Preacher Problems

This one is about visiting preachers as problems (but most of them aren't). In my experience, the biggest problem by far is the visiting preacher who goes way over time. Tell them how much time they have, ask them whether they need help to keep time, and still they go over time, not seldom announcing: "I know my time is up, but ..." In my view, that is not a good sign of character first of all. They are off my list. Seldom does one experience a problem with the quality of preaching. And rarely -- but it does happen -- visiting preachers see their moment as a Trojan Horse opportunity. For instance (this happened), one preacher used the pulpit for a full broadside against Congregationalism (in a Congregational Church)! OBSERVATION: It depends, however, what one defines as a problem: Next on my list would be those preachers who appeal chiefly to people's goodness, or tend to portray God's only attitude as grace.