Sermon Guide--Words per Minute adjust?

Bruce Junkermann
Bruce Junkermann Member Posts: 256
edited November 21 in English Forum

Is there a way to adjust the words per minute in the Sermon guide?

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  • Fred Chapman
    Fred Chapman Member Posts: 5,899 ✭✭✭

    Not at this time.

  • David Thomas
    David Thomas Member Posts: 3,246 ✭✭✭

    Is there a way to adjust the words per minute in the Sermon guide?

    I find when I actually preach the sermon I'm taking about 2x as long as the estimate. How about you?

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  • Graham Criddle
    Graham Criddle MVP Posts: 32,476

    Is there a way to adjust the words per minute in the Sermon guide?

    I find when I actually preach the sermon I'm taking about 2x as long as the estimate. How about you?

    I find it quite accurate

  • Fred Chapman
    Fred Chapman Member Posts: 5,899 ✭✭✭

    I find that if it says 20 minutes, it usually takes me around 25 minutes. But that is primarily because of what what I add to the message from the pulpit. If I stuck just to the content, it would probably be fairly accurate.

  • Bruce Dunning
    Bruce Dunning MVP Posts: 11,138

    But that is primarily because of what what I add to the message from the pulpit. If I stuck just to the content, it would probably be fairly accurate.

    I think that many of us can relate to that. I know that I sure can. [:P]

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  • Gregory Lawhorn
    Gregory Lawhorn Member Posts: 982 ✭✭

    Without easily made adjustments for personal style, this is a largely symbolic feature. I find that I can READ a 3,000 word manuscript in about 20 minutes, but it takes me 35-40 to PREACH that same manuscript, because I don't read it word for word, but use it as a map for the sermon. 

  • David Thomas
    David Thomas Member Posts: 3,246 ✭✭✭

    this is a largely symbolic feature.

    Thank you to each who has responded. It confirms that the timer is like the MPG (MPL in the metric world?) on a vehicle sticker.  It always has the disclaimer "Your actual mileage may vary"

    Honestly, my final product in the Sermon Guide is a "detailed outline" more than a "manuscript". I am convinced that a preacher must be prepared in heart and mind before preaching, but that the act of preaching is a human/divine exercise if it is to be transformative so I don't fret if I go off script. I would guess this explains the variance.

    So to the OP of the thread. I don't know how a computer could calculate a more accurate timer for many of us. I guess experience will teach the homiletician to mentally adjust the data to his/her personal situation.

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  • Josiah Young
    Josiah Young Member Posts: 150 ✭✭✭

    It would be cool if the Timer feature in Preach mode was logged to automatically adapt the estimated minutes to the user. It would be something of a smart learning system, where it gets more accurate as it collects more data about how long it actually takes you to get through them.

  • Josiah Young
    Josiah Young Member Posts: 150 ✭✭✭

    It would be cool if the Timer feature in Preach mode was logged to automatically adapt the estimated minutes to the user. It would be something of a smart learning system, where it gets more accurate as it collects more data about how long it actually takes you to get through them.