I wrote about a power outage situation we had at church this weekend. one of my commenters gave us this post as a reference. I’ve linked to it.

Thanks for the great questions!

My thought.

Reliance on technology is the foundation for “self” worship. To rely on “something: to worship, begins us down a path of idol worship or self worship. I am sold on technology in the church, but never for the sake of glorifying technology. It is a wonderful tool, but God is always the project being worked on.

I heard a great quote today,

“Our greatest fear as individuals and as a church should not be of failure but of succeeding at things in life that don’t really matter.”

If we are known for something other than our Savior, I think that technology has taken the front seat.

Brent
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I’d like to put out a plea to church leaders everywhere… look at your congregation during a service. Not just the first few rows, but the middle and the back, around the edges and at the door. Do you see small children tugging their ears, or people covering an ear ? Maybe they have sensitive ears or wear a hearing aid and your sound system is blasting their ear drums by amping up certain frequencies. Do you see people worshiping, and then suddenly just stop and stare uncomfortably ? Perhaps they don’t know the lyrics and your worship leader is following the leading of the Holy Spirit, but technology is leaving your congregation behind.

A church in Wales changes its service location for one Sunday, which caused some technological inconvenience. “Upon arrival at the old building, it was abuzz with people frantically running wires and junction boxes and speakers and a massive sound bo…