Reformed Wisdom

"I had read that a survey had found that 30 percent of the average minister's time is spent in administration.  That's a disaster.  That's not what the minister is called to do.  The minister is called to preach, teach, and equip the saints for ministry.  He is to be the pastor, the spiritual leader of the people.  If he does that well, he has to know the Bible.  We need pastors who are equipped to teach the Bible and who have time to teach the Bible.  That's the only way to overcome this prevailing ignorance of Scripture.  Only when that happens will people begin to grasp the principles for prayer." -- R. C. Sproul, The Prayer of the Lord, 110.