I don't always know how to make delicious food. But I know when food is good and when food is not good. I don't know how to make good music. But I know when music is good and when music is not good. I don't know how to minister to a group of people. But I can tell when someone is ministering to a group and when they are not ministering.
Pastor Mitchell was a great teacher. He gave solid truth out of the Bible. And his style encouraged audience participation. People would ask questions and give input. Pastor always made time for this. And he did not always have the answer to every question
I have been in Sunday school with other pastors who, when they asked for questions, got silence. Very few times would there be audience participation with questions or input.
In our home Bible study, where inter-action is critical, one of our leaders has the gift of stirring revelation in his audience. He is not a deep thinker. But his spirit brings out insight and revelation in me.
I do not understand how all of this works. But I know good preaching and good ministry when I hear it.
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