The Worship Quote of the Week for (07/27/1999):

Setting Limits on Media Today's WORSHIP QUOTE is another from the most recent book by theologian Marva Dawn. In a chapter entitled "Why is Setting Limits on Media Important for Worship?" the author offers thoughtful insights on the way our culture processes information. SETTING LIMITS ON MEDIA Let's face the question squarely: If television is causing people to be dissatisfied with the worship of our churches, should we change worship to be more like television - or should the splendor of our worship cause people to ask better questions about television? - Marva J. Dawn, A ROYAL "WASTE" OF TIME: THE SPLENDOR OF WORSHIPING GOD AND BEING CHURCH FOR THE WORLD, Chapter 6, "Why is Setting Limits on Media Important for Worship?" Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1999, p. 73. [I, for one, need to ask better questions about my use of television. I've read this chapter twice and consider myself deeply challenged.] Have a great week, Chip Stam Pastor of Worship and Music Chapel Hill Bible Church Chapel Hill, North Carolina