Very glad to see that Generation Z is rediscovering older hymns and traditional worship music. As one of them put it, "My grandmother saved it, my mother threw it away, and I'm buying it back." No, there's nothing wrong with contemporary music (although it's not my cup of tea). Both groups want authenticity, but the traditional congregation grounds it in the beauty, musicality, and intimacy of historic forms. The past two Sundays I've been speaking in a church where -- if you can believe this -- the congregation uses hymnals so people can concentrate on the words and even sing parts if they want to. The worship is much less performance-styled than I'm used to in most churches I visit.
Who knows -- maybe even the organ will make a comeback someday. Wouldn't that be amazing.
Speakers up.