“Contemporary worship isn’t really new. It started in North America with the advent of Finneyite revivalism in the early 19th century, at least. Arguably, the innovations of the First Great Awakening in the 18th century should be considered “contemporary” departures from the staid worship and services common up until then. Maybe it’s best to say, “The New Measures you will always have with you…
The worship and techniques used in evangelicalism’s weekday or “special” meetings (like “revival” services) usually find their way into the Lord’s Day liturgies of evangelicalism. The same can be said for things that would have once been found only in “children’s church” or youth settings, like puppets, skits, drama, video clips, and aggressively loud and raucous music.”
Brad Isbell, Follow-up thoughts on worship
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