How Long.....

[Jaybo]

Is your Sunday morning music time?

I generally like 3 songs and out, but the church I'm at now goes for over half an hour.

Which, when standing I find WAY too long. Of course, I have a the attention span of a two year old on sugar....but still!


I was just wondering how long you guys go, or what you consider is works best in your situations.

Peace.

[Pearly Gator]

We typically go 20 to 25 minutes of worship, which includes communion every week. So, around six songs. However, I'd love to do a 2 hours praise and worship service sometime!

Gator

[TheBigKevDogg]

we usually have over a half hour, spread out before and after the sermon and including communion. i'd rather go way longer though!

[Jaybo]

I've noticed that when playing, I could go longer than when being "part of the crowd".

When you're playing - 20 minutes is just warming up.

I have realised a big part of it though, is not being engaged properly by the song singer.

If they just close their eyes, or sing too high (most women), it's hard to feel part of it - rather than just watching it.

Also - if the sound is bad, etc.

[MadHatter]

we do about 40 minutes....but sometimes we've gone up to two hours or more...depending on what's happening spiritually...

our worship leader really likes free praise...but sometimes...(ok...quite often)...lol he picks two chords, I & IV and stays on them forever....
I can't seem to convince him that there are hundreds of chords and some variety might be nice....lol
and you can't even solo over a I IV for extented periods of time because there is never any resolve....you build it up...but you can't ever release.

oh well....one day we'll get it right...lol
till then I try to enjoy every second and do my best.

[Teleguy]

We typically do 5 songs in about 20 minutes.
Seems about right for the kinda girls we go out with. ;)

[Strat-tastic]

Typically 5 or 6 songs, spread out thorugh a one and half hour service.

PG wrote
However, I'd love to do a 2 hours praise and worship service sometime!

Aahh! Bliss! Couldn't agree more. So much time to explore praise, worship, prayer, prophecy. See you in Heaven for the 24 hour praiseathon.

[Kitty]

I'm supposed to go for about 25 minutes, not including Communion or offering, so I usually keep it down to four songs. I don't tend to rush through the list, but like to linger and wait in spots if I feel the Spirit might want to speak or change our plans. And sometimes it's good to just let the congregation worship without having to worry about singing the right words. I know for myself, that's usually when the Lord says something to me — in the middle of worship, but not singing for a few moments. I like giving everyone else that opportunity as well.

Kitty

[Barry]

Once upon a time there were times when we did maybe 2 songs and that was it - the rest being altar calls and prayer. Other times, we did a solid one-and-one-half to 2 hours of nothing but music. This was when I was still single and at a Spirit-led Assembly of God church in Florida.

These days, and quite literally many, many years later, God has me attending an entirely different church, in an entirely different part of the country, with my wife, at which I have no ministry involvement at all (my wife and her family are now my ministry), and there's a set format for every service.

It was different at other churches I was involved with, too. The number of songs, the overall style of them, what instruments were in use, and the general worship format varied between them. None have been the same, but all have centered on Jesus and The Word. While I had a blast playing in AofG, the real meat of Worship is in getting on your knees before Him and giving Him control. He can work no matter how many songs get played and no matter whether there's just a piano or a full band. In fact, I've seen God work where there are no instruments at all, only the congregation singing hymns.