Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained

I don’t know if you ever listen to Garrison Keillor’s long-running radio show The Prairie Home Companion. If you have, you know that it features stories that consistently make use of a sound-effects person. Obviously Keillor’s audience loves these presentations, because you can hear their pleased response. And, he’s been doing this kind of thing for years and years, so it’s a feature of his program.

I recall in my younger days hearing Louis Paul Lehman, on his Bit of Heaven broadcast, utilize this same technique. He was very good at this. His programs can still be heard on the Internet on the Bible Broadcasting Network.

I’m not sure why more ministers haven’t picked up on the idea of occasionally using sound effects. I’m quite confident that if they did, they would get a good response from their congregations. I don’t believe it would be that difficult to get a volunteer to work with you on such a production.

This sermon starter obviously makes use of simple sound effects. This can be done by someone in the sound booth, or by a person sitting nearby the pulpit on the platform.

Don’t, however, go at this half-heartedly. If you think you might try it, make that a full commitment and go for it full-fledge.

If it fails? Hey, nothing ventured, nothing gained. And, what if it’s a great success?

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