"Do not make cronies of any of your flock for your buddy may turn out to
be your biggest problem. Do not talk your views, preach them. Dr. Jowett
expressed himself from the pulpit but had little to say in general
conversation. Do not accept gifts that make you beholden to the giver. A
free trip to the Holy Land can bind a minister more securely than Delilah
tied up Sampson. Do not dwell in your ivory tower and neglect the flock.
On the other hand, do not be so involved with the flock that you cannot
be a prophet on Sunday. I have seen a good many men become flunkeys and
bellhops of their congregation." Dr. Vance Havner
Martin Luther Used to Advise Young Preachers to: "Stand up straight,
speak out boldly, and sit down quickly." Luther
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