeping up with the Joneses)
• Without using the latest technology, we won’t be able to increase the size of our congregation.

Presentational technologies will allow us to grow and expand. (only the church can do CHURCH. Technology will not secure that a congregation will act as/be the Church.

References:

“Using Visual Aids in a Church” by Earl Waldrup (published 1949) – Amazon.com

BuildingChurchLeaders.com – “building visual media into your ministry”

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www.worshipvj.com

-luke

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