Comments on: The Evangelical Liturgy 23: The Postlude http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/the-evangelical-liturgy-23-the-postlude ...dispatches from the post-evangelical wilderness Sun, 12 Feb 2012 11:48:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Paul Wilkinson http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/the-evangelical-liturgy-23-the-postlude/comment-page-1#comment-519009 Paul Wilkinson Sun, 15 Nov 2009 02:49:20 +0000 http://www.internetmonk.com/?p=5026#comment-519009 Does this wrap up the series? Because frankly, I'm not sure that these days everyone knows where the liturgy ends and all the peripheral add-ons begin. The Evangelical Liturgy 24: The Bake Sale Does this wrap up the series? Because frankly, I’m not sure that these days everyone knows where the liturgy ends and all the peripheral add-ons begin.

The Evangelical Liturgy 24: The Bake Sale

]]> By: Dave N. http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/the-evangelical-liturgy-23-the-postlude/comment-page-1#comment-519002 Dave N. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:56:58 +0000 http://www.internetmonk.com/?p=5026#comment-519002 Nope. None at all. Nope. None at all.

]]> By: Mich http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/the-evangelical-liturgy-23-the-postlude/comment-page-1#comment-518923 Mich Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:08:05 +0000 http://www.internetmonk.com/?p=5026#comment-518923 iMonk, Could not agree more--a great organ is Joy to the World and sends you out dancing. Amen. iMonk,
Could not agree more–a great organ is Joy to the World and sends you out dancing.
Amen.

]]> By: Wayne http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/the-evangelical-liturgy-23-the-postlude/comment-page-1#comment-518918 Wayne Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:43:20 +0000 http://www.internetmonk.com/?p=5026#comment-518918 Amen! Amen!

]]> By: Wayne http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/the-evangelical-liturgy-23-the-postlude/comment-page-1#comment-518916 Wayne Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:42:51 +0000 http://www.internetmonk.com/?p=5026#comment-518916 Never knew a church where the pastor's wife dictated anything about the worship service. Never knew a church where the pastor’s wife dictated anything about the worship service.

]]> By: Tracey http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/the-evangelical-liturgy-23-the-postlude/comment-page-1#comment-518892 Tracey Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:46:21 +0000 http://www.internetmonk.com/?p=5026#comment-518892 Two summers ago my husband and I attended mass at Notre Dame in Paris. Never in 51 years, spent mostly in Baptist and Methodist churches (some with very good organists) , have I heard music like the recessional that sent us out into the world! I am now Catholic and my husband reluctantly accompanies me to mass on occasion. I think the Notre Dame mass was the first one he may have actually enjoyed and the organ music played a large part in that. Two summers ago my husband and I attended mass at Notre Dame in Paris. Never in 51 years, spent mostly in Baptist and Methodist churches (some with very good organists) , have I heard music like the recessional that sent us out into the world! I am now Catholic and my husband reluctantly accompanies me to mass on occasion. I think the Notre Dame mass was the first one he may have actually enjoyed and the organ music played a large part in that.

]]> By: Margaret http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/the-evangelical-liturgy-23-the-postlude/comment-page-1#comment-518855 Margaret Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:10:53 +0000 http://www.internetmonk.com/?p=5026#comment-518855 Oh, yes!! Amen! We have it every Sunday. We have communion every week near the end of the service. Just before we partake the minister says, "Lift up your hearts," and we say, "We lift them up to the Lord." The postlude absolutely sends you out the door with lifted hearts. Oh, yes!! Amen! We have it every Sunday. We have communion every week near the end of the service. Just before we partake the minister says, “Lift up your hearts,” and we say, “We lift them up to the Lord.” The postlude absolutely sends you out the door with lifted hearts.

]]> By: Lindsey http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/the-evangelical-liturgy-23-the-postlude/comment-page-1#comment-518849 Lindsey Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:37:13 +0000 http://www.internetmonk.com/?p=5026#comment-518849 I think you may be confusing the postlude with the invitation. In evangelical traditions, the invitation is when people usually go forward for prayer or to make a "decision". The postlude is the music played as people are leaving. I think you may be confusing the postlude with the invitation. In evangelical traditions, the invitation is when people usually go forward for prayer or to make a “decision”. The postlude is the music played as people are leaving.

]]> By: The Guy from Knoxville http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/the-evangelical-liturgy-23-the-postlude/comment-page-1#comment-518838 The Guy from Knoxville Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:33:21 +0000 http://www.internetmonk.com/?p=5026#comment-518838 Here, here Jeff.... I always try to do a rousing and joyful postlude at the end of the service every chance I get. Only thing was at the church I played at last the pastor wanted to sing a closing song or chorus at the end and the pianist and myself usually ended up playing the closing song/chorus through again for the postlude.... boring..... the pianist had been the lead instrumentalist for so long before I started that it was a given, for the most part, that we followed her lead. From time to time though I would ask to do a big postlude or when she was out for some reason (vacation etc) and I was the lead I always did a big postlude and especially enjoyed doing one of the big classic hymns - Crown Him with Many Crowns, A Mighty Fortress, Immortal, Invisible, Ode to Joy, Jesus Shall Reign etc. Also, from time to time I would do special intros to hymns such as in the Easter Sunday morning service (Christ the Lord is Risen Today) or at Christmas (O Come All Ye Faithful). This was not what the post here was about but, I didn't have a ton of opportunities for any of these music offerings other than the prelude which I always did as the pianist was back rehersing the choir. Well, enough on all that...... when you have the opportunity - send em out with joy and take the roof off and stand on that 32' Bombarde on the end....whew, nothing like that big reed to finish off the piece! Here, here Jeff…. I always try to do a rousing and joyful postlude at the end of the service every chance I get. Only thing was at the church I played at last the pastor wanted to sing a closing song or chorus at the end and the pianist and myself usually ended up playing the closing song/chorus through again for the postlude…. boring….. the pianist had been the lead instrumentalist for so long before I started that it was a given, for the most part, that we followed her lead. From time to time though I would ask to do a big postlude or when she was out for some reason (vacation etc) and I was the lead I always did a big postlude and especially enjoyed doing one of the big classic hymns – Crown Him with Many Crowns, A Mighty Fortress, Immortal, Invisible, Ode to Joy, Jesus Shall Reign etc.

Also, from time to time I would do special intros to hymns such as in the Easter Sunday morning service (Christ the Lord is Risen Today) or at Christmas (O Come All Ye Faithful). This was not what the post here was about but, I didn’t have a ton of opportunities for any of these music offerings other than the prelude which I always did as the pianist was back rehersing the choir.

Well, enough on all that…… when you have the opportunity – send em out with joy and take the roof off and stand on that 32′ Bombarde on the end….whew, nothing like that big reed to finish off the piece!

]]> By: Don Yeager http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/the-evangelical-liturgy-23-the-postlude/comment-page-1#comment-518801 Don Yeager Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:58:10 +0000 http://www.internetmonk.com/?p=5026#comment-518801 If you want to stir up a little controversy, suggest to the congregation that they sit quietly and listen to the postlude/closing voluntary. This would express appreciation for the organist's time in preparing the music. But that's often a hard sell to folks who see it as "exit music." When I was in college/seminary at SMU, we had a great organist at Perkins Chapel named Robert Anderson and it was expected that the congregation sat all the way through the postlude. It was definitely worth it! I can still hear him playing Widor's Toccata. Michael, thanks very much for this series. While much of the church wants to make us who serve "traditional" congregations (mine is United Methodist) apologetic for not jumping on the contemporary bandwagon, it's nice to read a good word about liturgy -- "the work of the people." If you want to stir up a little controversy, suggest to the congregation that they sit quietly and listen to the postlude/closing voluntary. This would express appreciation for the organist’s time in preparing the music. But that’s often a hard sell to folks who see it as “exit music.”

When I was in college/seminary at SMU, we had a great organist at Perkins Chapel named Robert Anderson and it was expected that the congregation sat all the way through the postlude. It was definitely worth it! I can still hear him playing Widor’s Toccata.

Michael, thanks very much for this series. While much of the church wants to make us who serve “traditional” congregations (mine is United Methodist) apologetic for not jumping on the contemporary bandwagon, it’s nice to read a good word about liturgy — “the work of the people.”

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