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Course
Public Speaking for Ministry Leaders
~20 Hours
In this Public Speaking for Ministry Leaders course, we’ll break down the basics of developing a strong speech or sermon, from brainstorming through performance.
Lisa Lamb
About This Course
Public speaking is an important component of ministry, but it can feel like the most intimidating part! In this Public Speaking for Ministry Leaders course, we’ll break down the basics of developing a strong speech or sermon, from brainstorming through performance. We’ll examine how to use stories and Scripture effectively to move, engage, and excite your audience. We will practice and apply these techniques, specifically addressing how to articulate ideas and vision, how to develop a tool chest for effective communication, and how to understand and use the power of language.
This course counts towards the Ministry Essentials Certificate.
Learning Outcomes:
- Identify elements of an effective speech or sermon and the steps to developing a strong theme
- Implement all of the steps to creating an effective speech and reflect on performance afterward
- Analyze others’ speeches and articulate which elements make them effective
- Develop a completed speech or sermon; ideas for future speeches or sermons; and the skills to draft them
A FULLER Equip course
- Leadership
- From the Pulpit
- Lead Pastor
- Administration
- Church & Ministry
Introduction
1. Getting Started
Clarity Through Structure
2. Developing a Central Idea
3. Structuring Your Speech
Developing Content
4. Connecting to Story
5. Casting a Vision
Bringing It to Life
6. Adding Color and Sparkle
7. Embodying and Voicing
Conclusion
8. Next Steps
Your Instructor
Lisa Lamb
Visiting Assistant Professor of Preaching
Lisa Lamb has taught preaching at Fuller Seminary since 2007, initially as an adjunct professor, and since 2017 as visiting assistant professor of preaching. She has taught at every regional campus, in Pasadena, and online. Dr. Lamb began proclaiming the gospel as a campus staff worker with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, first at UC Santa Cruz and then at Harvard University, later supervising staff in the city of Boston. An ordained minister with the Presbyterian Church (USA), she has pastored in four congregational settings throughout the San Gabriel Valley.
