Manuscript, Outline, or No Notes? Serving People Through Delivery
A few weeks ago I did a session at the BJU Seminary CoRE Conference on a really simple but important question: Are my notes (and my use of them) helping or hindering me from serving people the very words of God? Not long after that, I had the chance to continue the...
Manuscript, Outline, or No Notes? Serving People Through Delivery
A few weeks ago I did a session at the BJU Seminary CoRE Conference on a really simple but...
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