The Business Management of the Campaign
Ministers Not Burdened With Business—To every man is given
his work. Those who enter the ministry engage in a special work and
should give themselves to prayer and to the speaking of the Word.
Their minds should not be burdened with business matters. For years
the Lord has been instructing me to warn our ministering brethren
against allowing their minds to become so engrossed with business
matters that they will have no time to commune with God and to have
fellowship with the Spirit. A minister cannot keep in the best spiritual
frame of mind while he is called upon to settle little difficulties in the
various churches. This is not his appointed work. God desires to use
every faculty of His chosen messengers. Their mind should not be
wearied by long committee meetings at night, for God wants all their
brain power to be used in proclaiming the gospel clearly and forcibly
as it is in Christ Jesus.
Overburdened, a minister is often so hurried that he scarcely finds
time to examine himself, whether he be in the faith. He finds very little
time to meditate and pray. Christ in His ministry united prayer with
work. Night after night He spent wholly in prayer. Ministers must
seek God for His Holy Spirit, in order that they may present the truth
aright.—
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Business Details Carried by Men of Business Ability—It is a
great mistake to keep a minister who is gifted with power to preach
the gospel, constantly at work in business matters. He who holds forth
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the Word of life is not to allow too many burdens to be placed upon
him....
The finances of the cause are to be properly managed by business-
men of ability; but preachers and evangelists are set apart for another
line of work. Let the management of financial matters rest on others
than those set apart for the work of preaching the gospel. Our min-
isters are not to be heavily burdened with the business details of the
evangelical work carried on in our large cities. Those in charge of our
conferences should find businessmen to look after the financial details
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