anything but this manna!”—that I will not attempt to go further, except to say that elders ought always to be aware of the real reasons when members sometimes grumble about the preaching. There can be valid reasons, of course, and these can be sorted out; but at the end of the day, if the preacher is a faithful man, it is the Word of God and not the preacher that is on trial. If the pulpit ministry is to be shared, then relationships should be clearly defined and a definite understanding established