Simple Church Responds to Clericalalism

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In the Anglican tradition, you're not drawing attention to yourself in the sacrament. And so I'm thinking simple church might be responding a little bit to a kind of clericalism also. This is your truly spiritual work. We've discovered your spiritual gift and this is now how you serve God. It's no longer a place of Sabbath. Now there is work to be done in church."

Many of us were raised in churches that downplayed the clergy-laity distinction. Every member, we were told, was a minister. Now, we’re in churches that take ordination seriously and that sees the biblical rationale for “office.” Maybe we’re even relieved to find that these churches don’t fill our calendars with a busy week of “ministry activities,” but instead prioritize Sunday worship. But where does that leave the laity? And where is the spiritual formation that happens when we live in community with one another? In this episode of White Horse Inn, hosts Michael Horton, Justin Holcomb, and Bob Hiller consider how the liturgy of our worship pushes back against the liturgies of the world. And they discuss the responsibility of members to exercise their spiritual gifts alongside their freedom to receive and rest on the Lord’s day.