I would love to be Lutheran; I was baptized and confirmed as Lutheran (Missouri Synod), but I can't stand sitting through a liturgical service that is antiquated. Can you say "snore." Who says that old hymns are the only way to worship? Music is only a reflection of the times and culture we live in. I'm sure that early Christians might think that our hymns are scandalous (musically). I wish there was a Lutheran church close to me that would embrace modern worship but still be rooted in the teachings of Luther (sola scriptura, salvation by grace through faith, etc.). The fact is that young people leave traditional denominations like Lutheranism because of their rigidity and inability to modernize in practice (not in doctrine). It's ridiculous. I aspired to be a Lutheran pastor, but would never venture to do so because of this issue; I didn't want to be trapped in a prison of tradition in a church that would not embrace change (sorry, but this was my experience). It wasn't a matter of unbelief. So I became a youth pastor in a Pentecostal denomination. This was a mistake, because I was not doctrinally aligned with the denomination. What would someone like me do considering the few options I have?