There is an increasing trend not only in the United States, but throughout the world to blend the blowing of shofars with modern praise and worship music. In our opinion, this mixing of the ancient and modern can make for a very powerful worship experience.
One example of this use of the shofar is posted below. This YouTube video is of Paul Wilbur and his band performing the song entitled "Let God Arise". The song is introduced by a number of men clothed in prayer shawls blowing their shofars with all of their might. What is your opinion about this use of the shofar? In our opinion it really adds something extra.....
Pretty amazing! It’s nice to see more ancient and modern things juxtaposed together. In a more traditional way, we used the shofar recently to open up last season’s first Sunday in Lent. It made a powerful statement.
More shofars, I say!
Zac
I have sounded Shofar at Roman Catholic, Mainstream Protestant, Evangelical and Pentecostal assemblies, with great appreciation.
We still have a teachable moment (if fleeting) to tell the story of Shofar. Its influence on prayer and its historical antecedents going back to the Temple sacrifices.
For full explanation, go to
Shofar Sounders WebPage
http://shofar221.com
Another great resource for learning about shofar is http://www.HearingShofar.com. You can download a book there called, Hearing Shofar: The Still Small Voice of the Ram’s Horn, a compendium of shofar-related information and wisdom.