The Greeting

The greeting in worship is a Christian exchange between the worship leader and the people. After the Entrance song is completed and the minister, choir, readers, and others are in their places, worship continues with the simple and straight-forward act of greeting extended to the people. It is best to keep this section simple and short. In terms of spatial communication, worship leaders have found that it is best not to do the greeting standing in front of the pulpit, if possible. This is true of other parts of the Entrance as well. The constant movement from chair to pulpit by the person or persons leading the Entrance does not adequately communicate the sense that worship is an action going on between God and the entire worshiping community (including the leader). When the action takes place between the pulpit and the congregation, it symbolizes communication between leader and congregation. Therefore, churches have found it is best to lead from a chair set sideways on the bema (pl…