This sculpture stands on the lawn of St John Armenian Orthodox Church in Southfield, MI.

For the 20 years that I’ve been involved in leading worship, I’ve seen some things change… Styles change, songs emerge, paradigms evolve.  But one thing hasn’t changed much at all:

Music is still the dominant force in Christian worship.

But I’ve met people along the way that aren’t musicians… I married one of these people.  And I can’t help but wonder how they can use their unique talents in worship…

… the sculptors?

… the painters?

… the filmmakers?

… the writers, photographers, sidewalk chalk artists, industrial artists?

Seriously, I could go on for pages and pages…

The Apostle Paul urges us to offer our bodies as living sacrifices and calls that our spiritual act of worship (Romans 12:1).  I believe this includes using our physical, artistic talents… That’s what the worship team in your church does, after all, they offer their physical talents for singing, drumming or playing guitar as living sacrifices in worship.

So, what about a new perspective on worship:

You can offer your graphic art, your still-life photography or your poetry… your physical talents… as living sacrifices…

That’s the kind of lifestyle that I call worship… on purpose.