At the end of the day, aren't we always imposing something on the culture and the people? Isn't Christ an imposition? Yes, His "yoke is easy," but He also calls His disciples to leave father and mother, to lose their lives, to call Him "Lord." Lordship is an imposition when one isn't under authority. Now, once one makes Christ Lord, one finds freedom, but at the onset, Christ is an imposition.
As a person who adores group-leadership and local expression, I love the idea of a community of people figuring out worship together. I'd love to be able to get together with whomever in my church and talk about and practice and dream about worship and how our church could best worship together. We have a monthly "worship community meeting," during which we discuss worship and worship leading. I think this is good, but it still presupposes that a certain group gets to lead worship for everyone else. It's essentially a closed group. I know that we have to start somewhere, but I'd like to see us taking steps toward a more communal expression of worship.
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