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Originally Posted by OP_Carl
That can be a two-edged sword. Churches that preach the same sermon, over and over and over again every Sunday for months or even years, give new meaning to the phrase "the wearing out of the saints."  |
Well said.
If the church is to be effective, in my opinion, it should be set up like a school.
There is kindergarten for the beginners, and then progressive stages of learning and development all the way thru college.
Then, the college graduates begin to teach.
And the cycle goes on.
This is one area of shortcoming that I've seen in many of our churches - the lack of training.
In many churches, the only instruction is given from the pulpit, and when you have such a diverse group, it's hard to address the needs of everyone in the pew.
I know that some will say that the anointing will cause the preached word to speak to everyone in a different way, and I believe that, but I also believe that it's a strong scriptural edict to have "teaching" in our churches, not just "preaching".
People perish not only from lack of preaching, but from lack of knowledge.