The students participate in intercollegiate competition in categories such as oratory, readers' theatre, dramatic readings, impromptu speaking and others. The Evangel Intercollegiate Forensics Team allows students to use their verbal communication skills through competition with colleges and universities in Missouri and neighboring states. The team participates in four to five tournaments each year. The forensics team consistently excels in state competition sponsored by the Missouri Association of Forensic Activities and at invitational tournaments.
All students are eligible to join the team.
After a year of participation, most students qualify to become members of Pi Kappa Delta, the national honor speech fraternity. Performance scholarships are available to students who qualify and audition. Mr. Mark Kelton is the faculty adviser. Forensics improves overall self-esteem, allowing participants to use criticism for improvement.