Before we can discuss missiology of worship we must first define what we mean by worship.

Worship is our response to God's initiation in an appropriate way that brings Him glory.

I don't like worship music. Before you heat up the tar and pluck the chickens (doesn't that seem like an awful lot of trouble to go to anyway?), hear me out. I love worshiping God and leading others in worship. I am also a musician with a respect for and broad range of interest in music, both of which run dry when it comes to most songs that fall under the category of worship. I think we can agree that musically, worship music is not the most innovative or interesting.

As artists, we're naturally introspective. It's in our nature to find out what's in our nature. We are constantly looking to draw from the well of our souls, always looking to find a place that's deeper, a spring more pure. But what do we find when we get there?

I have been asked to write an article on the tension and the interaction that occurs between being the Worship Pastor at The Gathering, and being in a serious rock band on the side. It's fitting then, I guess, that I am beginning the writing of this essay while sitting in a bar. I'm at The Greenroom, a bar located in Seattle's renowned music venue, The Showbox. My band Mindhead is playing here tonight.