Twelve stumbling blocks, part five: images of power

Number seven is religious images of power. The hosts agree thrones on church stages should be thrown away, then expand into a millennial theory: the generation is wary of being advertised to and manipulated, so a fog machine reads as manipulation — unless the leader feels down-to-earth and trustworthy, in which case the fog is just good production. They puzzle over Hillsong's success on this theory and note Carl Lentz's leather jacket and sneakers made him feel real. Advice: don't bat above your grade; do humbly the best you can.