Day 58: So it begins.

Since starting this work on creativity, I've been developing a list of Paradoxes of Worship like the Paradoxes of Creativity that I've posted before.  I put it out there today for discussion.

• We are made to feel comforted by worship forms we have used many times; we are made to feel bored by worship forms we have used many times.
• Worship is an individual need expressed by a committee
• We worship a Christ who is both the Shepherd and the sheep; the leader and the follower  
• Christ the respectful Son and the Table-turning Rebel
• How to meet the need of a median congregation without becoming mediocre
• A service has to have basic components but not be simplistic
•  A congregation is made up of newcomers and lifetimers. How do we worship so that newcomers aren't confused and life-timers aren't patronized
• The church must be a stable organization without becoming a frozen organization

So what do you think?