Excerpt from "The Secret to a Great Preaching Ministry":
"'Now, if we take a closer look at the field of public speaking, I think you'll find that most pastors rate below average compared with others from the secular world. Think about it: How many hundreds of students each year get degrees in communication in order to pursue careers in public speaking, politics, or law? Most of us pastors, on the other hand, got into preaching for reasons other than public speaking.' ...
"'But that seems to me like an even better reason for us to request a great communicator for a pastor,' [answered Clive].
"'All right, let's say you find your man,' Jared said. 'Let's say Trinity gets a pastor who's in the top ten percent. What does that mean for the other churches out there? Not everybody can be in the top ten percent. What about the other ninety percent who are left with average speakers? I'm trying to think 'big picture' here, [about how the church as a whole can succeed rather than just individual churches].'"
