I was talking with a preacher one day, and he mentioned the bucket committee. I said, “The bucket committee? I’ve been in Baptist churches for 25 years. I think we’ve got every committee you could possibly have. We’ve got 28 standing committees, three sitting committees, two lying committees, and one dead committee. Surely there are not anymore committees.” And he said, “Yes sir, you’ve got it. It is a self-appointed committee. It is their job to go around and throw cold water on anybody who has fire.” I said, “We not only have that committee, I know who the chairman is.”
We have a lot of folks trying to put the fire out when they need to stir it up instead. I’m telling you that we need people who have that holy fire of enthusiasm, compassion, conviction, and dedication.