Comments on: Preaching without notes http://readbetterpreachbetter.com/2010/01/08/preaching-without-notes/ Bible Hermeneutics, Ethics & Preaching Tue, 06 Jul 2010 01:35:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Jeff Downs http://readbetterpreachbetter.com/2010/01/08/preaching-without-notes/#comment-959 Jeff Downs Tue, 12 Jan 2010 09:22:03 +0000 http://readbetterpreachbetter.com/?p=1056#comment-959 Andrew, I would encourage you to listen to Dr. John Carrick's message <a href="http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?sermonID=124092165410" rel="nofollow">The Extemporaneous Mode of Preaching</a>. Because I am a student at Greenville Seminary and sat under John Carrick, I was "forced" to preached with out a manuscript. When I finally broke from it, and did the necessary work, and the Spirit did his work, things went well. I said to myself, that I would never preached from a manuscript again. Due to a lack of time, I was not able to reduce to notes, and therefore took a full manuscript with me into the pulpit (PM service). I knew the material well enough to interact with the congregation, but not as much as I'd like to. Andrew,

I would encourage you to listen to Dr. John Carrick’s message The Extemporaneous Mode of Preaching. Because I am a student at Greenville Seminary and sat under John Carrick, I was “forced” to preached with out a manuscript. When I finally broke from it, and did the necessary work, and the Spirit did his work, things went well. I said to myself, that I would never preached from a manuscript again.

Due to a lack of time, I was not able to reduce to notes, and therefore took a full manuscript with me into the pulpit (PM service). I knew the material well enough to interact with the congregation, but not as much as I’d like to.

]]> By: Andrew http://readbetterpreachbetter.com/2010/01/08/preaching-without-notes/#comment-958 Andrew Tue, 12 Jan 2010 05:36:36 +0000 http://readbetterpreachbetter.com/?p=1056#comment-958 Con, heard a lot of people say they were very encouraged by the talks at Summer School, so well done, and I'm sorry I didn't make it along to hear it. I look forward to hearing more about your method for going without notes, because I am a full text preacher, and on the occasions when I have tried to go with just a few notes I haven't been pleased with the results. I would like to engage more with the congregation, but in my efforts I've felt the content was less complete and I didn't engage more with the congregation anyway. Sounds like maybe I need to go the whole hog and lose the notes all together! Con, heard a lot of people say they were very encouraged by the talks at Summer School, so well done, and I’m sorry I didn’t make it along to hear it.
I look forward to hearing more about your method for going without notes, because I am a full text preacher, and on the occasions when I have tried to go with just a few notes I haven’t been pleased with the results. I would like to engage more with the congregation, but in my efforts I’ve felt the content was less complete and I didn’t engage more with the congregation anyway. Sounds like maybe I need to go the whole hog and lose the notes all together!

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]]> By: Con Campbell http://readbetterpreachbetter.com/2010/01/08/preaching-without-notes/#comment-953 Con Campbell Mon, 11 Jan 2010 02:30:25 +0000 http://readbetterpreachbetter.com/?p=1056#comment-953 Thanks for the comment and question, Tim. I think if it becomes an excuse for lack of preparation, then that's deplorable. However, the proof is in the pudding. If the content is well prepared, it will come across. If not, it will also be evident, whether with notes or without. Thanks for the comment and question, Tim. I think if it becomes an excuse for lack of preparation, then that’s deplorable. However, the proof is in the pudding. If the content is well prepared, it will come across. If not, it will also be evident, whether with notes or without.

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