Sane, sensible advice- By: Gontroppo, 26 Nov 2003 This book is worth buying for the insightful introductory article by Don Carson. He argues that there is a place for corporate worship & that church is more than sittingin a holy building & having my own little quiet time with God, or only meeting for teaching or encouraging others. In his theology of worship, he guards against some of the extremes we findin evangelical churches today. The reflection on David Peterson's "Engaging with God" is stimulating. Some have used Peterson's book to argue thatin the New Testament meetings were not for the purpose of worshipping God. Carson points out that though the book shows that worshipin the New Testament is meant to be a whole of life thing, & not just something Christians do on Sundays, Peterson still "wants to talk about ... corporate worshipin the regular 'services' of the church."
The main sections of the book are written from a variety of perspectives, from formal to fairly free, from liturgical to extemporary.
