Social engagement, female and male worship

We are sitting in a living room in London - 9 leaders worshipping Jesus in unison male voices. We meditate on John 12 - Mary anointing Jesus. Answering the male critics, Jesus remarks that "you always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me". We will always have poors - a world that desperately needs our help. But Jesus still is something special.
Missional church is reaching out to a world of "poors". However, we must not forget the times where we worship the King of Kings - specially, exclusively, focused. Otherwise, service among the "poor" can spiritually dry us up. Ideally, service among the poor grows out of / is another expression of worshipping the One who made Himself poor for our sake.

And: here is a woman expressing her love to Jesus in a very feminine way. Fantastic. I just wonder: how would a man have expressed his deep love for Jesus? Much of the "worship" in churches is very feminine. I often watch men during worship times; some sing, some dont, many look not very much at ease. I think its a reduction to have so many  feminine worship songs.

Comments

[philip]

I have been a worship leader for the last twenty years and led worship in different cultures and languages. I agree with you. The singing or "arty" stuff is very dominant in worship. I think it is good that the men found their way back to the feminine and more emotional worship. But there should be an alternative.
I suggest for men also to get together for a beer or coffee and share about what God is doing. I often felt that this is a very different kind of worship to God. I am often stirred by the Holy Spirit in those moments. Like God agrees and is in the midst of the conversation. After those meetings I leave with a sense of new connectedness with God.