Week 4 - Answer to Annie's blog - Monday reflection

Your post about Monday's lecture caught my attention and brought back to my mind some reflections I was having at church this week-end.Blurring the lines between secular and sacred seems extremely important in today's world, if we want to relate with people and share the gospel in a way that affects them. However, I believe we have to be very cautious in doing so, and approach this way of doing things with prayer and humility.I was just very uncomfortable in church this Sunday, especially during the whole worship part preceding the preaching. The music was good, very good. Professional musicians, playing in a professional way. They even played a jazz piece as a way to “give their talents back to God”.
After that, a little 3 year old boy came on the “stage” (funny thing... a stage in a church) to recite 1 Corinthians 13. It was really cute and everyone applauded.

There is nothing bad about it, I guess, it was actually very positive, but I believe that the way our churches are structured can bring danger to blurring the lines between secular and sacred worlds.
If worship centers on man and not on God, we're going straight to idolatry.

I always get a little freaked out when church services become entertainment shows.

But my reaction might just be determined by the social context I come from. What do I know? :)