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Course
Storytelling and the Preacher
~22 Hours
This Storytelling and the Preacher course is designed to help communicators, particularly preachers, use stories well to form grace-shaped communities.
Stuart Strachan Jr.
About This Course
God’s chosen method for revealing divine love and redemption was through a grand story. Stories arrest us and change us. They help us view both ordinary days and extraordinary seasons as mysterious and meaningful parts of a whole. This Storytelling and the Preacher course is designed to help communicators, particularly preachers, use stories well to form grace-shaped communities. In this course, you’ll identify the benefits of using illustrations in sermons. You’ll discover the variety of illustrations that exist and how to use them well. And you’ll also recognize the common pitfalls of storytelling so you can avoid them. After completing this course, you’ll strengthen your ability to craft public speeches and sermons that are truly impactful and formative.
Learning Outcomes
- Identify the benefits of using illustrations in sermons
- Discover the variety of sermon illustrations that exist and how to use them well
- Recognize and avoid common pitfalls made when using storytelling in preaching
- Craft illustrations and/or use others' illustrations to develop more engaging sermons
A FULLER Equip course
- From the Pulpit
- Leadership
- Lead Pastor
Introduction
1. Getting Started
Why Stories Matter
2. Introduction
3. Why Stories Matter: Part 1
4. Why Stories Matter: Part 2
5. Sermon Illustrations: Pairing Theology with Stories
Sermon Illustrations
6. Literary Devices in the Gospels
7. Parables
8. Illustration Types
Personal Storytelling
9. Types of Personal Stories
10. Telling Personal Stories
11. An Example of Personal Storytelling
How To Illustrate
12. Sermon Illustrations: Finding the Right Story
13. How to Integrate Stories into Sermon Preparation
14. How (Not) to Use Illustrations: Part 1
15. How (Not) to Use Illustrations: Part 2
16. The Danger of a Single Story
Conclusion
17. Final Project
18. Next Steps
Your Instructor
Stuart Strachan Jr.
Pastor
Stuart Strachan Jr. is an ordained Presbyterian pastor. His primary passion is equipping the saints for the ministry of the church (Eph. 4). He loves preaching, teaching, and helping churches cast vision for what it means to follow Jesus in the 21st Century. He has served churches in a variety of capacities in California, Colorado, Pennsylvania, and Washington; and he has developed and curates The Pastor’s Workshop, an online portal and resource for pastors as they plan sermons and worship services. In his free time, Stu enjoys golf, gardening, reading a good book, and watching baseball.
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