I am sure they are well meant. But I have come to have grave misgivings about what I call (a bit of Miranda’s mother there) ‘themed services’.
The regular columnists for en communicate via a WhatsApp group where we share what we have in mind to write about for the next issue. When I mentioned ‘themed services’ one contributor said that he did not understand what I was talking about. So I had better explain.
A themed service is a church service where not just the final hymn, but all the hymns, prayers and readings are chosen so as to fit in with the main thrust of the sermon.
The re-emergence of heavy shepherds
What would you think if you received a letter from your church leaders that read like this? ‘Are church …