Worship

This is less focused on what worship really is, and more focused on the differences between contemporary and traditional worship. We were talking about hymns and musical preferences when it comes to worship in a church service during my apologetics class today. And it got me to thinking which is better, if either of them, in regards to worship? Because we were also talking about the benefits of clinging onto tradition, and how especially in today's world of constant motion and change people are searching for something constant and stable. So during class I kind of listed out some of the pros and cons of each(from my perspective of course):

Contemporary Pros:
More relevant to contemporary listeners/worshippers
Directed more toward individual
Carries a lot of emotional content and feelings
Fast-paced like our society

Hymn Pros:
Communal
Simple, easy to pick up
Solidly based on Scripture
Traditional
Recognizable
Slow-paced

Contemporary Cons:
Complex, hard to pick up new songs
Tempos and rythms vary a great deal
Theological ideals range drastically
Too focused on self, not enough on God

Hymn Cons:
Emotionless sometimes?
"Old"
Disconnected from today's society and today's problems

So which is better for a church service? I know some churches like to have two services; one for contemporary worship and one for traditional worship, and other churches try to mix it up during the service, and put in a little of both. My professor hates that idea, he believes that leaves everybody unhappy. And of course there are churches that decide one is better than the other and only offer that kind of worship. Now, I actually enjoy services that include both forms of worship, especially when its done well. But I'm still left with the question: Which is better, or more conducive to worship?

I'm not sure there is an answer here, at least not an all-encompassing one. Different people grow up with different forms of worship, and thus prefer different forms of worship in accordance(most of the time) with what they grow up with. Not to say that some if not most people can/will adjust to new forms of worship, but I still think there is a preference in everybody for what they grow up with.

Which leads me to believe that there is no best form of worship. So long as we are worshipping our God and Creator, I think we can do that in whatever way works.