One thing that I really appreciated when we attended a Lutheran church for a few years was the centrality of the eucharist... we took communion every week, and the liturgy around that took precedence over the sermon. So it was harder to elevate the senior pastor to a “platform” when the center of the platform was actually the table.
Someone said, not sure who..."What you build with your gifts, you tear down with your character." We see this often in all professions. I think of character and gifting as the two tracks of a train. You need both to keep the train on the track. If the leader "goes off the rails" all that are connected to her or him will suffer.
The "read slowly" suggestion was good for me, and the paragraph immediately after it. Thank you.
One thing that I really appreciated when we attended a Lutheran church for a few years was the centrality of the eucharist... we took communion every week, and the liturgy around that took precedence over the sermon. So it was harder to elevate the senior pastor to a “platform” when the center of the platform was actually the table.
I’m a fan of side pulpits too
Someone said, not sure who..."What you build with your gifts, you tear down with your character." We see this often in all professions. I think of character and gifting as the two tracks of a train. You need both to keep the train on the track. If the leader "goes off the rails" all that are connected to her or him will suffer.
Thank you 🙏🏼 .