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david crowder is the future of worship

Funniest moment from Q 2009 —

David Crowder’s presentation was “The Future of Worship.” 

When he first got on stage yesterday morning, he quickly (and jokingly) apologized… because, as he said, there was a confusion about the title of his presentation. He said that he believed Gabe asked him “what he wanted to be called,” not “what he wanted his presentation to be called.”

Naturally, Crowder suggested that that’s exactly what he wanted to be called and believed he was: The Future of Worship. 

A couple of interesting tidbits of learning, and I’ll continue to follow up with this over the coming days:

  • Tim Keel (The Gospel Revisited) spoke about the 4 narratives of Hebraic life in Jesus’ day: Creation, Exodus, Exile, & Priest. He talked about how our Gospel perception is almost exclusively shaped by a Priestly narrative, which emphasizes personal holiness. This, interestingly, is the narrative Jesus calls on the least. Keel’s plea was for a recovery of a full Gospel. 
  • Shane Hipps (Spirituality of the Cell Phone) said that Benedictine Monks were responsible for the creation of the modern clock. They created it to rigorously orient their prayer life—on the hour, every hour. It was supposed to bring them closer to God. If we trace the development of technology and culture, the clock was instrumental in giving rise to the Industrial Revolution, which in turn leads us into the predicament of working our tails off to earn money. The modern rat race of money and business does as much as anything in our world to keep us from God. The very thing that was created to help people grow close to God actually ends up keeping us from God (the dark side of technology).
  • George P. Bush (Brown America) talked about the future of America. By 2050, America will be a majority minority nation. This has profound implications for our future as America and for a Christian church in this nation. We have to start to learn to be thoughtful and reflective about the future (which, coincidentally, is sort of Gabe Lyons’ whole ethos behind the conference).