Change is constantly occuring. For example I’ve seen change in Sunday dress at worship services. Shorts for one thing. This is something unheard of just 10 years ago in this particular church. Yet it seems to be a common occurance these days. Almost as if someone were vacationing in Hawaii.
Yet I have made comments on this blog about how I enjoy worshipping in a relaxed environment away from the stuffiness of a formal worship service. I’ve remarked how shorts should be allowed on mission trips in tropical environments.
So why does a change in dress code leave me scratching my head? I guess its that old saying that you should offer God your best in your worship service. So why would some churchgoers tend to dress down…to shorts…on a Sunday morning? In an office environment, for whatever reasons or another, we are expected to wear suits or at least khakis. Why does an office environment get top billing in the wardrobe environment compared to Sunday morning worship?
I think alot more unchurched people are visiting our worship service these days. This is a good thing. After all salvation should never be an inheritance passed down from generation to generation, never shared with those on the outside.
I guess we’ve become relaxed. Maybe. Relaxed about certain things. Uptight about other things.