You won't find many more people more excited and driven to continue and advance with contemporary worship music than me. I love Hillsong. I think that most of the work that they do has advanced American Christianity. In many ways, for the better. But they miss the point on so many occasions. I can't help but think that this just is a bit...over the top.
Maybe sometime when I don't have studying to tend to I'll talk more about how I think that production in these services can work toward a higher goal and so we ought not be so quick to judge the work that they are doing to advance the Kingdom, but my first glance's reaction to this video was...a little bit of outrage.
I wouldn't be surprised if they started having Coke cups on stage because they had all of the sudden secured a sponsor.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHKeVmuQ8V4]
Thanks to Bryan Browning for the link.
-B