Saw Nick Cave in Paris recently at the Accor Arena and I was really struck by that song Joy where he sings “We’ve all had too much sorrow, now it the time for joy.” I was thinking to myself, yeah that’s about right.
Don't even ask about the time I took Bob Seger to the disco. I couldn't even get him out on the floor. Although we did have fun reminiscing about the days of old and whatnot.
@AmysMargin imho Pastors ought to preach because it is a means of shepherding. So they should not be separate roles.
But, preaching is overvalued.
When preaching is a higher cultural value, we, the church, are left with more preachers for pastors than pastors who preach.