Sensory Worship

Okay, first of all, I was going to say sensual worship but I found it difficult to separate the bad conotation from the good conotation. In other words, I kind of liked the sound of sensual worship but I think it would give the wrong impression.

Any way, we have been working at adding some elements to our worship gatherings that are more participatory and involve senses that are underused in worship. We aren't going crazy with it but we have tried to have at least one thing every week that is not typical for us.

For example, last week, as we were talking about the fall of man, we passed out pieces of ribbon of varying colors and textures that represented various sin that each person might be most tempted by. After all sin comes in many forms. Everyone then hung their ribbons on a mesh screen creating a tapestry which we will keep on display through the rest of the series.

I've been waiting for someone to freak out but so far no one has said a word either negative or positive. That is typical for our church. I'll wait and see what happens when I break out the incense.