Another bizarre thing that struck me at the Keswick at Portstewart convention this year was when the 'worship leader' said abut half way through the service, "We will now worship God...." For her, worship was nothing more than singing or praise.
But the service started the moment the minister called the congregation to worship the Lord. And it ended when he pronounced the benediction. Everything that was done between these two pivotal points was worship.
The "worship leader" and "worship group leader" requires training on what it is that constitutes true worship. Or better still, and in true reformed practice, this must be in the control of the minister who conducts the service, not in the hands of the "worship leader." There must be a move towards dignified and God-honouring praise, and singing songs of worship that are singable.
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