Individuals from diverse cultural and...

Individuals from diverse cultural and denominational traditions have vastly differing expectations about the Sunday worship service. For some, it is too formal in its use of hymns, liturgy, and the church calendar. For others, the service is too informal for its use of contemporary worship instruments, lack of vestments, and more casual approach to the liturgy. It is impossible to please everyone all the time in a multiethnic church—or any kind of church, for that matter. The one place that consistently provides the place of connection and community is the meal that follows the Sunday…