Delivering_an_Effective_Sermon_Reflection.edited.docx Deliveri

Delivering_an_Effective_Sermon_Reflection.edited.docx                             Delivering an Effective Sermon Reflection  Grand Canyon University: MIN-430  What are your strengths? Where do you see opportunities for growth?  My strengths are that I enjoy researching different theological subjects, and I have a passion and love for teaching the word of God. Many of the students enjoyed my presentation and how I was able to use the sermon of a movie to connect with the context of God's Love. One student commented that she thought that the sermon had the passion of an Evangelist. Another student thought that I have a beautiful speaking voice, which I say is wonderful because I always disliked the way I sounded on the recording.  I see a lot of areas for growth which my classmates pointed out, I need to improve with slowing down when I get anxious. I needed to make more eye contact with my audience. Even though I was being timed I needed to slow down and pause for emphasis. I could strengthen my presentation by using more inflection in your voice. I should have again slowed down the lesson and make it clear when I was reading scripture, this way it would have flowed smoother, and my closing summary would have not ended so abruptly.   How will what you learned to affect your future sermon delivery?  I will practice my sermon many times out loud before giving the actual recording, that way the message would have flowed like a conversation and not a rushed speech. I will have to practice and work on different speech techniques on ho