Worship and the Weight of the Watching Self

One unintended consequence of live streaming worship services is the subtle shift toward every church reenvisioning its congregational worship as a broadcast. This is nothing new for larger churches. Throughout Christian history, the greatest pastors and theologians delivered sermons that were written down and circulated, a practice that can’t help but alter the preaching moment at some level. A pastor prepares a sermon for a particular flock while knowing the message may be “overheard” by