In the second half of
the twentieth century music styles divided the senior builder’s generation and
the baby boomers so severely that they could no longer worship together. Now we have at least four factions separated
by church music: the builders, baby boomers, baby busters, and net-genera. In the history of evangelical Christians,
nothing has ever been able to separate, alienate, isolate, and divide the
different age groups except music style.
Admittedly, the solution to all church music problems is not more hours
of music in college. However, a more
thorough understanding of church music would help to better prepare Christians
for the Lord’s work.
What caused the
different generations of worshipers to come to an impasse musically? Why did music in public worship remain
unified for hundreds of years and suddenly become the “war department”? There is question as to whether or not unchurched
people who attend public worship are offended or alienated by traditional
hymns, gospel songs and praise choruses.
Some recent surveys of new attenders have revealed that young worshipers
actually want to sing a hymn or two during public worship. Some of the surveys have also revealed that
these young new attenders would like to sit with a person who has been a
Christian for a long time.
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