Good discussion.

From my perspective, we use music to enhance people's worship throughout the service. It touches people at a different level than the word.

Many of the songs that we sing are more "singable" by a wide range of people than traditional hymns or more "classical" music. The contemporary harmonies are more in tune with what people are used to hearing than the pipe organ.....

I try to combine both in our service to appeal to as wide a group of people as I can.

Remember our job is give praise to our Lord, and to help each other on our spiritual path. The wonder and variety of human nature means we have to keep our approach to music as broad as possible.

Just my 2 cents....

Graham