A "Sign" of the Times

One of the hardest parts of pastoring in prosperous America today is this: the average churchgoer in America is consumer-orientated.  We (consumers) have grow accustom to "having it our way" (almost) all the time.  Now a days we do not even have to purchase an entire album.  We can simply pick the songs that we like and put those tunes on our I-Pod.  When consumers come to church they often expect to hear the music style (and songs) they like.  If they don't like the song they don't "worship;" (some would say they can't worship).

Church leaders today feel this pressure: Give the customers what they want or they will shop elsewhere.