Session Description
Most histories of contemporary worship emphasize well-known stories like the conversion of hippies in southern California in the late 1960s or the rise of megachurches in the 1980s. While those events are important, there are whole other backstories behind the rise of band-based, technology-driven, hand-raising, extended-singing worship. This workshop will lay out a much fuller history than you’ve ever heard before (including a sampling of music through the years) and raise some pastoral questions for discussion.
Conference Title
2020 Calvin Symposium on Worship
Event Date
1-31-2020
Event Type
Lecture/Plenary
Type (recording/text)
Text
Subject Area
Worship
Topic
Contemporary Worship
Keywords:
Contemporary Praise, History, Questions
Recommended Citation
Lim, Swee Hong and Ruth, Lester, "A Tale of Two Rivers" (2020). Symposium on Worship Archive. 12.
https://digitalcommons.calvin.edu/uni-cicw-symposium/2020/allitems/12
A Tale of Two Rivers
Most histories of contemporary worship emphasize well-known stories like the conversion of hippies in southern California in the late 1960s or the rise of megachurches in the 1980s. While those events are important, there are whole other backstories behind the rise of band-based, technology-driven, hand-raising, extended-singing worship. This workshop will lay out a much fuller history than you’ve ever heard before (including a sampling of music through the years) and raise some pastoral questions for discussion.