Back to Conservatives. Who leads the services?
Jesus. We gather together somewhere and sit quietly. After a while, some of us may be led to stand and speak a message. Or sing. Or just to pray. We believe that the inner tension and motivation that impels us to speak is the Holy Spirit of Jesus Christ, acting through His agency of the Inward Light. Jesus Himself is present and is our leader, and if He is willing to step in and teach us, why in the world would we want to replace Him with a human being like ourselves? It isn’t always obvious, and sometimes some of us are so distracted that it simply doesn’t work. But at its best, we all share together in a gathered meeting, where we are all linked together spiritually into a functioning, sensitive unit that is bigger and closer to God than we normally achieve on our own. After a while someone (who is generally delegated in advance) senses that the meeting is over, and reaches out to shake someone’s hand. Then we all shake hands, stretch, and decompress. Sometimes nobody is led to speak
