Going Home
Today we went to worship service at the church I attended as a teenager (Temple Baptist Church) in Big Point, Mississippi. It is the first time I have been to this church in over eight years. Two of my nieces were singing a duet today and did a wonderful job.
The church has made some major changes since I was last a member in 1983. The worship service was a blend of choruses and hymns. The worship center had good quality sound and projection equipment. The praise team and choir used flat-screen monitors for lyrics in order to keep their hands free. They has hung some white banners from the choir loft ceiling and projected red lights onto the material to create a more contemporary atmosphere. Plants were used to hide floor monitors and floor light canisters.
The worship leader played keyboard and bass, they used another keyboard player along with a pianist and organist. A six person praise team sang with a choir behind them for a few choruses and then joined the choir. The choruses were regional choruses that the church members appeared to know, but were unfamiliar to me. The hymns were the basic staple for a Baptist Church in Mississippi, but done a little more upbeat with the praise band.
It was nice to worship without being the WL. Some of the typical mistakes were present…most notable was when the Media Shout operator was on the wrong verse or chorus. The sermon was somewhat of a ramble.
The church has made some major changes since I was last a member in 1983. The worship service was a blend of choruses and hymns. The worship center had good quality sound and projection equipment. The praise team and choir used flat-screen monitors for lyrics in order to keep their hands free. They has hung some white banners from the choir loft ceiling and projected red lights onto the material to create a more contemporary atmosphere. Plants were used to hide floor monitors and floor light canisters.
The worship leader played keyboard and bass, they used another keyboard player along with a pianist and organist. A six person praise team sang with a choir behind them for a few choruses and then joined the choir. The choruses were regional choruses that the church members appeared to know, but were unfamiliar to me. The hymns were the basic staple for a Baptist Church in Mississippi, but done a little more upbeat with the praise band.
It was nice to worship without being the WL. Some of the typical mistakes were present…most notable was when the Media Shout operator was on the wrong verse or chorus. The sermon was somewhat of a ramble.
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