Comments on: Can A Genius Replace A Worship Leader? http://www.zaikos.com/blog/2009/09/18/can-a-genius-replace-a-worship-leader/ Dave's blog. Thu, 15 Jul 2010 18:03:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Don Cormier http://www.zaikos.com/blog/2009/09/18/can-a-genius-replace-a-worship-leader/comment-page-1/#comment-940 Don Cormier Fri, 02 Oct 2009 22:39:16 +0000 http://www.zaikos.com/?p=869#comment-940 LOL.. Yeah I hear you Dave. Genius would be great tool for worship leaders if you could type a couple of key words and select a genre. I haven't heard one worship yet at Southridge that wasn't somehow related to the message. I lead worship once in a while for Celebrate Recovery. The last song on my list is required to be related to the message in one way or another. Then I am required to have a response song ready. Still, to be totally honest "those times when the Spirit of God moves", I have yet to see a service where the Spirit of God moves and had anything to do with the "leader" or the "list" but it had everything to do with the response to the call to worship from those who were worshiping. This is just my opinion, but You could sing "Ring Around The Rosy" and the spirit of God would move mountains if the response is there. From a biblical standpoint the act of singing to God with songs/music is merely an expression of worship and not it self worship to God, so ironically the iTunes Genius by it self would work just as well as Darlene Zschech if His people respond to the call to worship. Your servant, Don “Being a servant won’t make most people famous, but it will produce great character in those who are in it for the long haul, and great character is a greater reward than fame.” - Anonymous Joe. LOL.. Yeah I hear you Dave. Genius would be great tool for worship leaders if you could type a couple of key words and select a genre. I haven’t heard one worship yet at Southridge that wasn’t somehow related to the message. I lead worship once in a while for Celebrate Recovery. The last song on my list is required to be related to the message in one way or another. Then I am required to have a response song ready.

Still, to be totally honest “those times when the Spirit of God moves”, I have yet to see a service where the Spirit of God moves and had anything to do with the “leader” or the “list” but it had everything to do with the response to the call to worship from those who were worshiping.

This is just my opinion, but You could sing “Ring Around The Rosy” and the spirit of God would move mountains if the response is there. From a biblical standpoint the act of singing to God with songs/music is merely an expression of worship and not it self worship to God, so ironically the iTunes Genius by it self would work just as well as Darlene Zschech if His people respond to the call to worship.

Your servant,
Don

“Being a servant won’t make most people famous, but it will produce great character in those who are in it for the long haul, and great character is a greater reward than fame.” – Anonymous Joe.

]]> By: Amy Brule http://www.zaikos.com/blog/2009/09/18/can-a-genius-replace-a-worship-leader/comment-page-1/#comment-867 Amy Brule Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:09:21 +0000 http://www.zaikos.com/?p=869#comment-867 I have tried Genius a few times. I enjoyed it most times when I pick a worship song. However, from a worship leader's perspective it's not as good as a heart/spirit-generated song list. And from a musician's stand point, it doesn't really take into consideration "musical flow" either. In my iTunes library, the new "Genius Mixes" isn't a big seller for me. It chooses music from several different artist in the same style, but it seems to have too broad a genre for my liking. It starts off with some worship music, then play little bit of Switchfoot, and last, but not least, some Plus One (yes, the good 'ole days) - all in the same playlist. It's good if you're in a random mood, but if you're looking for some solid song choices that are similar - I wouldn't use it. I have tried Genius a few times. I enjoyed it most times when I pick a worship song. However, from a worship leader’s perspective it’s not as good as a heart/spirit-generated song list. And from a musician’s stand point, it doesn’t really take into consideration “musical flow” either.

In my iTunes library, the new “Genius Mixes” isn’t a big seller for me. It chooses music from several different artist in the same style, but it seems to have too broad a genre for my liking. It starts off with some worship music, then play little bit of Switchfoot, and last, but not least, some Plus One (yes, the good ‘ole days) – all in the same playlist. It’s good if you’re in a random mood, but if you’re looking for some solid song choices that are similar – I wouldn’t use it.

]]> By: Marc Brule http://www.zaikos.com/blog/2009/09/18/can-a-genius-replace-a-worship-leader/comment-page-1/#comment-863 Marc Brule Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:23:50 +0000 http://www.zaikos.com/?p=869#comment-863 So when will they come out with a Genius sermon maker. Click on all the books you've read and, voila, you have a sermon series on the topic with illustrations and all. Now that would be funky technology! Good commentary. Genius hasn't impressed me much in my world. Perhaps it's just what I have in my iTunes. So when will they come out with a Genius sermon maker. Click on all the books you’ve read and, voila, you have a sermon series on the topic with illustrations and all. Now that would be funky technology!

Good commentary. Genius hasn’t impressed me much in my world. Perhaps it’s just what I have in my iTunes.

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