Complaining Quote by J. I. Packer

I do think that a minister who can preach a sermon without addressing sinners does not know how to preach.

— Charles Spurgeon

Ministers often preach about the Gospel instead of preaching the Gospel. They often preach about sinners instead of preaching to them.

— Charles Grandison Finney

“Brethren, you won’t believe what I discovered. I found out that in every place, people listened to the message (the shift our churches need)…

— Sunday Adelaja

“pastors don’t want to make waves; or they don’t think their congregations are “ready” to hear what scholars are saying;”

— Bart D. Ehrman

I don't mind how much my Ministers talk, so long as they do what I say.

— Margaret Thatcher

The clergy know that I know that they know that they do not know.

— Robert Green Ingersoll

Many wise and true sermons are preached us everyday by unconscious ministers in street, school, office, or home; even a fair table may become…

— Louisa May Alcott

“Whenever pastors assume people in their congregation know certain things, they miss opportunities to teach. If a pastor makes assumptions year after year, then…

— Andy Stanley

Speaking as a minister it is my strong feeling that no man has a right to preach to a crowd that he has not…

— Aiden Wilson Tozer

I have the privilege of ministering in many different streams of the church. When you do that you're never going to subscribe to everything…

— Matt Redman

With all respect, I'm sure that we have enough preachers in the world. Through my way of writing, I was capable of being able…

— Curtis Mayfield

Would ministers preach for eternity! They would then act the part of true Christian orators, and not only calmly and cooly inform the understanding,…

— George Whitefield