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Qualities the World Looks for in a Preacher
Martin Luther, Quoted in Leadership, Winter Quarter, 1988, p. 135
Qualities the World Looks for in a Preacher
Martin Luther, Quoted in Leadership, Winter Quarter, 1988, p. 135
- He must have a fine accent.
- He must be learned.
- He must be eloquent.
- He must be a handsome person.
- He must take no money, but have money to give.
- He must tell people what they like to hear.
- Qualities and virtues of a good preacher:
- Able to teach in a right and orderly way.
- A good head.
- A good voice.
- A good memory.
- Know when to stop.
- Be sure of his material and be diligent.
- Stake body and life, goods and honor on it.
- Suffer himself to be vexed and flayed by everyone.
- He must be learned.
