What did you just say?

I'm a little hesitant about this subject, but passionate as well. A couple of caveats-I have a degree in music education from Western Washington University; I served several churches early in my career in leading worship as minister of music or associate pastor; and finally, as a single staff pastor I do most of the worship planning for our church- and have at times led the entire worship service- including playing a guitar or keyboards for the musical segments. So, with that out of the way...when will we stop segmenting worship and preaching? I still hear and read of worship that prepares for preaching, or worship that enhances preaching. Is preaching something different than worship? I would say NO. As the Spirit functions to make much of Jesus (see John 14-16) as the Incarnate Word, I would suggest that the Spirit functions to make much of the written, revealed Word of God- which has as its subject from beginning to end, Jesus! Since preaching is part of worship we as pastors and those who plan and prepare to lead worship services, let's be very careful with our words. Worship and preaching are not two distinct activities that occur whenever our people meet for gathered services. Rather, worship encompasses singing, praying, meditation, hearing the Word read, and hearing the Word proclaimed.
Well, at least that's off my chest for now...thanks for listening.