Form 14 - Sermon Evaluation

Form 14 Sermon Feedback Form

General Instructions: •

These comments are prayerfully prepared to give this preacher a constructive idea as to how her or his sermon presented on the indicated date was received by its hearers. To the DCOM/BOM member or UM clergy person asked to provide this feedback, please provide as much information as possible in completing this form.

Applicant Name:

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Email address:

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District:

[__] AP [__] CM [__] HI [__] MV [__] NR [__] SS [__] SM [__] TV [__] TR

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DCOM / BOM member or UM clergy Date sermon was preached

Length of sermon (minutes)

Location (congregation / church)

________________________________________________________________________________ Scripture text(s)

Mark the adjective(s) which best describe your impression of this preacher’s manner: Friendly/caring Sincere Engaging Quiet/reflective Knowledgeable Powerful/forceful Gentle Energetic Enthusiastic Organized Confident Passionate Sensitive to mood Motivational Sensitive to topic

Other: __________ ________________ Other: __________ ________________

Introduction

Did the opening engage your attention? [__] Yes [__] No Comments: ________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Did it introduce the sermon theme or otherwise prepare you for the sermon? [__] Yes [__] No Comments:___ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Additional Comments on the instruction including suggested areas for improvement: _______________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Please submit to: [__] The Office of Clergy Services via ClergyServices@holston.org 1 of 3

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Body

Did the sermon have a central idea? [__] Yes [__] No In 10-20 words, state the main message of the sermon as you heard it: (e.g. Humility is a key element of modeling Christ for non-believer.) _________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Were there any points which were either unclear or unconvincing to you? [__] Yes (please explain) [__] No Comments: ___________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Were there any illustrations which seemed not to fit or not to work? [__] Yes (please explain) [__] No Comments: ___________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Were there any transitions that seemed rough or unexpected? [__] Yes (please explain) [__] No Comments: ___________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Would you like to comment on any scriptural interpretation/research? [__] Yes (please explain) [__] No Comments: ___________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Additional comments on the Body of the Sermon (including suggested areas for improvement not covered above): _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________

Delivery

Please circle any of the following areas of delivery you would like to bring to the preacher’s attention and either compliment or constructively critique them.

Eye contact _______________________________________________________________________ Voice (clarity, variety) _______________________________________________________________________ Pacing _______________________________________________________________________ Organization _______________________________________________________________________ Wording (grammar, etc) _______________________________________________________________________ Use of notes/manuscript _______________________________________________________________________ Posture/body language _______________________________________________________________________ Gestures _______________________________________________________________________ Facial expressions _______________________________________________________________________ Distracting habits _______________________________________________________________________ Use of humor _______________________________________________________________________ Passion/conviction _______________________________________________________________________

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Conclusion

Was the conclusion an effective ending to the sermon? [__] Yes (please explain) [__] No Comments: ___________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Was the sermon successful in the following: (helpful comments are appreciated) -Being relevant and applicable to life? [__] Yes [__] No ___________________________________________ -Increasing your knowledge? [__] Yes [__] No ___________________________________________ -Causing a change in your attitude? [__] Yes [__] No ___________________________________________ -Causing a change in your behavior? [__] Yes [__] No ___________________________________________ -Connecting scripture and life? [__] Yes [__] No ___________________________________________

Additional Comments

_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Overall, I would evaluate this sermon as: [__] A good effort but the final result still needs some work. [__] Adequate in most ways. Shows promise. [__] Adequate in every way. Well done. [__] Outstanding. Clearly an area of giftedness.

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Updated: 2020-11