Did the Sermon Have Effective and Appropriate Gestures, Non-Verbal Communication, and Overall Presentation?
For the final category on the evaluation sheet, I ask the question, “How were the gestures, non-verbal communication, and overall presentation? Did the preacher’s gestures and movements seem natural? Did his body language reinforce the message and seem appropriate? Was he distracting in how he moved? Did he draw attention to his movements rather than to using his non-verbal communication to reinforce the sermon? Putting it all together – The evaluation form that follows summarizes this section. I have already discussed each of the categories where the sermon should be evaluated. Notice at the end, they I suggest a “weighted” system for scoring the sermon. I admit right up front that I have a background in science. You may say, “Well, this is way too complicated.” Honest, it isn’t that bad. The weighted scoring system is just a way of showing that some parts of the sermon evaluation are more important than others. The scoring system I suggest puts the most emphasis on a clear central th
