We're starting a new "contemporary" (whatever that means) worship service on Sunday evenings in a couple weeks. I have a couple pastor friends who have also started or soon will be starting simillar services. I'm excited about the possibilities, as this is something very new for Coffey County and certainly new for our church.
So I have a question: is it helpful for a new worship service and/or "praise band" to have a catchy name? I just figured we'd call our worship service "worship" and our band "the band" and figure people would pretty much know what they're getting into when they show up. Do you think having a catchy name legitimizes the worship/band as different or new and makes it more attractive to people? Or is there another reason for doing so that I'm missing?
I don't have much of an opnion on this, I'm just thinking about it...
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Since we are amazingly original and unique at Grace we call worship traditional and contemporary. Our band, we call our praise team or praise band. Yep, us Methodists sure great at naming things (AC/JC/GC/UMY/UMW/UMM/UMCOM) etc...you get the idea. Maybe if you came up with a catchy acronym and name for it, then you would be REALLY UM. What's in a name..blah blah blah....Peace, Jeremy
David - I think that it might be good to go for a name for the service - Vibe, Celebration, etc. A one word name for the service would differentiate from other services and lead to more of an identity. For that matter, you might also name the other service as well. Good luck in this venture!
Andrew Conard
Just ran across your blog when I was name searching for our church's "Praise" service. I'm PCUSA and I like the idea of having a name, like Andrew said it's a good way to make a distinction, I like the name Celebration. Others I have come across-the Bridge and Merge are among my top contenders. Good luck! Hope all goes well! Peace! Erin
I'm looking for a good replacement names for "contemporary worship" and "traditional worship." Traditions will work well for us. But on the contemporary side... What did you come up? Our music is electric guitar, bass, keyboard, vocalists. It was an edge sometimes but it's definitely not hard rock. And it's not contemporary to our teens and 20-somethings. I don't know... Solid Rock?
Jeff
We didn't come up with anything. We're just calling it Sunday evening worship. If you feel like you need a name Solid Rock sounds good to me. Or if there's a particular demographic you are targeting (sounds like maybe not teens and 20's) then you might try to think of a word or phrase with meaning for that demographic
Our contemporary worship is called IGNITE, and our praise band is called AFLAME.
Our traditional service is called "Heritage" and our contemporary is called "Celebration." We have a 3rd service that meets once a month called "Resurgence" its contemporary with an emphasis on prayer and worship. We are now including a combined service once a month and I'm considering names for that service. I found your blog looking for something that had some service names listed. So far I've come up with "Assembly." Somebody offered the name "Reunion." I'll keep looking.
As for names like Celebration for a contemporary service,isn't all worship whether traditional or contemporary a celebration? The name indicates that there is only one way to express joy and celebration, which is the way it is done in a contemporary service. Joy and celebration can be expressed in different ways. Churches should not be encouraging young people to think that people who attend traditional services don't celebrate their faith.
I would add also that Catholic and Episcopal Masses which are formal liturgical services are referred to as celebrations and the officiants as celebrants.
"Transformation" - - Romans 12:2
why all the labeling? What is the purpose? Is worship as in the time of our great ancestors no longer please our GOD? Is not the Lord the same ---forever?
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