Episode - 21: Canon Dr Paula Gooder - Preaching with clarity under pressure

Preaching isn’t performance. It’s clarity under pressure.In this lively, wisdom‑packed conversation, Paula Gooderpulls back the curtain on what really makes a sermon land. Do the deep work—but don’t show off your notes. Know your congregation— Choose one thing. Say it simply. Let it travel.From cathedral pulpits to small congregations, Paulaexplores how great preaching adapts, listens, and lives in the real world. She shows why story bridges every gap—centuries, cultures, sceptics, and saints—and how imagination can bring scripture off the page and back to life. Expect sharp truths and freeing permission:– You can’t say everything—so say one thing well.– Make the complex accessible, not diluted.– Stop teaching sermons; start shaping encounters. Along the way, she champions unheard voices, celebrates laypreachers, and calls the Church back to its core: communication that reaches everyone. Honest, practical, and unexpectedly funny—this episode willstretch your imagination, sharpen your preaching, and quietly re‑centre everything on Christ.