Twin Cities Deaf Assembly of God Church, Part 2
This is what I loved about the worship time…
One thing we try to do at our church is to have music throughout the service. But things ran a little differently at the Twin Cities Deaf Assembly of God church.
There was only one portion of the service where we did “worship”, which was led by a wonderful woman of the Lord. I loved how she encouraged the church to just worship. It wasn’t about copying exactly what she was signing. It was about expressing our heart of worship to God.
It seemed like the words on the PowerPoint were just a guide. As the two drummers kept a constant rhythm my eyes were opened to see worshippers immersed in God. There were people following the worship leader, some were sitting quietly in prayer, and others were letting their hearts overflow in their own expression of worship.
I appreciated the fact that the worship leader told us early on that she hoped that their congregation would make more noise than a hearing church. And they certainly did. People were clapping as well as signing.
The worship leader would sign the words on the screen, but she’d also engage the congregation by doing two things: encouragin the congregation to come together in worship by clapping and ushering in the congregation for worship by saying “COME ON!”
Some questions I came away with were:
1. If I lost my ability to hear, would I still bring a shout of praise for God?
2. Why do I get discouraged if people don’t clap during a song?
3. What can I do to encourage people to clap during a song and help the congregation find more ways to express their worship to God?
We certainly have a lot to learn from other cultures, especially the deaf culture about worshipping God.
What are you learning from worship leaders of other cultures?
Share your story and your life…
Sincerely,
Peter Park
Blogger/Worship Leader/Speaker
peterpark@redemptionboulevard.com
(800) 453-3284
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