Date

8-29-2025

Department

School of Music

Degree

Doctor of Philosophy in Christian Worship (PhD)

Chair

Scott Connell

Keywords

Mulitigenerational, Worship, Musical Diversity, Liturgy

Disciplines

Liturgy and Worship | Music

Abstract

Multigenerational worship through the avenue of musical diversity in the Baptist church is the focus of this case study. This study aims to identify critical components of musical diversity, emphasizing song selection as a key element of liturgy within corporate worship. The research undertakes an observational analysis of the relationship between musical diversity through liturgy and congregational engagement of all generations. Five Baptist churches were selected to be studied to categorize the similarities and differences in the area of multigenerational worship. The case study research model provided a variety of data collection methods through research observations, online questionaries and in-person interviews. The findings indicated the liturgy of the church could possibly impact the age demographic of the church. Furthermore, the findings propose that the style of worship music selected in the liturgy potentially impacted the participation of various age demographics. Research was limited to the five select Baptist churches that are all within a parallel geographical location. It is recommended that the worship leadership of churches should establish a good understanding of corporate worship in the context of the church’s role in order to begin pursuing multigenerational worship. The significance of this study is to provide further research in the area of Christian worship.

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