John Stackhouse, Jr. at Christianity Today has written a helpful article for your worship leader and worship band. He gives us five reasons why we should consider turning the volume down a notch or two during the Sunday meeting. Here is the short version:
- Turning it up can be a “cheap trick” to add energy to the room.
- When not in tune don’t try to compensate by volume.
- Church systems typically can’t handle volume.
- Remember the older members of your body who may not be as blessed.
- The point is to lead your people to engage God, not perform for them.
Bob Kauflin at Worship Matters also has some helpful insight on the subject.
