History of Medicine & Mental Health: Impact of Empires

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ETHNODOXOLOGY AND MISSION Contextualized Worship and Arts for the Global Church Ron Man Worship Resources International worr.org

INTRODUCTION Astonishing developments!

A WORSHIP REFORMATION? Worship writings Worship music and recordings Worship seminars and conferences Worship courses and degree programs Worship scholarship Worship networks Worship wars

WORLDWIDE WORSHIP Worship writings Worship music and recordings Worship seminars and conferences Worship courses and degree programs Worship scholarship Worship networks Worship wars

WORSHIP AND MISSIONS The Rediscovered Relationship Genesis 12 Edmund Clowney (Urbana 1976) Eric Alexander (Urbana 1981) John Piper, Let the Nations Be Glad (1993)

WORSHIP AND MISSIONS The Rediscovered Relationship A new professional field ETHNODOXOLOGY A new breed of missionary ETHNOXOLOGISTS, ARTS SPECIALISTS A new fellowship INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF ETHNODXOLOGISTS

WORSHIP AND CULTURE Christian worship swims in creation as a fish swims in water. (Aidan Kavanaugh) Culture: the way we do things around here

WORSHIP AND CULTURE How to balance the need for biblical fidelity biblical fidelity with the need for cultural relevance cultural relevance in our worship? An old debate A worldwide debate The challenges The silence of the New Testament Human diversity

TOM AVERY Worship Wars and Ethnomusicology (Global Consultation on Music in Missions, 2006) 1. It is common for people to feel very strongly about the music with which they identify, and to find the music with which they don t identify to be extremely distasteful.

TOM AVERY Worship Wars and Ethnomusicology 2. We live in a society where different generations may and often do have different musical cultures. (This is caused by the rapid rate of culture change experienced by society, probably unprecedented in the history of the world.)

TOM AVERY Worship Wars and Ethnomusicology 3. We have people in the same churches who partake of radically different musical cultures.

TOM AVERY Worship Wars and Ethnomusicology 4. Music is NOT a universal language.

WORSHIP AND CULTURE How to balance the need for biblical fidelity with the need for cultural relevance in our worship An old debate A worldwide debate The challenges The silence of the New Testament Human diversity (culture) CAUTION

TWO TOOLS The Nairobi Statement on Worship and Culture The Bridge

Nairobi Statement on Worship & Culture (1996) ( (bit.ly bit.ly/ /1mT6N74 1mT6N74) ) Christian worship relates dynamically to culture in at least four ways. First, it is transcultural transcultural, the same substance for everyone everywhere, beyond culture. Second, it is contextual contextual, varying according to the local situation (both nature and culture). Third, it is counter counter- -cultural cultural, challenging what is contrary to the Gospel in a given culture. Fourth, it is cross cross- -cultural cultural, making possible sharing between different local cultures.

BIBLICAL Transcultural Countercultural Contextual Crosscultural CULTURAL

THE BRIDGE

BIBLICAL CONSTANTS (Acts 2:42,46-47)

BIBLICAL CONSTANTS (Acts 2:42,46-47) They were continually devoting themselves to the apostles teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. . . . Day by day continuing with one mind in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they were taking their meals together with gladness and sincerity of heart, praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord was adding to their number day by day those who were being saved.

BIBLICAL CONSTANTS (Acts 2:42,46-47) the apostles teaching fellowship the breaking of bread prayer praising God

BIBLICAL CONSTANTS (Acts 2:42,46-47) the Word of God fellowship the Lord s Supper prayer praise

CULTURAL LATITUDE BIBLICAL CONSTANTS (Acts 2:42,46-47)

FLEXIBILITY OF FORM Testimonies from church history

FLEXIBILITY OF FORM No one right way Biblical constants/principles set limits God s taste is broader than any of ours!!

FLEXIBILITY OF FORM Factors Church/denominational history and traditions Tradition is a wonderful servant, but a terrible master Cultural context The heart language of the people

FLEXIBILITY OF FORM In the New Testament, all the focus is on the reality of the glory of Christ, not the shadow and copy of religious objects and forms. It is stunning how indifferent the New Testament is to such things: there is no authorization in the New Testament for worship buildings, or worship dress, or worship times, or worship music, or worship liturgy or worship size or thirty-five-minute sermons, or Advent poems or choirs or instruments or candles. . . .

FLEXIBILITY OF FORM Almost every worship tradition we have is culturally shaped rather than Biblically commanded. . . . [We are] free to find place and time and dress and size and music and elements and objects that help us orient radically toward the supremacy of God in Christ. (John Piper)

FLEXIBILITY OF FORM BIBLICAL CULTURAL Candles, pews 30-minute sermon Passing trays; coming forward Seated, kneeling Piano, organ, guitar Sermon Lord s Supper Prayer Use of music

FLEXIBILITY OF FORM The frightening freedom of worship in the New Testament is a missionary mandate. We must not lock this gospel treasure in any cultural strait- jacket. Rather let us find the place, the time, the dress, the forms, the music that kindles and carries a passion for the supremacy of God in all things. (John Piper)

Cultural CULTURAL LATITUDE BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES BIBLICAL CONSTANTS (Acts 2:42,46-47) Biblical

Biblical Principles of Worship www.worr.org Readings/Biblical and Theological Studies Worship Notes volumes 1 & 2

LESSONS Culture matters. Scripture matters more. We must rigorously differentiate between biblical injunctions and cultural inflections. We must discern culture wisely and biblically. We should practice local worship with a global mindset. Our first aim in worship should be always the glory and pleasure of God.