Thursday, February 7, 2008

Constructing a Preacher

“Preaching is the art of making a sermon and delivering it. Why no, that is not preaching. Preaching is the art of making a preacher, and delivering that. Preaching is the out rush of soul in speech. Therefore the elemental business in preaching is not with preaching but with the preacher. It is no trouble to preach, but a vast trouble to construct a preacher. What then, in the light of this, is the task of a preacher? Mainly this, the amassing of a great soul so as to have something worthwhile to give – the sermon is the preacher up to date.”

- Bishop Quayle

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