Then I calmed down and remembered my original thinking process. It's tough going to a new church because along with all of the strangeness of being in a different place, the songs are unfamiliar too. Being a lover of music and enjoying worship, I feel that it is an essential part of any gathering of saints. How much more difficult is it when a person is at their home church and the music is unfamiliar. This makes an essential part of the experience unmanageable.

I've been at churches that have 3 new songs each week. The band is largely unfamiliar with the songs, and therefore suffers in their performance and ability to worship, and the worshipers are uncomfortable/embarassed and are unable to connect with the music.

My reasoning behind keeping a familiar set of songs is simply this. The more familiar a person is with the music, the easier it is to close their eyes and forget about the music and focus on God...

More next time on NEW music.