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Originally Posted by Steve Epley
I had a young evangelist by once actually to help him get to know some more pastors. The evangelist was an outstanding preacher(and knew it). One day I asked him if this is what he thought God had called him to do? He was caught off guard and acted perplexed but answered yes. I told him if that was the case maybe he should go and attend this certain evangelist's revival that was successful to understand evangelism better. He was offended and told me I am not a preacherette that preaches sermonettes to christianettes( the statement reflected on this noted evangelist's sermons which were not real long). I told him that was fine did he know where he was going next? He bowed his head for the next place I had got him in there. I told him the evangelist I spoke of is booked up for a year or better. The young man is no longer evangelizing yet preaching. His idea of evangelizing was preaching masterpiece sermons everynight for about an hour and he was good. But it was TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much candy for a nickle. Folks have to get up and go to work and for a pastor to wear the saints out until 9 o'clock then turn the service to an evangelist to do an expose on the 119th Psalm for a hour or longer then an altar call maybe he is fulfilling the passage about wearing out the saints of the Most High.
If a service starts at 7:30 NO later than 8:00 the evangelist should be on the floor while the saints are fresh and the evangelist should not be running a marathon service.
I believe in a 5-fold ministry teacher I will certainly arrange the service to suit him and give him plenty of time so I am not boxing anyone in. But revivals tend to last weeks thus being time conscious is NOT a sin.  |
Sigh... amazing.
We have had our differences brother but seeing this side of you is certainly a refreshing experience. From the pulpit to the pew... this thing is about people. Loving people, caring for people, having compassion for people... your posts are demonstrating that attitude beautifully.