We need a baptism of imagination about worship. It is too often predictable and lacking creativity. Part of what it means to be the image of God is to be original. We need to develop communities of worship that celebrate and invite creativity. I was amazed when I discovered that the word “liturgy” actually means “the work of the people.” In this sense, rediscovering liturgy will mean that we develop worship that comes out of a worshipping community’s life rather than that which is served up by experts or professionals. Something happens when the worship is “our” worship that we have dreamed and made, however raw, gritty and real it is. And the range of possibilities for worship is only limited by our imaginations—let loose the DJs, photographers, digital artists, storytellers, filmmakers, liturgists, painters and so on.
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