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YOUR PRESENTATION

10: DON’T BE BORING

I trust you to have your presentation polished and tight, so that you will inspire our
congregation to be excited about missions.
USE OF VIDEOS: It is not always helpful for you to take a majority of your allotted time to show a video. You are
our special guest, appearing “in person.” People respond best to a personal presen-
tation, perhaps complimented by video elements. Get consultation and an
honest (perhaps Gen X, Y, or Millennial) appraisal on the quality of your
video. Quality matters in a culture saturated with YouTube, 15-second
commercials, and professional media.

USE OF MUSIC: Consider the quality, style and standard of your

music before choosing to perform. Music, too, changes with each
congregational culture. Again, consider outside consultation
about your musical style and giftings, especially how it might be
received across the variety of US churches.

USE OF “AG-SPEAK”: Don’t use jargon! Assume the people

of a local congregation do not know all the acronyms and
codes of the Assemblies of God or global missions. Ref-
erences to programs, projects, names, cities, and
terms that may be commonplace among
credential ministers and missionaries
may not be understood by congre-
gants. Speak their language.

OVERHEARD FROM MISSIONARIES…

“We really need the personal support of the pastor from the pulpit. Take a minute to let the people know that you are in strong support of the mis-
sions program of your church.”

“Please know how much we appreciate pastors. Without you, we would not be able to fulfill the call of God to missions.”

“Missionaries wish pastors knew that they dislike calling them worse than they dislike being called.”

“I wish that all pastors understood that I view myself as his ally. I want to help him and I want to help his people.”

“I so respect pastors! Pastoring in America today is a difficult assignment. You are our heroes!”

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