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The repetition helps me get my flow down. Each time I write the outline I try to use less words. So the first out line will be sizable in content but a jumble of thoughts.

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The last outline might be 50 words at most. The Logos Software is on my phone and automatically syncs. If I tried to memorize a manuscript it would not be natural to how I talk. I realize manuscript memorization is important to some. As I write my outlines I begin to recite in my head how and what I plan to say. This process really cements thins in my brain. It is also a process I can employ while I driving or shop. It is a process that is really a lifestyle.

Write down notes of delicate things you want to say. If you are worried about phrasing of points, write them down. If you have something worded with delicateness then you need to put it aside and memorize it in a traditional flashcard-type manner.

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Sit with the passage. This will drive your process. It will help it reach home.

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It will hit its mark this way. If you are just getting to your passage on Thursday or Friday, this will not lend itself to this style of memorization. This blog was originally posted by the Rev. You can also follow him on Twitter dturis. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email. Enter your e-mail address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by e-mail. Facebook Email Twitter Google.

Comment 1 Hello,nice share. Leave a Reply Cancel reply Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Good impromptu preaching, like all good preaching, depends on the long-term habits of the preacher.

If an athlete has been training for months, suddenly needing to run half a mile through two long terminals to catch a plane is not a problem. And if a preacher is immersed in regular study, prayer, works of justice, and talk of God, being called to preach on the spot can be a gift to all those gathered -- including the preacher herself.

There is no substitute for the daily habits of a preaching life. That said, attention to technique can itself be part of a faithful preaching life.

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Impromptu preaching can be strengthened especially through attention to four rules of thumb. As rules of thumb, these are not the strict dicta of technique. They are rather rough, fallible guides formed through reflection on the practices of actual preachers. They will almost surely need to be modified, supplemented, and selectively ignored in order to be useful for any individual preacher in any particular setting.

But a rough guide can still be useful as a place to start. Extemporaneous Preaching If impromptu preaching happens with little warning, what I will call extemporaneous preaching allows for some focused time for preparation. Extemporaneous preaching involves working from an outline.

Adam on flickr; artwork by Pippa. The Bible itself becomes your notes. Preaching in this style requires extensive time for preparation. Do You Pass Them? Podcast December 12,

The outline might be memorized or on a card or screen the preacher can see. Some preachers make extemporaneous preaching their usual style. Others make use of it for services when they do not have as much time to prepare as they might like as for a funeral, or a wedding sermon right before a Sunday sermon, or for the string of sermons demanded during Holy Week.

Whatever the occasion, these rules of thumb can guide preparation of a good extemporaneous sermon:.

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Digested Manuscript Like an extemporaneous sermon, a sermon from what I will call a digested manuscript is composed through a mixture of speaking and writing. Preaching in this style requires extensive time for preparation. It involves writing out a complete manuscript of the sermon, digesting that manuscript deeply, and then setting aside the manuscript to preach the sermon without notes of any kind. Digesting a manuscript is not the same as memorizing it word-for-word. Digestion rather requires internalizing the sense, form, and key phrases of a manuscript and then bringing that internalized manuscript to life in speech.

How on earth do public speakers give a 40 minute talk without using notes? I show you We'll even drill down deeper on how to preach without using notes. In another essay, I describe some ways that preachers might know when to preach with notes and when to preach without them. In this essay I.