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R.T. Kendall A pastor in Kentucky had only one sermon. Even though recall time was coming, he could not come up with a new message. But when the vote was taken, he got a unanimous recall. The following year, he tried to improve but couldn't. He still had only one sermon. "We better pack our belongings," he said to his wife. "They aren't going to keep us another year." Lo and behold, he got another unanimous recall. With the third year coming to an end—with the same old sermon—this time he knew for sure he was finished. Would you believe it? Another unanimous recall. He finally got the courage to ask one of the older deacons, "Why do you keep me here? You know I can't preach." The reply from the old deacon: "It's very simple, pastor: We never wanted a preacher in the first place." One of the reasons preaching has become less and less popular is not due merely to lack of talent in the pulpit, but also to incr