To expect large numbers of people to sit and listen to one man talk for half an hour or more is not only presumptuous, it is foolish. First, we must determine to let our convictions be shaped by the unchanging Word of God and not by the shifting currents of modern culture. Preaching must become and remain the priority of our gospel ministers. Churches must insist on it for their pastors and pastors must insist on it for themselves. Secondly, provision must be made in the church for the maintenance of this priority.
Many good things compete for the pastor's attention.
There are always needs to be met. There are always ministries that await willing hands. In the face of many demands pastors must cultivate the same kind of humble boldness and studied neglect which was displayed by the apostles who were pastoring the early church in Jerusalem. The situation was serious. Widows were being neglected in the church.