From good to GREAT Bible teaching
Published: Wed, 05/23/18
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Speaking of good companies, Jim Collins asks this soul-searching question: “Can a good company become a great company, and, if so, how? Or is the disease of ‘just being good’ incurable?” Wow, that is the same question we face as communicators. Can a good communicator become a great communicator and, if so, how? Or is the disease of just being good incurable? Pastors, small group leaders, and other Christian educators must communicate effectively or perish! Effective communication demands that the communicator be captivating, understandable, and memorable. Stated another way: Effective communicators are able to impact the cognitive domains of attention, comprehension, and retention. You are not incurably “good.” The Power of Multisensory Preaching and Teaching can help you move from good teaching to great teaching; or from great teaching to phenomenal teaching. Think about being a part of a church where you have a team of people to help you dream through the sermon communication. Imagine the joy of being creative and imaginative—most communicators are. Imagine stirring up the creative gifts of others to help you get the message across. In Part 1, I will examine why multisensory communication is so powerful and how it can significantly elevate congregation attention levels as well as raising comprehension and retention status. Neurological research, theological affirmation, and cognitive experiments presented in the book conclusively demonstrate that the more senses we stimulate in our teaching, the higher the levels of audience attention, comprehension, and retention. In other words, as sensory stimulation rises in the teaching, learning levels rise in the audience. This section also presents the marriage of biblical exposition to multisensory communication. Theological precedence is presented to demonstrate that multisensory communication and biblical exposition are not mutually exclusive. In Part 2, you will receive practical help to prepare you to teach in a multisensory form. It also provides crucial information to prepare your congregation to receive such sermons. Finally, it provides step-by-step guidance for building a team to help you create multisensory messages. In Part 3, this book provides practical examples for preaching and teaching in a multisensory form. Sermon examples will be presented that range from simple, to intermediate, to advanced. Regardless of the pastor’s skill level, The Power of Multisensory Preaching and Teaching shows the pastor why and how multisensory teaching can have people “sitting on the edge of their seats” with interest as well as learning and remembering more than ever before. As a result of reading this book, pastors, Christian educators, and even secular educators can significantly raise the bar on their communication effectiveness. It should be noted that there are well-meaning dissenters who view this teaching style with great skepticism. Why? Because they see it only as the latest fad, which is unbiblical and compromises the dignity of biblical preaching. I understand the skepticism. The Power of Multisensory Preaching and Teaching counters this notion and demonstrates that this preaching style can be both effective and biblical. Here is a list of benefits of multisensory communication:
Rick Blackwood, The Power of Multi-Sensory Preaching and Teaching (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House, 2008), 19–20.
Resources to help you be more multi-sensory:Teachers: check out my video preview of the Bible Studies for Life Sunday School Lessons at http://www.sundayschooluniversity.com/ Preachers: check out my new website http://stickysermon.com/ It is a work in progress, but here is what you can expect to find. Each sermon will include:
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