Comments on: 5 Reasons to consider a smaller worship space http://www.forkintheroadmusic.org/2008/09/5-reasons-to-consider-a-smaller-worship-space/ My thoughts on life, worship, communication, church, and more Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:35:35 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jason Huffman http://www.forkintheroadmusic.org/2008/09/5-reasons-to-consider-a-smaller-worship-space/comment-page-1/#comment-149 Jason Huffman Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:24:01 +0000 http://www.forkintheroadmusic.org/?p=274#comment-149 Maybe God is trying to teach me something. Just after I read this blog post, I got a link to the following article (http://chronicle.com/free/v55/i04/04b00701.htm) from a newsletter I get from Youth Specialties. It discusses the myth of the digital generation--basically that kids who've grown up with the internet and digital media aren't nearly as tech savvy as we often assume them to be. It threw out some interesting statistics, such that library use has increased by 60% over the last 10 years, and that the majority of students prefer books and print media over pdfs or digital documents. I love tinkering with Power Point and my worship software. We are locked into a small room (20x15 or so), so anything we can do to make it seem like we are in a bigger room is something I've embraced. Maybe we do need to conform to our small room on occasion and also teach or musicians how to play the same songs in different ways. Maybe God is trying to teach me something. Just after I read this blog post, I got a link to the following article (http://chronicle.com/free/v55/i04/04b00701.htm) from a newsletter I get from Youth Specialties. It discusses the myth of the digital generation–basically that kids who’ve grown up with the internet and digital media aren’t nearly as tech savvy as we often assume them to be. It threw out some interesting statistics, such that library use has increased by 60% over the last 10 years, and that the majority of students prefer books and print media over pdfs or digital documents.

I love tinkering with Power Point and my worship software. We are locked into a small room (20×15 or so), so anything we can do to make it seem like we are in a bigger room is something I’ve embraced. Maybe we do need to conform to our small room on occasion and also teach or musicians how to play the same songs in different ways.

]]> By: Russ http://www.forkintheroadmusic.org/2008/09/5-reasons-to-consider-a-smaller-worship-space/comment-page-1/#comment-146 Russ Wed, 17 Sep 2008 20:12:45 +0000 http://www.forkintheroadmusic.org/?p=274#comment-146 The other thing that made it meaningful was change. We were creative...even though this time, it was rewinding a few years in media (back to songsheets), using a djembe instead of an expensive set... Doing something different can help to "wake up" the band and the congregation...if we get used to things, we tend to treat it like white noise and tune it out. So, occaisionally getting out of the routine can be beneficial. The other thing that made it meaningful was change. We were creative…even though this time, it was rewinding a few years in media (back to songsheets), using a djembe instead of an expensive set… Doing something different can help to “wake up” the band and the congregation…if we get used to things, we tend to treat it like white noise and tune it out. So, occaisionally getting out of the routine can be beneficial.

]]> By: Joel Diaz http://www.forkintheroadmusic.org/2008/09/5-reasons-to-consider-a-smaller-worship-space/comment-page-1/#comment-145 Joel Diaz Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:57:18 +0000 http://www.forkintheroadmusic.org/?p=274#comment-145 Thanks for the insight. I subscribed to your blog last week and have really enjoyed reading through your posts. I am at a new community and the youth band suffers from many of things you mention. They overplay constantly. This post will give us some things to work on, and it's always more effective when they hear the same things from someone else. Thanks for the insight. I subscribed to your blog last week and have really enjoyed reading through your posts. I am at a new community and the youth band suffers from many of things you mention. They overplay constantly.

This post will give us some things to work on, and it’s always more effective when they hear the same things from someone else.

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