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Most Americans surveyed say they’d rather get a root canal than give a speech in public! Yet some are willing to step up – in front of their entire church. Kim Riemland tells us about a special class, for them to “practice” what they preach. |
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(Locator: Seattle, Washington)
(Person speaks from pulpit)
He is not a pastor.
(Another person speaks from pulpit)
Neither is she.
(Another person speaks from pulpit)
Yet each person who passes this “final exam” in this class will be
equipped to fill-in in the pulpit.
Kathryn Garnett, Lay Speaking Facilitator: “You can tell there’s quite a
lot of butterflies, even though a lot of those people have spoken in
their own churches and have certainly spoken in front of groups within
their church. This is really the first time they’ve been on the spot
like this.”
United Methodist Kathryn Garnett leads this advanced lay preaching
course. Several times a year, a dozen or more new students take the
class at this Seattle church.
Students have learned all aspects of preparing and presenting a sermon.
It’s finally time to show what they’ve learned and get feedback to
prepare them to step in for a vacationing or sick pastor. Most of all,
they’ve learned this is a lot harder than it looks.
Dorothy Skane, Lay Speaking Student: “It’s a lot of emotion, a lot of
work. Like we learned in this class, it takes one hour for every minute
of your sermon.”
Kathryn Garnett, Lay Speaking Facilitator: “Well, one thing I know
they’ll walk away with and that’s a very great appreciation for what
their pastor goes through every week to put together a service of
worship and an effective sermon.”
They may not be pastors, but thanks to this class, they’re ready to
serve.
Kathryn Garnett, Lay Speaking Facilitator: “We are all ministers. It’s
just that we have a few of them are ordained, but the rest of us are
ministers, too.”
TAG:
For more information on lay speaking opportunities,
contact
Kathryn Garnett at 206-328-4701 or
visit
www.layspeakingministries.org.