A word about music in churches

I have worked in music ministry in the church and I firmly believe that churches should sing and play the music that the Lord leads that church to sing for the people they serve and the community they are trying to reach. I want to be very clear about this from the beginning. I wish this wasn't such a problem, but unfortunately far too many people have been divided over this issue of the kind of music churches should or shouldn't sing. The Lord has used all kinds of worship and worship music in different seasons of my life. Musical selection, style, instrumentation, and atmosphere vary greatly because we vary greatly as people. We need to make room for our brothers and sisters in Christ to worship in a way that brings them closest to God. Those ways change with culture, generation, and as popular musical styles change. One thing I hope the Church gets better at is appreciating each other's differences. I pray we become more unified in the things that matter and stop focusing on the rest. We need each other, and if our family is constantly at each other, what message does that send to those we are inviting to be a part of God's family? That being said, I know that hymns will not be the most popular style of music in church for your generation. It wasn't the most popular in mine either. That's exactly why I'm going to teach hymns to you. Those that have come before me taught them to me and now I teach them to you. It's so important to learn from those around you and the ways the Lord shaped them, regardless of age. We really can learn so much from each other if we try. I can't wait to listen to the worship music of your generation and experience that with you as well. , but  I hope when you are older you will love the old and the new, because God loves it all. To put it simply, God loves it when his children worship Him. Period. There's nothing wrong with have musical preferences when it comes to worship music, but don't expect the Church to cater to your personal preferences. There is a much bigger picture they are looking at, and if you don't get to worship with your favorite music on Sunday there is nothing stopping you from playing it all week long and worshiping in the style you love best the rest of the week. Hear me when I say this...don't make it about you. It always has, is, and always will be...about Him.