Alistair Begg is the senior pastor of Parkside Church in Cleveland, OH

• Practically speaking, what key commitments must a pastor embrace to maintain the priority of “the ministry of the Word” (Act 6:4b) in the midst of so many demands and expectations?
• What disciplines have you embraced in your pastoral ministry that have most helped you excel in your study and preaching ministry?
• Thinking of the balance of Acts 6:4 (prayer and the ministry of the Word)-what do you think would be the primary dangers of imbalance (i.e. – a lot of praying but little of the Word OR a lot of the Word but little praying)?