TEAM PREACHING IS LIKE BARN RAISING
Very few burdens are heavy if everyone lifts. – Amish Proverb We do not relegate the pulpit work, or the rest of the church’s teaching, to the lead pastor to handle as much as he can alone and then fill slots when he’s on vacation. We value plurality in teaching, and preaching, just as we value the plurality of elders in decision-making, oversight, and pastoral ministry throughout the week. We begin not by asking how the lead pastor can preach as much as possible, but by asking how we can most effectively teach and preach as a team of pastors. - Team Preaching by David Mathis [ https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/team-preaching ] A barn raising north of Toronto, Ontario , Canada in the 20th century [PHOTO SOURCE: https://www.oldbarnstar.com/celebration-of-amish-barn-raising-season/ ] A barn raising , also historically called a raising bee or rearing in the U.K., is a collective action of a community, in which a barn for one of the members is built or rebuil...