Some Evangelicals have grown tired of trite worship and are leaving the churches of their childhood for liturgical churches with a richer celebration of the majesty of God. Hustad has hit upon a key point with his recognition that the essence of worship is a celebration of the majesty of God. Unlike preaching and teaching, which are addressed to the congregation, prayer and worship are addressed to the holy God. Their content and form should reflect that fact. The spirit of liturgical worship runs counter to the entertainment-hungry mentality of our society.
Much contemporary worship emphasizes being moved or entertained by platform-led performances.
Contemporary worshipers may at times be confused with an audience filing into a talk show to be dazzled by the bubbly personality of the emcee. The character of good liturgy on the other hand, is that it de-emphasizes individuals and unites worshipers in corporate praise of a majestic God. It directs less attention to human feeling and to individual desires and more attention to the majesty and goodness of God. He is a holy God, who is to be feared. He evaluates two entry customs that seem to represent the opposite ends of the liturgical spectrum, namely, greeting visitors with a hearty welcome and entering the sanctuary with a liturgical procession.