“Traditional Service, 9:00 a.m; Contemporary Service, 11:00 a.m.”
If you do a quick search online for churches in your area, chances are that at least some of them have multiple services. And among churches that have multiple services, many of them have “music-specific services.”
A “music-specific service” is a worship service where the primary difference between it and the other worship service(s) at the same church is the style of music and the type of songs. I believe churches should move away from these kinds of services. My reason is simple: music-specific services actively promote division in the body of Christ.
Very often, that division shows up demographically, with older saints tending toward the traditional-music services and younger saints toward the contemporary. And each group misses the goodness the other group has to offer.
DIVIDED BY TUNE
In 1 Corinthians 1:10, Paul writes, “I appeal to you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same judgment.”
Paul appeals to the Corinthians to eliminate divisions in their church and pursue unity instead. But when we offer music-specific
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