| | last night i attended Hillsong Paris for the first time--a couple of friends invited me to go. they've been in existence for a year or so now and are going pretty strong. they have two services, and the first had 100-150 people. entering the theatre where they meet, i was very much reminded of going to Rolling Hills, as the space was clearly adapted this one night per week for the church. not to mention there were 9 billion people greeting and handing out water and pointing the way.
now i have no experience whatsoever with Hillsong. i suppose i've sung a few of their songs at some point, but i don't own any cds and haven't seen any videos or anything. i did, however, know a bit of what to expect. and i wasn't disappointed, so to speak. the room was rather energized, though clearly the more intense people sat near the front of the room. the sermon i felt was kind of hard to follow, which may have resulted from the fact that the pastor could not sit still. and anywhere he moved, his translator moved too. so therein was actually a great element of the church/service---the french aspect. i heard a lot of french in the lobby, and it wasn't just one international person to another. some of the musicians were french, as well as a lot of the staff. it seems that Hillsong Paris is doing a good job of assimilating, as well as not merely appealing to the anglophone population. musically, they were very thorough. two acoustic guitars, two electrics, two keyboards, one bass, drums, 4 singers. the words were also translated, though we only sang in English.
i suppose i was glad i went, as i had thought about going all year just to check it out. i'm not upset i didn't go earlier in the year, as i'm not sure i would have felt compelled to go back or get involved. at the very least i can now say i've been to Hillsong, whenever that might come up like in a "take a step forward if you've..." or "never have i ever..." game.
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| | Posted 5/26/2007 3:48 AM - 85 Views - 6 eProps - 3 comments
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