The Pulpit is not in the Pattern

The term “pulpit” is not found in the New Testament. The practice of preaching sermons from the pulpit is, from all indications, a tradition that developed over time. During the first couple of centuries AD, believers would often meet in homes. The first reference to a pulpit does not appear until a letter in the third century AD. 

 

During the Middle Ages, pulpits became commonplace, but were not typically used much for sermons because the sacraments were more important to the Catholic Church. The preaching of the Word at the pulpit became more important with denominations after the Protestant Reformation. Since then, the authority of Scripture, the church, and the preacher became closely connected with the pulpit.

 

For people who believe there is a pattern for Christianity, the pulpit is not one.