Book Review Research Notes

Read NT Wright on Pauline Theology here and look for hints of his take on the OT storyline.

Notes from Week 2, 2011 - Ten Communication Tools

Sorry about the delay posting last week's notes. Here they are for your enjoyment - ten hard won communication tools that are guaranteed to work every time.

Week 2 Preaching Lab

A friend of mine has helpfully offered a short sermon for reworking with our top ten communication tools. We'll be revising the tools in Lecture 2, and reworking the talk in the Lab hour. Please download it here, and print yourself a copy before the lecture.

Week 1 - Finding your Voice

In his book "Fifty Writing Tools" Roy Peter Clark says that aspiring authors need to find their 'writing voice' - the sweet spot in their style that makes the reader feel like they are listening to the author in a natural conversation. That's exactly what we're aiming for when we write a talk! Here are the things he says writers can fine tune to get the right results...

Week 1- Powerpoint

Hi folks, hope you enjoyed today's class. Download today's powerpoint here.

Click if you'd like to hear a longer version of today's sample sermon, or download the full text, or visit www.mpc.org.au for the whole series.

2011 Course Outline

Click here to download the draft semester outline.

Welcome to Introductory Preaching 2011

Hi and welcome if you're part of the 2011 Introductory Preaching group at QTC. As well as satisfying the course requirements for this semester, we'll be chasing a few other key goals. First, finding your voice as a preacher... your own unique style and manner that puts you in your natural sweet spot as a communicator. Second, developing fluency, so you're not only natural, but a pleasure to listen to. And third, finding ways to control your content, so you'll always know where you're heading, how you're going to get there... and how far to the end. Please join up with this blog, and comment weekly... it's an important part of class participation.

Phil Campbell, Feb 2011