If I were attending a church where the minister says he cannot and does not hear directly from God, I would move to a church where the minister can and does hear directly from God.
God said everything He needed to say in the Bible and He’s given us His Holy Spirit to interpret what is in the Bible-with careful and prayerful study. There isn’t anything more left to say. And, quite frankly, we should be thankful He told us what He did. People have an arrogant way of thinking God should respond to them.
If you feel you need more, you might want to become a Mormon or Jehovah Witness.
Well, there’s hearing from God in revelation of Scripture and then there are claims of hearing from God in new revelation.
But if it’s *new* revelation that matches up to Scripture, then it’s not really new and could have got by God’s leading.
If it’s new revelation that does not line up with Scripture, then it’s not from God and can be tossed.
What I’ve noticed recently is that *prophecy* has become the new popular gift du jour, and everyone has a *prophetic word* for someone else. And very often, they either are unverifiable or simply wrong.
So it depends some on what you mean by hearing from God.
Is it the pastor following the Spirit’s leading as we all do, or receiving *new* revelation not previously found in Scripture? I would be very wary of the second one.