Worship at CBC - A Few Thoughts

Worship is a significant priority for believers. In fact, it is the ultimate priority. It is one of our five key values, and the consideration of this concept alone could (and has) resulted in lengthy books and blog posts. Knowing that most online readers will choke after much more than a screen or two of text, I’d like to briefly highlight some thoughts about “worship” in the context of Crossroads’ ministry. Over the life of this blog, we’ll attempt to periodically expand on these.

We seek to regularly focus the entire church on God his works by considering who God is and what He has done. We come together as a broad community to engage together in bringing God glory in praise, prayer, communion, baptism and expository preaching of the Scriptures. We submit ourselves to God and honor Him by our presence. To that end we have made several commitments that may be distinct from some other churches.

We hold that, rather than targeting a certain demographic in worship, we should understand worship as the broadest common point of equipping, connection, service and mission for the entire church - young or old. To that end we embrace and encourage a blended style of music that might be meaningful across generations, and we hold that the Word of God preached will work in the hearts of all through the illuminating work of the Holy Spirit. We also hold that it is vital that we all endeavor to be worshipping together regularly as an entire community.

• We desire that all believers from Junior High age up, regularly attend and participate worship services. We encourage parents to model and encourage this commitment with their adolescents. (of course, some parents choose to train their younger children in the practice and presence of worship as well). We do have youth ministries, fellowship groups, home groups, men’s groups, women’s groups and other ministries that are more accessible for different demographics.
• We hold that the careful, verse-by-verse exposition of Scripture is the best approach to preaching to unwrap the whole counsel of God for the entire family of God.
• We also believe that the worship services of the church are primarily for believers who should, out of the overflow of that worship, live as redemptive agents in the world. We also believe that unapologetic worship and teaching of the Scriptures will impact those who do not yet believe.