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Donald Bloesch, The Church: Sacraments, Worship, Ministry, Mission (IVP, 2002) p. 179:

Not long ago a friend of mine reported that a church he had previously pastored in New Zealand removed the large, central pulpit (its only pulpit) and substituted a screen, which is used for praise songs and choruses and also to relay graphically illustrated biblical stories and sermonic messages. What is surprising and disconcerting is that this church is related to the Church of Scotland, a branch of Christianity that has prided itself on biblical, expositional preaching. Yet what happened in this church is not unusual: throughout the Protestant world today there is an unmistakable movement from the audible to the visual, from word to image. Worship is fast becoming entertainment; the goal is no longer the glory of God and the service of his kingdom but the well-being and fulfillment of the human creature. Besides preaching, other casualties in this megashift include the payer of intercession and corporate confession of sin followed by the assurance of pardon. Extended Scripture reading as a preparation for the sermon is also becoming less frequent. Solos or musical renditions by some special ensemble are increasingly taking the place of congregational singing.

The evangelical legacy that goes back to the Protestant Reformation and the renewal movements of Puritanism and Pietism sought to hold Word and sacrament together in dialectical tension, but the emphasis was on the preached Word of God. Karl Barth rightly observed that preaching virtually becomes a third sacrament in Reformation theology. In the words of the Second Helvetic Confession, “The preaching of the Word of God is the Word of God.” The Word proceeds from the mouth of God and is delivered to the church and the world through the testimony of his ambassadors and heralds.