Monday, November 2, 2009
Why We Use Stage Props
There are three reasons we use stage props for worship. (1) Simplest is that our worship space is pretty sterile on its own. That is, we worship in essentially a school auditorium, not a warm sanctuary. Things that add color or interest are a welcome relief for those who don't want to feel like they're in a school. (Indeed, even expensive sanctuaries add flowers and other plants, as well as stained glass and candles and woodwork purely for decoration.) We can’t make things more permanent in our worship space because in fact the room is used as a school auditorium each week as well as a worship space, complete with school assemblies, plays, musicals, etc., so the space has to remain fl...
