As a pastor our main ministry is exhortation.
Platforms are established because of the way the Lord used someone.
It's not so much what you win, it's what you become.
If a preacher tells you how God says you are, I don't see how you can say that's bad preaching.
That's what wrong. We've got people whose wallets have not been baptized.
Influence requires humility. The essence of influence is others. The key word is relationships.