
"It's I0:35 on Sunday morning and the Vineyard worship service is just beginning. The worship leader says a simple prayer, inviting God to be present and enjoining the congregation to focus on Him. He begins the set with a nod to the band and then closes his eyes as he sings contemporary songs of love and praise to the Father. Occasionally he vocalizes a prayer between songs and gives cues to the musicians when it's time to make a transition. There is very little conversation that the worship leader addresses to the congregation; it is virtually all pointed towards heaven.
There are a few brief interludes with no singing, but the instruments continue to play while the congregation waits on the Lord with an attitude of worship. The songs vary in tone from joyful to majestic to gentle. Though it's obvious that there has been some planning and preparation by the musicians, there's also a sense of spontaneity as the worship leader weaves his way through the half-hour period of singing."