Here’s an outstanding plumb line for any pastoral search committee, from Pastor Walter Bright.
Allow me to introduce a six part mini series entitled, “The Pulpit and the Pew: 6 Cultures bringing the American Church to its knees.”
Here is an outline of the 6 parts. I am going to devote three parts to the pulpit and three parts to the pew. Here is and idea:
The Pulpit:
1. The Culture of Swagger without Substance
2. The Culture of Pastoral Notoriety
3. The Culture of pastoral Isolation
The Pew:
1. The Culture of Hooking up
2. The Culture of Shacking up
3. The Culture of Cozying up
Part 1: The Culture of Swagger without Substance
Today, all around America, there is a lot of swag going on in pulpits of every denomination and every church. We even have what some call – “hipsters and celebrity pastors.” There is a culture of swagger in the pulpit but there is not enough substance to back it…
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