New songs for modern missional worship, rich in Christian teaching and contextualized in modern culture. Contemporary hymns, psalms, songs of lament and praise written by members of the Louisville, KY-based Sojourn Community.
From Worship Evangelism by Sally Morganthaler:
“Was Paul culturally relevant? Absolutely. He built his witness on the basis of their experience, and he spoke in terms they could understand: straightforward Greek, phrased specifically for the philosophical mind. Yet Paul went beyond cultural relevance; he was culturally redemptive. Trusting God for the results, he took the Gospel of Jesus Christ — a message that went totally counter to their culture — and applied it to their lives …
“If we want our worship to evangelize, let us never forget that we are taking people somewhere. Our job is to make ‘more and better’ worshipers. Study the culture, yes. Acknowledge the culture, yes. Use the best the culture has to offer, yes. But transcend the culture, we must. Transcend it with the whole Truth of Scripture and the Gospel.”