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CREATED TO WORSHIP Worship Workshop #3 Let Hope Rise: Hillsong The Movie Movie Discussion 3 November 2018 _____________________________________________________________________ There are 4 Types of Questions to answer: 1) Pre-screening Starter Questions (before the movie) 2) Mid-screening Questions (during the movie) 3) Post-screening Reflection Questions (On your own after the movie) 4) Post-screening Discussion Questions (Together after the movie) _______________________________________________________________ PRE-SCREENING QUESTIONS Instructions: Take no more than 5 MINS to get your group warmed up. Choose 1 to share in your group: 1. How familiar are you with Hillsong music? Share what you know. 2. Share (or sing!) a line from a Hillsong that comes to your mind. 3. Hillsong music is _______________ (Fill in the blank). EBC Young Adults Ministry 2018 1 Prepared by: Ps. Gabriel Chia MID-SCREENING QUESTIONS Instructions: Make notes throughout the screening. Choose 1 to share with your group during discussion time 1. What are some of the things you learn about leading worship, or about music ministry, from this movie? Write down quotes that impacted you. 2. What are some of the things you learn about the process of writing worship songs (both the music and lyrics aspects) or a song-writing ministry, from this movie? Write down quotes that impacted you. EBC Young Adults Ministry 2018 2 Prepared by: Ps. Gabriel Chia POST-SCREENING REFLECTION QUESTIONS Instructions: Take 5MINS to reflect on all 4 questions. Choose 1 to share with your group during discussion time 1. Did you learn anything from this film? If you did, what was it? 2. Did the movie change your opinion about anything? 3. Which part of the film was most memorable/impactful to you? EBC Young Adults Ministry 2018 3 Prepared by: Ps. Gabriel Chia POST-SCREENING DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Instructions: Discuss after the above segments have been completed. 1. Referring to the film segment where “Mighty to Save” is sung by different groups of people and in different languages, why do you think Hillsong music has such a wide reach and is used by so many churches around the world? 2. How do you think worship music can be missional? Cite some examples from the movie. 3. An article, amongst many, entitled “Hillsong & Worship” (https://www.gty.org/library/Print/Blog/B161128) has raised a few issues regarding Hillsongs. Choose 2 of 3 issues to discuss in your group (NEXT PAGE): EBC Young Adults Ministry 2018 4 Prepared by: Ps. Gabriel Chia Issue 1: Doctrinal Gaps & Appeal through Ambiguity? Should worship songs have ambiguous or subjective lyrics (vs lyrics that are word-for-word from scripture)? Google, then examine the lyrics of two songs in the movie, “Touch the Sky” (e.g I touch the sky when my knees hit the ground), “Empires” (E.g We are worlds we are bodies, empires of dirt and grace, silhouettes and reflections, caught in His holy flame). Can you find theology in the lyrics of the two songs? If so, can you find their Bible references? EBC Young Adults Ministry 2018 5 Prepared by: Ps. Gabriel Chia Issue 2: Style over substance? Below are two statements made about Hillsong: “Hillsong church services are virtually indistinguishable from rock concerts. From the moment you walk in, your eyes and ears are assaulted by incoherent multimedia displays, with vague artistry passing for profundity.” – John Macarthur “Doctrinal depth has been jettisoned for songs that emphasize feelings, emotions…” – Justin Peters Weigh in on the two statements in light of Scripture, and what we have discussed about music and worship in the past two workshops. EBC Young Adults Ministry 2018 6 Prepared by: Ps. Gabriel Chia Issue 3: Worldly or Contextualised? In light of the movie, and from the previous workshop’s material on Worship and Culture, how would you classify Hillsong Music? Is it Worldly music to flee from (1 John 2:15), or Worship Music contextualised in a Contemporary/ Modern Western (Australian) Culture (1 Cor. 9:19-23)? How does 1 John 2:15 and 1 Cor. 9:19-23 come into play when you examine HIllsong Music? EBC Young Adults Ministry 2018 7 Prepared by: Ps. Gabriel Chia Bonus Question (If there is time, if not, Tapao home): Discuss the issue of the Professionalisation and Commercialisation of Christian Music (I.e Is it wrong to sell music albums and hold concerts in which people have to pay money to attend, just like secular rock bands?) What are some benefits or pitfalls of professionalising and commercialising Christian Music? EBC Young Adults Ministry 2018 8 Prepared by: Ps. Gabriel Chia .