Comments on: Revision 3 Complete – Help Me With The Title!

By: MissMegan

MissMegan — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 02:54:11 +0000

I know this is a little late in the game, but “Naked Worship” is perfect just as it is =D

By: Adam B.

Adam B. — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 06:10:49 +0000

There are actually a few people who are waiting on copies. I can’t wait to get it in the hands of a few more readers, but I have been given some good but incomplete suggestions on things I could change that I would like to fix before I hand it out to anyone else. For now I am happy to interact with your critiques.
I prefer “love” to “a response to an encounter with God” because the latter accurately describes faith, but faith is only the beginning of love. Worship is faith full blown, namely love. The reason I did not go with the more conventional definition (as you have written here) is that I feel it is simpler to say “worship is loving God” and then talk about love. Everyone can agree that in worship we should be loving God so that gives us some level ground to start a substantial discussion.
I deliberately chose to speak only of song lyrics and spirituality mostly because that is what people expect when they pickup a book on worship. I hate it when I read a worship book and the whole thing is about worshiping God through how we live. If I wanted to read that book I would pickup something in the Christian living section! No, when I read a worship book it is because I want to read about singing. Sure the semantic domain can include all of life, or an entire “worship” service, but usually people are referring to singing to God. That is what this book is about. By saying that worship is loving God I am admitting that worship must encompass all of life (for love is an all of life type of thing) but the focus of the book is on lyrics and spirituality.
You are not the first to point out such problems in my approach. I will need to make sure my introduction is robust enough to calm such fears and keep people excited enough to read on.
I can’t wait for you to read the whole thing, perhaps I will keep an old copy in my car and look for you next Monday. I can explain the changes that have and will take place then. I appreciate your interest and feedback.

By: Randy Ehle

Randy Ehle — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 05:47:24 +0000

Adam, I’m surprised you hadn’t heard of Sex God…and I think Naked Worship would go quite well on the shelf next to Rob Bell’s tome! Maybe the subtitle could be something like, “Return to Eden”. Or maybe that’s good for the title, with a subtitle, “Unadorned, Unashamed Intimacy with the Creator”.

Anyway, I hate to rain on a parade (especially in this beautiful weather we’re having) but I’m not sure I agree with your definition (”worship is loving God”), and the apparent focus of the book according to your proposed subtitle, which suggests that worship is music. I understand worship to be “a response to an encounter with God”, which is why I tend to be a bit persnickety when I hear a “worship leader”, right after a sermon, say, “now let’s worship some more”. What – listening to God’s word isn’t worship? Well, I can’t criticize (too much) what I haven’t read, so … where’s my copy?!? I’m on campus Monday nights during the Spring.

By: Amira

Amira — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 02:48:06 +0000

Will we need chaperones?

By: Ninrai

Ninrai — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 03:43:44 +0000

Interesting…

By: Amira

Amira — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 01:54:05 +0000

Must look into that……

By: Adam B.

Adam B. — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 18:12:28 +0000

Well, friends, I think I may have been a little to conservative in my view of Zondervan. It turns out they published Rob Bell’s latest book, “Sex God”. After that I’m sure Naked Worship would sound rather tame.

By: llama

llama — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 16:24:42 +0000

HA!

By: Ninrai

Ninrai — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 13:15:13 +0000

Alright, Roland and I have solved all your problems. Call it “Let’s Get Back to Worshipping Naked”. What do you think Adam?

By: Amira

Amira — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 02:03:03 +0000

I really llike Naked Worship. It’s catchy and as was said above, it will make a lot of people pick it up, especially if you keep the cover. Raw Worship is what a lot of modern worship thinks it is. BTW Brian did a great youth thing on worship.