I will be preaching for a PNC on the 24th. I am excited to have the opportunity to preach in a church on the coast, located right on the ocean. I just learned that I will be able to see the ocean from the pulpit. I hope I don't get distracted and forget to preach!
I just got off the phone with the pastor at the island church. We discussed the flow of their worship and which portions of worship I would like to lead. He is allowing tremendous flexibility in leadership, which I appreciate. He offered the children's sermon, which I considered for a few moments and then passed on, for a few reasons. 1) I am some 10 years out of practice with children's sermons. 2) I won't have any previous interaction with these children (which could be a plus or minus). 3) Children's sermons are the most unpredictable moments of worship, which scares the pee out of me in this trial sermon setting. 4) That one responsibility in worship on that particular Sunday would probably cause more anxiety for me than everything else put together.
So I passed. Does that make me a chicken?
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I think it makes you really smart!
Absolutely not...when I was preaching for a potential church my spiritual director said, "whatever you can do to make it less stressful...do it".
Sometimes the chicken is wise to not cross the road.
I agree with cheese. Good move! So this is a neutral pulpit?
Yes, Songbird, it is a neutral pulpit. I just lucked out on the location.
Oh, definitely - you so want to work from your strongest points for this occasion! sounds like a good opportunity in a great location....
Not at all! I'll be praying for you (and that the PNC will have the sense to offer a call).
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