Worship is about the heart, it’s personal, and, of course, there is no one way to worship correctly. Some ingredients are found in scripture, but they range from dancing to lifting hands to praise to quiet reverence. Other aspects include taking off shoes, gathering with others, and making music. Jesus tells us to worship in spirit and truth.
But outwardly visible worship is important.
When the congregation is visibly alive—clapping, raising hands, engaging—it adds life to the gathering.
An alive congregation attracts people and gives a sense of hope.
As is often the case, this suppression of worship gatherings (like we experienced four and five years ago due to a pandemic) actually gives the church a chance to grow and flourish. We come out on the other side with a church that is more thankful for the opportunity to gather in worship. There is more passionate, active, and alive worship with people committed to gathering in person.
Teach your people. Model worship.
>>>Here’s another post regarding outwardly visible and active worship.