High-Tech Worship?: Using Presentational Technologies Wisely

By Quentin J. Schultze

Increasing numbers of churches today use high-tech tools such as videos and PowerPoint presentations in their worship services. But without wisdom, those tools can turn their services more into entertainment than worship. How can churches use technology to communicate meaning instead of seducing people with special effects? How can technology be adopted to help people connect with God and each other to foster authentic worship? High-Tech Worship? takes a careful look at these issues, giving readers practical guidance on how they can best use the gift of technology in their churches. Both clergy and lay leaders will benefit from its creative suggestions as they seek to integrate technology wisely into their worship services. Written by nationally known communications expert Quentin J. Schultze, High-Tech Worship? addresses an important yet often overlooked issue that affects the quality of worship in every church.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801064805
• ISBN13: 9780801064807
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Baker Books
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Good resource

Good resource to review and have. Not quite what I expected but good reading.

Superb book about effective use of technology in worship.

This is a book about worship and how to employ technology and the technology enthusiasts who want it to be a part of your corporate worship experiences. It is not an equipment spec book, but a book that will help put the common pitfalls we have all experienced with technology at the center so that they can be addressed and resolved. All technology - sound, lighting, video must be to lead all of us in worship of God, not dazzle us with someone's technological knowhow. Technology can bring all worship to a complete standstill, when it is not operated properly. This part of your team must be trained and also see themselves as worship leaders. This book will be an asset toward that end.

Gotta Get It!!!

This book is an amazing resource for church folk just looking into integrating technology and worship. The emphasis on the integrity of the worship service is especially helpful. We plan on ordering many for more our entire Worship Team!

Online worship - but with best practices

Excellent addition to the family of online-religions, religions-online, cyber worship, e-worship, e-church. A handy source for those who wish to develop a cyber congregation, as well as, have a sustainable development. That is, the book prescribes a bottom line: don't be in a rush to become synchronous; rather, visualize your capabilities and do the right thing at the right time.

A worthy caution

I think that many of us involved in the technical aspects of ministry are prone to leap headlong into concepts just because 1) it's cool, and 2) we can. This book explores many of the dangers of this process and draws light to the idea that sometimes simpler is better, and it gives valid reasons why. I recommend it as a reality check for any tech minister to consider seriously. Its observations on the pre-worship announcement boards and its effect on the mood of the following worship service are especially insightful.