DSDM 521 The Ministry of Preaching
The seminar will employ a variety of pedagogical methods, including lecture, video analysis of preaching events, small group experiences, and seminar preaching events. In particular, the seminar will explore postmodernism as the contemporary context of preaching; a history of preaching with special emphasis on the rise of the so-called "New Homiletic"; a biblical theology of preaching; an exploration of the hermeneutical skills necessary for appropriate biblical interpretation in the service of sermon development; the method of sermon development with special attention to the day-by-day tasks of sermon preparation; methods, techniques, and strategies for effective sermon delivery; methods, resources, and strategies for developing an effective preaching plan for the parish and a pastoral theology of preaching including the place of preaching in the life of the pastor.
Offered
January, odd years.