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Originally Posted by JBaldwin What do you mean by "good preacher"?
When I think of "good preacher" I think of someone who can expound the Scriptures (ability to deliver is always an added plus, but I don't think it matters.) | I wonder if that's the whole idea. Some of my friends who are in the pastoral ministry are wonderful teachers of the word in small groups, and are very skilled in expounding the Scriptures, but are really lousy preachers behind the pulpit. |
That is true, but even so, I would much rather have a pastor who is a good teacher, but lousy preacher, AND has a shepherd's heart than a pastor who who preach, but can't shepherd.