One of the things I regularly hear from people who attend contemporary worship services is that they like the fact that there is no liturgy. Now, it may not be “high church,” it may not have a printed order of worship, it may not have unison prayers or much congregational participation beyond the singing of the contemporary Christian music. But at the heart there is an unwritten order of worship that these services follow whether anyone wants to admit it or not. I have been to enough of these services to know, there is a very specific order to them that in my understanding of worship qualifies as its own particular liturgy.
And now, the folks at North Point Media have NAILED IT! Have a look at their video parody movie trailer “Sunday’s Coming.”
I was at Northpoint for the “premiere” of this video. It got big laughs among the crowd that mainly uses this format. 🙂
Couldn’t agree more with you. Liturgy can be misunderstood and viewed as printed order. But my experience also indicates that it doesn’t matter whether it is at a secular wedding, a Capping Ceremony, or someones devotions at the local women’s group a pattern & order is followed. Do enjoy your entries by the way.