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SCL Old Guest Post – Responsive Readings

Here is a guest post I wrote for SCL back in the day (2011 in case you’re wondering). It wasn’t run because I didn’t actually write a full blog post for Jon, I just sent him an outline of ideas. But I decided to fill it out and present it to you today.


Not many activities outside of church use responsive readings. Some concerts you might get the singer pointing the microphone at the audience and getting them to sing along, but that’s not quite the same thing. The only other place I can picture a call-and-response type thing is a protest, where someone might be leading a chant.

That’s all I have on this one, I couldn’t figure out where to take this next or give it a good conclusion.

Until I come, give your attention to the public reading, to exhortation, and teaching.

1 Timothy 4:13