Do pastors spend too much time just talking?

I was talking with a student recently and he said that a big problem in the PCV is that pastors spend too much time talking and not enough time doing anything. I agreed. We sit in our long meetings and talk, but when we come out nothing changes. And I am part of the problem. I say, "We should do this and this and this" but I don't do it. Pastors spend too much time talking and don't do anything.

But then I realised I was wrong!

The work of a pastor is to speak. Paul told Timothy, "devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching" (1 Timothy 4:13). Elders and pastors must speak (Titus 1:9). Paul's goal in life was to speak (Acts 20:24; Col 1:28). Luther started the reformation by speaking. Words have power, especially the Word of God!

So what is the problem? Pastors must spend more time speaking the Word of God to people. e.g. preaching, evangelism and counselling.

The question is not, "Do pastors spend too much time talking?"
The question is, "Do pastors spend enough time speaking the Word of God to the people?"

And maybe some pastors actually spend too much time doing and not enough time talking!