A last word on note taking – what do I really care about?

Some of you will be following a little debate I’ve been involved in on whether or not we should be encouraging people to take notes during sermons.  Alistair Chalmers wrote positively in favour of note taking here, I responded with the case against note taking here and finally, Steve Kneale offered this conclusive response, taking… Continue reading A last word on note taking – what do I really care about?

Against sermon note taking

Alistair Chalmers makes the case for taking notes during sermons here.  This is something I’ve changed my mind on.  Having a congregation furiously scribbling down notes during your talk is the gold standard measure of effective conservative evangelical preaching. It’s up there with getting a spontaneous outburst of hallelujahs and amens at a Pentecostal service… Continue reading Against sermon note taking