A good preacher should . . .
1. Preach systematically.
2. Have ready wit.
3. Be eloquent.
4. Have a good voice.
5. Have a good memory.
6. Know how to make a beginning, and when to make an end.
7. Be sure of his doctrine.
8. Venture and engage body and blood, wealth and honor in the Word. (passionate)
9. Suffer himself to be mocked and jeered.
John R. W. Stott, Between Two Worlds, (Grand Rapids, Mich.: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1982)
