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