tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8229767916391856208.post3126670485469840025..comments2023-09-20T11:20:47.644+01:00Comments on Fat Prophet: Number Four.Fat Prophethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05180456857091238743noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8229767916391856208.post-64889926876796535982007-10-22T14:29:00.000+01:002007-10-22T14:29:00.000+01:00I think the 'short' sermon is really a euphemism f...<I> I think the 'short' sermon is really a euphemism for 'not boring'.</I><BR/><BR/>I suspect you're right and I doubt that people care if an interesting sermon has 3 points either. Personally, I particularly hate 'The world is an awful place' sermons. <BR/><BR/>Personally speaking, I'll sing as much as possible and the great thing about a 5 hymn sandwich is that it's not a 2 hymn service, in my opinion. <BR/><BR/>I'm given to believe, however, that unchurched young people are not interested in singing at all and that the whole worship band and praise song thing is actually very 'Boomer'. I suspect there is something cultural in this as well; I don't think that American culture is as anti-singing as the British culture is.PamBGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11324370506889227234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8229767916391856208.post-78942742136340936182007-10-21T21:12:00.000+01:002007-10-21T21:12:00.000+01:00I think if we had more time or another service we ...I think if we had more time or another service we may have beenable to explore some of the things you ask about Pam. I think the 'short' sermon is really a euphemism for 'not boring'. Interestingly on two weeks running recently we had two different preachers one preached for thirty minutes and lots of people complained the other for 28 minutes and lots of people said how good it was - I was present for the first but missed the second so can't comment on the content.<BR/>In respect of playing the organ I am not classically trained or anything like that and in fact I taught myself, but it is very useful when I am preaching and want a particular hymn - if the organist says they don't know it I offer to play and it is quite amazing how quickly they learn it!<BR/>I do think it is a great pity that there don't seem to be any youngsters learning to play the organ as for some music you can't really get away with guitars and drums.<BR/>I think you will find the next ten points interesting as well so watch this space!Fat Prophethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05180456857091238743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8229767916391856208.post-36620763257389154662007-10-21T17:29:00.000+01:002007-10-21T17:29:00.000+01:00It's an interesting list. I have no idea what 'a ...It's an interesting list. I have no idea what 'a short sermon' is? 3 minutes? 6 minutes? 10 minutes? 15 minutes?<BR/><BR/>I also don't know what 'too spiritual' or 'earthy' means.<BR/><BR/>It would be really wonderful if one could ask people what they mean by these things. (I was firmly told 'no theology' when I arrived here and I give them theology all the time and they tell me it's 'interesting'.)<BR/><BR/>And, Ian, you never should have let on in public that you can play the organ! ;-)PamBGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11324370506889227234noreply@blogger.com