찬양통전화를 통한 청·장년 주일예배 통합의 실천적 방안연구

Abstract

This research looks into the problems of praise applied in worship of young and middle-aged people in modern Korean churches and tries to find practical method to combine worship of young and middle-aged people through assimilation of praise. The reason for praise in Korean churches to be limited to certain generations is because first, there are pastors who have no foundation for worship theology and ministers who have not enough musical abilities and spirituality. Second, there is difference in praise preference depending on generation as well as mismatch between traditional hymn and gospel choir. Third, praise is selected randomly regardless of meaning of lyrics. For the specific solutions for the combination of Sunday worship of young and middle-aged people first, pastor and specialized praise ministers who will be in charge of praise music shall re-establish worship theology and set a right worship leader. Second, prepare planned praise by operating worship planning team which is responsible for recovering community spirit of the worship. Third, around the lyrics of traditional hymn and gospel choir select praise that could be used in worship. Fourth, propose an example of worship steps which adopt the right praise. For this, full support from churches is required. Through assimilation of praise and combined worship of young and middle-aged people this will make seekers who first come to the church as well as young generations who have resistance towards traditional praise formation have more friendly feeling. From individual perspective, this will bring changes to them through spiritual maturity and furthermore, the disconnection between the prayers of different generations will disappear and turn them to the right prayer in front of God.