Noel Snyder shows us how music and preaching are related and how to get our sermons to sing. Preacher’s alert!
Noel Snyder is Program Manager at the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship at Calvin University, Grand Rapids, Michigan in the States. His book ‘Sermons that Sing – music and the practice of preaching’ is published by IVP Books America, and available on Amazon and other book sellers.
(0:56) The importance of story and narrative in preaching, (1:57) The connection between music and preaching and the importance of sound and time, (3:46) How to bring music into our sermons. Using our musical instincts in preaching. Speech patterns and music.
(5:31) Sermons that sing, (6:10) The role of imagination and creativity in preaching, (7:52) The music of the African-American preaching tradition, (10:16) Incorporating spirituals into sermons, (13:20) The slave preachers as creators of the spirituals, (14:40) Preachers should be aware of their audience. ‘Present in the moment’ like performing musicians. Timing and repetition.
(16:23) Preaching and jazz improvisation, (18:14) Preachers using their voices in a musical way; theatre coaches and voice coaches; preaching with good voice and musicality, (21:05) Teaching preaching courses, (23:23) Peer learning groups for preachers, (25:13) We should know where the sermon is going, (26:34) Sermons in terms of musical structure and tension.
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