- Be thoroughly familiar with where you are going to preach. Be comfortable with the height and position of the lectern and microphone.
- Have all your notes with you and a printed outline of the PowerPoint. Check you have each page. When you turn to page 5 and it's not there... life becomes difficult.
- Grab a glass of water. I don't think I've ever used one when preaching or leading, but if i ever need one... it's there.
- Put on deodorant and chew gum. No-one likes it when the guy praying for them smells bad.
- Eat an hour before. Being hungry when preaching sucks.
- Poop prior. Needing to poop when preaching is much worse than being hungry. WARNING: Choose your time wisely. Walking into the stall after a preacher, and being meet with a stench worse than death, is not appealing.
DISCLAIMER: ALL RAMBLINGS ARE MY OWN. THEY IN NO WAY REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF ANY CHURCH OR ORGANISATION THAT I HAVE WORKED FOR OR AM CURRENTLY ASSOCIATED WITH...
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Pre sermon checklist
Things to do before giving a sermon...
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3 comments:
Great checklist. You should consider reading it aloud before preaching, as in:
Be thoroughly familiar with where you are going to preach - check
Be comfortable with the height and position of the lectern and microphone - check
Ken,
Great to hear from you!
Your idea would work up until the final point.
Imagine the scene...
Am i comfortable with the microphone? Check.
Did i poop? Check.
Did anyone overhear me say that into the microphone? Check.
Do i now feel awkward? Check.
That would bring preaching to a whole new level of transparency!
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