I was over at the folks for a weekend, and at this parish the priest walked around during the sermon like Phil Donahue. I kept expecting him to take questions from the studio audience or from callers.
Whatever happened to the ambo? The "progressives" used to say, the "altar" of the Word of God. ;)
When I had stopped being a Baptist, and was casting about for were I was to go, the tenor of the Masses I attended definitely turned me off. I had begun to suspect the Real Presence was the real deal. So, I was pretty scandalized when, after the Consecration, the priest left the altar to work the crowd during the meet and greet.
I thank God that He vouchsafed me to find the Orthodox Church, where worship meet to the Creator is still offered.