This morning, however, we received an e-newsletter from a church where I personally was familiar with their pastor and his ministry. Since it made a blip on my recognition radar, I clicked on the link and had a look around.
Apparently they have a new pulpit - a gift from a like-minded church located in Hammond, Indiana (with which, sadly, I am also familiar).
"THAT IN ALL THINGS HE MIGHT HAVE THE PREEMINENCE" is boldly proclaimed in all caps on the front of the pulpit, over a white cross edged with glowing blue. . .
Now, please tell me, while looking at the photo --exactly WHO will be preeminent as the pastor stands in that pulpit?
Riiiiight.
Now, I am 97% sure that this was not considered when the pulpit was being designed. However, there is that cynical 3% within me that makes me just shake my head, when I consider the source-- which displays that stripe of thought that the Pastor is God's Man, never to be questioned, challenged, or held to account for sin; the giving church worships their preachers and a particular Bible version and pushes the grace of God and the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the background. So - to my cynical 5% (it's growing) it's interesting that the man is stationed ABOVE the Cross of Christ.
That in all things HE might have the preeminence.
Sigh.
3 comments:
And I'm a little more familiar with the ministry than you. ;-) That's quite a pulpit, I would say. I agree wholeheartedly with your missgivings.
YIKES! Now that is a pulpit! Lol our poor pastor and his tiny wooden lectern! :)
yeaaaah... that is a bit much.... considering at our church they just use a lecturn.
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