Sermon Listener's Guide
Students go on internship hoping to improve their preaching, and
they look forward to suggestions from the members of their
congregations. How can you help? Listen carefully to their sermons,
with the following questions in mind:
- What insights did I gain from the biblical text?
- How did the message from the Bible relate to my life?
- Are there ways the intern could improve his or her speaking
style?
- These are just starters. You can add to the list.
Below is a suggested format for offering feedback. You are
welcome to
print this page
(PDF), use it to organize your thoughts, and
give it to the intern in response to their next sermon. Thank you
for your commitment to helping your intern become a better preacher!
Sermon Feedback
- Summarize the content of the sermon as you heard it. (If the
content was not clear, please say so.)
- What part of the sermon related to your experience of life?
(If none, please say so.)
- What good news did you hear in the sermon? (Please make it
clear why it is good news to you. What was or what might be the
result of the sermon in your feeling and/or action?)
- In what ways did the preacher's delivery—demeanor, language,
style, illustrations, etc.—help or hinder communicating the
message?
- What, generally, would you like to tell the preacher about
his/her communicating the gospel?
|
|
