Speaching versus preaching
Understanding progressional dialogue
Peter and Cornelius
The roots of speaching
How I became a speacher
My wake-up call
A low-grade fever
Generic messages
Preaching from a stranger
Preaching to strangers
Implication vs. application
Holding on to speaching
Those for whom this conversation will seem unnecessary
Fear of being wrong
Centralized control
Fear of heresy
Truth
The power of control
Pastoral authority
Transmitting the message
The priesthood of believers
Trusting the people
The role of the pastor
Prophetic function
New outcomes
A deep ecclesiology
The need for new skills
Too much input
Dissension
Improvisation
Preparation
Relationship with the Bible
The Bible in speaching
The Bible as community member
Provisional statements and authenticity
Tone of voice
Physical set-up
Microphones and power
Listening as the primary skill
The voice of the church.

Another preaching book?
Preaching beyond speaching
A move to something new. Speaching vs. preaching ; Understanding progressional dialogue ; Peter and Cornelius ; The roots of speaching ; How I became a speacher ; My wake-up call ; A low-grade fever ; Generic messages ; Preaching from a stranger ; Preaching to strangers ; Implication vs. application
Why we're reluctant to change. Holding on to speaching ; Those for whom this conversation will seem unnecessary ; Fear of being wrong ; Centralized control ; Fear of heresy ; Truth ; The power of control ; Pastoral authority ; Transmitting the message
Why we need to change. The priesthood of believers ; Trusting the people ; The role of the pastor ; Prophetic function
How to make the move. New outcomes ; A deep ecclesiology ; The need for new skills ; Too much input ; Dissension ; Improvisation ; Preparation ; Relationship with the Bible ; The Bible in speaching ; The Bible as community member ; Provisional statements and authenticity ; Tone of voice ; Physical setup ; Microphones and power ; Listening as the primary skill ; The voice of the church
A few final thoughts.