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The UnSunday Show
How Sermon Centrality Hinders The Body of Christ (84)
Jun 4, 2023
Exploring the impact of sermon centrality on the body of Christ, advocating for more participatory and inclusive approaches. Critiquing the drawbacks of sermon-centricity and challenging clergy-led hierarchies. Examining the dominance of sermons in ecclesiastical settings and advocating for a more interactive and collaborative spiritual growth process.
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- Sermon centrality hinders active participation and priesthood of all believers in the body of Christ.
- Sermons create a hierarchical separation between clergy and laity, limiting engagement to a select few speakers.
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Sermons hinder the functioning of the body of Christ
The podcast delves into how sermons, particularly sermonism, impede the organic functioning of the body of Christ. Emphasizing the importance of every member actively participating in spiritual gifts during gatherings, it critiques how sermons, often considered the highlight of church services, centralize one-way communication and inhibit interactive dialogue. By highlighting the historical roots of sermonizing in pagan Greek rhetoric, the episode underscores how sermon-focused assemblies contribute to a hierarchical separation between clergy and laity.
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