For some years the church has been trying to speak to people. Trying to impress them with truth. Trying to persuade them.
Unfortunately this has evolved to the point where a preacher is expected to speak the truth, and others are invited to just listen in.
But things are changing.
More and more of those who have brought people to listen are becoming the ones who walk with others, talk with them, live with them moment by moment as living examples of Jesus. Intentionally using this as the platform from which people hear about Jesus. Not that a preacher is a bad thing (I’m one!). But the preaching is done on the street as much as on the platform.
So, here is the saying I heard recently. We are no longer looking for “a sage on the stage, but a guide by my side.”
Not a bad thought.