Worship is clearly directed to God. Nor ought we make an idol of literate forms of worship or of classical music. Most Christians in the world today are oral and not literate. It is likely that most Christians in the 21st century will be shaped more by electronic practices than by literate ones. If the church does not make this shift, we will not be reaching the largest emergent groups of people in the world.
Electronic worship can make full use of the liturgical traditions of the church.
The basic pattern of the Gathering, Word, Meal, and Sending is unlimited in its use of electronic practices. There are countless ways for the Lectionary to be communicated through electronic means in screen display, drama, song, story, and dance. The use of the story in sermon has endless possibilities. The celebration of the Christian year provides electronic people with the greatest story ever told. In the sixteenth century, Martin Luther foresaw the significance of the printing press in the culture and world of his time.