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"Worship Scenes" from the 2023 Florida Conference College Retreat
The Florida Conference Youth and Young Adult Ministries published a video on Instagram of the "worship scenes" from the retreat. The problem with the video is that this isn't worship. You cannot tell the difference between what the Florida Conference calls worship and what takes place at secular concerts, in which the audience gets up and jumps, cheers, shouts, runs, and dances, because that's exactly what you see in the video. Tragically, we have come to a place in Adventism where anything we do, as long as it is done in the name of God, is valid and acceptable. Nothing is off-limits anymore. Today, worship is changing to mimic as much of the world as possible. We are no longer looking for worship that is set apart, unique, or distinct from everyday dance club scenes.
Worshipping God has nothing to do with dance music, lasers, fog machines, lighting, special effects, or fireworks. All this is done for show, to add energy and excitement to an event. This is what they do at secular rock concerts, since it is all about providing the best possible form of entertainment.
These displays, sadly, are becoming the new normal at our youth gatherings. All of this emphasis on entertainment undermines the holiness and solemnity of our worship experience. The main focus is no longer on reverence, spiritual contemplation, or connecting to God; it's all about generating the highest level of amusement possible.
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