“If Christianity [MUSIC MINISTRY] is dull and boring, if it is a burden and not a blessing, [UNFRUITFUL] then most likely we are involved in:
a project, not a Person | |
a system, not a Savior, | |
rules rather than relationship. |
Followership is not:
a religious thing, | |
a list of rules, | |
a host of rituals, | |
a philosophy of life, | |
or the best choice among other possible lifestyles. |
Authentic followers do not live for:
liturgy or liberation. | |
Following is not celebration. | |
It is not contemporary or traditional. | |
It is not jubilant dance or compelling drama. | |
It is not preaching. | |
It is not praising. | |
It is not obeying or conforming… |
All the rest is because of Christ and for Christ.”
- Stowell, Joseph M., Following Christ Zondervan, Grand Rapids, 1996. p.17-18.