Peter Adam writes about the ongoing process of growth that being a preacher requires:
Being a preacher requires ever-increasing Biblical intelligence, emotional intelligence, theological intelligence, and pastoral intelligence. Of course, by intelligence i mean alert and perceptive wisdom. I don’t mean cleverness but depth of understanding and wisdom.
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We need to be Biblically, emotionally, theologically, and pastorally wise to understand the Bible, to understand people, and to serve people in our sermons.
Unashamed Workmen, Chapter 1 – What Is God’s Word For These People, pp.18-19, Mentor, 2014.