The definition of the word Audience includes: the group of spectators at a public event; listeners or viewers collectively, as in attendance at a theater or concert. Does that define the assembly of the church? Are we listeners or viewers as at a theater or concert?
It appears preachers see themselves as the star of the show and consider the assembly THEIR audience.
One relatively well known preacher quit his job as the "pulpit preacher" but continued to attend the assembly for which he had formerly "preached." He explained it as being similar to the Superintendent of a school system stepping down to become one of the teachers. I believe we just may have an ego problem. One should not think higher than one ought to think.
Is your preacher a "gospel preacher" or the weekly keynote speaker?
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