Question church

A while back i read something about leading small groups and planning questions in advance. It reminded me of a thought i had about hosting "question church."

Quite simply the idea is the same one proposed in the small group setting.

The person leading doesn't come solely prepared with what they are going to say aside from a selected bible passage.

Then, once the passage is read by the congregation (possibly a few times), those in attendance pose the questions they want answered or topics they want to discuss, not just what the leader/preacher has prepared.

The positive? What is said would be far more engaging and applicable to those in attendance and it could create a mindset of interacting with the Bible (and one another) about theological things.

The danger? As the preacher, you would have no idea where the night could go and you would need to prepare in greater depth. Additionally, the culture of participation would need to be cultivate or you could get nothing but a crowd full of chirping crickets.

In the past, i have done a similar thing in small groups, but in church... dangerous.