Innovation Among Congregations?
Church finds pop soundCongregation taps popular culture to broaden appeal
by Robert King, Indianapolis Star...
GRANGER, Ind. -- Your first clue that things are different at Granger Community Church is the bulletin handed to you at the door. The cover has a picture of an Xbox video game controller and the words: "Get in the game."
Inside the massive, dimly lit sanctuary, a group of teens stands on stage, silhouetted against a 50-foot-wide screen that displays a video game in progress: the Wii Nintendo tennis match the kids are playing.
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At Traders Point Christian Church in Whitestown, the Rev. Aaron Brockett said the key is not to cross the line between being culturally relevant and simply being swept up in the latest cool thing.
[continued at IndyStar.com]
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