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Your Body Is A Communication Tool
Body Language For The PreacherYour Body Is A Communication Tool In the last post we began the consideration of the reality that your body is a communication tool in preaching. I made a list of things you should not do in using your body while you speak. Don’t slouch; avoid putting your hands on your hips; never cross your arms […]
How to Communicate Using Your Body
Body Language For The PreacherHow To Communicate Using Your Body In a previous post I shared with you the 7-38-55 rule for communication. This rule says that effective communication is 7 percent the words you say, 38 percent the tone of voice that you use, and 55 percent your body language. I was looking back at that post recently. […]
The Importance of Being Yourself When You Preach
Top Preaching TipsThe Importance of Being Yourself When You Preach This post is about the importance of being yourself when you preach to a congregation. One of the most engaging preachers in my geographical area became a professor of preaching. He was an effective preacher, with some impressive approaches to commuication. For one, he memorized the passages […]
How The Preacher Can Grow in Compassion
Compassion and effectivenessHow The Preacher Can Grow In Compassion In the last post, we looked at the connection between compassion and effectiveness in preaching. Or, as someone once said, your people have to know how much you care before they care how much you know. In this post I want to give a few suggestions on how […]
How Compassion Makes the Preacher Effective
Compassion and effectivenessHow Compassion Makes the Preacher Effective I talked to a friend this past week about how compassion makes the preacher effective to his congregation. My friend left a church that he served in California to serve another in Michigan, so he was away from the CA church for well over 10 years. Yet, he got […]