In the recent article posted by Lance from Torrance, the theologican says this:
"Nowhere is this more apparent than in the case of the popular minister where everything centers on him, and the whole life of the congregation is built round him. What is that but Protestant sacerdotalism, sacerdotalism which involves the displacement of the Humanity of Christ by the humanity of the minister, and the obscuring of the Person of Christ by the personality of the minister?"
amen. We have here a well worded warning to the mega church industry that the Christ, His very person, just might be lost to a pattern of worship that denies opportunities for authenticity and spontaneous participation by the attendee. It can be argued that such 'worship services" fly in the face of such passages as Eph 5:18,19. There is a bonding and a closeness that takes place in a small group that is not possible in the mega assemblies.
jd
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