Leading from the Pulpit

I remember the criticism well. The pastor of the church I was serving had just finished sharing his heart during the sermon about a direction he and a community of leaders sensed the Lord was leading the church. He wasn’t leading alone. Prayer and discussion had taken place in community with other leaders—some staff and some involved church members. He wasn’t leading haphazardly. The direction had been discussed, debated, and prayed over for several months.

Yet someone boldly accused the pastor of “using the pulpit to push an agenda.”

While I know there are plenty of times where the pulpit has been abused, an overreaction (or overcorrection) to this abuse can cause an unhealthy and unbiblical dichotomy between teaching and leading. Keep reading