Introduction

Teach Others To Preach is a series of interactive sessions designed to help churches raise up and release people into the ministry of preaching. 

Each of the five engaging sessions guide the participants through a step of the talk writing process. The course culminates with a 'preacher practice session' allowing group members to preach to one another and give and receive feedback. 

Learning Outcomes:

  • Each participant is guided through the process of writing and delivering a 10 minute talk on a set Bible passage. 
  • The group is equipped to coach one another through the giving and receiving of feedback.

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Course curriculum

    1. Welcome to Teach Others To Preach

    2. How to use this course

    1. Host Briefing & Resources

    2. 1. The Aim of Preaching

    3. 2. Tool 1: Preach Jesus

    4. 3. Tool 2: Pastor Through Your Preaching

    5. 4. Tool 3: Preach with Ministry in mind

    6. 5. Ask: Is it good news?

    7. 6. Talk Writing Task 1

    8. APPENDIX 1: Preaching Jesus and the Old Testament

    9. APPENDIX 2: Just One Meal

    10. APPENDIX 3: God is already at work

    1. Host Briefing & Resources

    2. 1. Split the tasks

    3. 2. The Creative Child

    4. 3. Explore the Text

    5. 4. Explore More

    6. 5. Talk Writing Task 2

    1. Host Briefing & Resources

    2. 1. The Disciplining Parent

    3. 2. Form Your Content

    4. 3. Start Writing

    5. 4. Fill In The Blanks

    6. 5. Refine

    7. 6. From Blank Page To Talk Script

    8. 7. Talk Writing Task 3

    9. APPENDIX 1: Objections to the me, we, God, you, we, form

    10. APPENDIX 2: Crafting Illustrations & Stories

    1. Host Briefing & Resources

    2. 1. Failed Delivery

    3. 2. Attention Retention

    4. 3. The Cat Exercise

    5. 4. Vocal Toolkit

    6. 5. Voices

    7. 6. Interaction

    8. 7. Talk Writing Task 4

    9. APPENDIX 1: Simple Vocal Warmups

    10. APPENDIX 2: Caring for your Voice

    1. Host Briefing & Resources

    2. 1. The Story We Tell

    3. 2. How To Give Feedback

    4. 3. Preacher Practice Demonstration

    5. 4. Keep Going

About this course

  • Free
  • 4.5 hours of video content

Support

This course has been made freely available by the generosity of John Butler, St Paul's Theological College Malaysia (SPTC), and Holy Trinity Bukit Bintang (HTBB). 

If you would like to show your appreciation you can support the work of SPTC financially via the link below. Any donation is much valued and is an investment in the future work of the church in Malaysia. RM 8000 (£1400) pays for one student to study theology for one year.

About the Teachers

Dan & Kate Millest, are passionate about raising up and releasing people into the ministry of preaching. Having trained at Holy Trinity Brompton, they moved to Malaysia as part of a church planting team and were on the teaching staff of St Paul’s Theological College Malaysia, they now pastor St Peter’s Brighton in the UK.