Preaching Christ - Department of Evangelism newsletter
- JCCPP-4
- Serie
- 1981-1999
Preaching Christ - Department of Evangelism newsletter
This documentation provides the course outline indicating the percentage of teaching hours devoted to the theology and practice of evangelism, as well as the development of personal and evangelistic preaching competency. It notes Chapman's recommended readings on evangelism, including the works of some of Chapman's own students and colleagues.
Correspondence from Matthias Media
The correspondence confirms the publishing relationship established between Chapman and Matthias Media for the republication of his popular work, Know and Tell the Gospel. The correspondence also reveals that the republished material was intended to address the growing discussion surrounding 1) the identity of the evangelist, 2) the supportive roles played by congregation members in the evangelistic process, and 3) the breadth of the Christian’s responsibility/involvement in evangelism.
Applying the text to the listeners
These notes contain Chapman’s reflections on the process of moving from text, to packaging, to application in sermon development.
School for Bible teachers: giving a talk - notes and sermon evaluation form
These documents reflect the contents of a course Chapman delivered in 1995 on preaching, at the MTS training conference. The course addresses were videoed and reproduced for wide distribution.
The Spoken Word: training course notes
Notes from a training course Chapman attended stressing the importance of the various aspects of public speech, such as: diaphragmatic breathing, resonance, articulation, voice production, and body language. This indicates Chapman’s commitment to the development of his preaching craft.
Handwritten notes which display early formulations of Chapman’s later work on evangelistic preaching.