To Pew or Not to Pew - What’s this Worship Thing About Anyway?
November 4th, 2007 by AjI’m part of a worship discernment group at my faith community. What does that mean? Good question: we’re not quite sure. At our last meeting we were given the task of coming up with five statements about worship. My group came up with five questions about worship (this should not be shocking - Aj’s group being non-conformist).
One thing we talked about was elements of worship - how worship looks, what goes into it. Someone mentioned pews being constricting and perhaps chairs would be more freeing at our gatherings; another friend shared how she’s mostly worshiped in chairs, and they’re just like pews except a little more squished and clunky. The best was having chairs roped together to resemble pews - ah, how the grass is always greener.
I thought I’d share some posts I’ve appreciated on worship, both for folks who read my blog (who are STILL silent. Thanks to those who participated in the questions for the FAQ - this sleep-deprived brain needs some fodder to work with) and those in my worship discernment group (because I haven’t bothered to figure out Google Groups yet). 
- Dan Kimball - What are these strange things called “pews”?
- Nancy Beach - Worship Hot Buttons
- Steve Taylor - digestion is dead
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November 7th, 2007 at 3:55 pm
Hi AJ: Did you ever read LizOpp’s piece on meeting benches and being yoked together by them. I found it fascinating because I take benches for granted as an East Coast Friend. Amazing how much theology can come out in the details of our worship structure.
ps: sorry I think I probably skipped the survey, I am a reader if mostly a lurker!