08.22.07
The Reviews Are In
The pulpit committee which visited some weeks back has informed me of their ‘review’ of the morning sermon. In sum, their opinion of me is that
1- I don’t preach long enough.
2- I don’t give a long enough invitation.
3- I write too much.
I suppose, all in all, I would rather be short winded and ‘leave ‘em wanting more‘ than long winded. And I would rather be guided by the Spirit in the length of the invitation than by convention (i.e., we must sing 5 stanzas of the hymn before the invitation may conclude). And I would rather produce materials (books, commentaries, etc.) that are informative to a wider than local audience than spend my time playing video games or watching YouTube or hanging out at the local coffee shop as is the custom of many Pastors.
