tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post1442757494117511109..comments2024-03-27T15:47:46.091-05:00Comments on Pastoral Meanderings: Where's the beef?Pastor Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653554256101480140noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-22893575469684317252015-01-09T08:14:57.993-06:002015-01-09T08:14:57.993-06:00Both your observations and those of the Baptist pr...Both your observations and those of the Baptist professor seem to be on target. While teaching is one aspect of liturgy, and while preaching and liturgy do evangelize by proclaiming the good news of Christ, worship is not about public relations or recruitment. We do need to consider where people are and their culture and language,but we also need to maintain doctrinal standards and ties with the best practices of the church universal. Lutherans,in particular, should avoid being carried away by the emotionalism and puritanical iconoclasm so prevalent in contemporary culture.Pastor Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07697426056486016435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-26562958762177523962015-01-09T06:47:20.094-06:002015-01-09T06:47:20.094-06:00I do not agree with all of this pastor's concl...I do not agree with all of this pastor's conclusions. It seems to me there is always criticism, criticism that is constructive, and also criticism given for the vain reason of just being heard. I do not think a bold brush can be painted across the canvas of worship to charge the church with turning services into lectures or entertainment. In some places, perhaps, but not broadly.John Joseph Flanaganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06596324816480709495noreply@blogger.com