E.M. Bounds wrote the book, Power Through Prayer. He discusses extremes in the ministry to avoid. One extreme is to close ourselves off from people. “We shut ourselves to our study, we become students, bookworms, Bible works, sermon makers, noted for literature, thought and sermons; but the people and God, where are they?” Another extreme is to “thoroughly popularize the ministry. “He prays not, because his mission is to the people. If he can move the people, create an interest, a sensation in favor of religion, an interest in Church work- he is satisfied.”

As ministers, we need to pray. “The praying which makes a prayerful ministry is not a little praying put in as we put flavor to give it a pleasant smack, but the praying must be in the body, and form the blood and bones.” We need to ask the Lord to help us avoid extremes and to be ministers who pray in power. May the Lord make us men of prayer!

Bounds, E.M. Power Through Prayer. https://ccel.org/ccel/bounds/power/power.IV.html (Chapter 4: Tendencies to Be Avoided)