The Worship Artist

Came across this video from Fellowship Church of their 2008 Easter Service. I was really impressed with the video and graphics and how they timed it with the live song. I was specifically impressed with the production element of this service and how I didn’t feel like it was a distraction… I actually felt like every element really aided to the message and the church’s worship.

True Love from FC Post on Vimeo.

Lately I’ve been reading Rob Bell’s book “Velvet Elvis.” I haven’t made up my mind as to how I feel about the book or Rob Bell (thus I’m not ready to endorse it yet). But I did like his views on how Christians label things “Christian” and “non-Christian.” His point was that it is dangerous to label things (other than people) as “Christian” because it then automatically labels everything else as “non-Christian.” What ends up happening is that Christians then accept everything that is labeled “Christian” without ever questioning it.

I would agree with Rob Bell, in this case, that we are in a dangerous place when we start labeling things (besides people) as “Christian” because it assumes that everything that’s not labeled “Christians” is “unChristian.” I also feel like labeling things Christian has almost been a marketing gimmick. Music, T-Shirts, even little mint candies… it’s quite ridiculous actually. Christians not only label things “Christian” but also “Sacred” or “Spiritual.”

Is it possible that everything is created by God and belongs to God… thus, everything by default, is “Christian,” “Sacred,” and “Spiritual.” This isn’t to say that everything honors God, but that everything is/was originally created as honoring to God.

Here’s an interesting video I found on the same topic: Chris Seay – “What Is Sacred?”

Rob Bell – “Everything Spiritual”