Why People Don't Sing (Mark Clifton)

In this episode, Mark Clifton, Mark Hallock, and Dan Hurst revisit a topic from a previous episode - why people aren’t singing in our churches.
1. They don’t know the songs.
2. We are singing songs not suitable for congregational singing.
3. We are singing in keys too high for the average singer.
4. The congregation can’t hear people around them singing.
5. We have created worship services which are spectator events, building a performance environment.
6. The congregation feels they are not expected to sing.
7. We fail to have a common body of hymnody.
8. Worship leaders ad lib too much.
9. Worship leaders are not connecting with the congregation.
Resources related to this podcast:
“Nine Reasons People Aren’t Singing in Worship” by Kenny Lamm: www.renewingwo...

[@timtremaine8430]

This is a hot button for me. The main thing I think we have done wrong is equate worship with music. I love singing, and I love hymns, but none of the people who came up and worshipped Jesus in the gospels used music. We are not teaching our people that speaking praise is worship, obedience is worship, sacrifice is worship, etc. Thank you for bringing this up and speaking the truth about this. I fear some just worship worship and not God. Take this whole idea of the meaning and expression of worship further guys.

[@jasonputerbaugh9965]

My church when singing a new song my worship minister will have us sing three or four weeks in a row