Posted on January 2, 2020 by Dr. Will Whittaker
I was recently reading a dialogue in a Facebook group I’m a part of that basically said that folks under 35 only want to sing worship music in church like Passion/Bethel/Hillsong, to name a few, while folks over 65 only wanted to sing traditional… Continue Reading “Generation X: Tolerant of All Types of Church Music?”
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Posted on October 28, 2019 by Dr. Will Whittaker
I believe there are leaders who truly desire to be intergenerational in their approach to worship but have multiple types of services in their church. These leaders sincerely believe their church fits the definition of intergenerational in every context, except the part where services… Continue Reading “What is Modified Intergenerational Worship?”
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Posted on August 22, 2019 by Dr. Will Whittaker
If music preferences were eliminated, there would be no need for separate types of worship services.
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“Intergenerational Worship” is worship in which people of every age are understood to be equally important.
Howard Vanderwell