Summer 2009/Pasadena
Five-week Intensive
PR521
Sánchez
PR521: PREDICANDO EN UN CONTEXTO MULTICULTURAL [Preaching in a Multicultural
Context].
Jorge Sánchez.
DESCRIPTION: This a four-unit preaching seminar for people with preaching
experience in the Spanish-speaking world. It focuses on preaching and
communication models from outside the Latino community and on tools for
preaching in a multicultural context.
LEARNING OUTCOMES: The practicum seeks the following goals for each
student:
- Cognitive: Understanding of the challenges faced in
preaching in a cross-cultural or multicultural setting.
- Affective: Developing an appreciation for preaching techniques from
several cultural settings.
- Skills: Communication tools for crossing cultural borders in
preaching and for evaluating one's own preaching experiences in cross-cultural
and multicultural settings.
RELEVANCE FOR MINISTRY: Preachers from Latino churches need to communicate in
cross-cultural and multicultural settings. Learning from preaching in other
cultural contexts broadens the communications skills of the preacher both
within and beyond the Latino community.
COURSE FORMAT: The seminar will meet in a five-week intensive format, for
four-hour sessions twice weekly. The focus will be on the presentation of
sermons and group feedback. Small blocks of evaluation and instruction will
also be included.
REQUIRED READING:
- Course Reader: Multicultural Preaching.
RECOMMENDED READING:
- LaRue, Cleophus. The Heart of Black Preaching.
Westminster/John Knox, 2000.
- Nieman, James & Rogers. Preaching to Every Pew: Cross-cultural
Strategies. Fortress Press, 2001.
ASSIGNMENTS:
- Preparation and preaching of five sermons, including self-evaluation of
videotape (50%).
- Reading of all assigned texts and 100 pp. from recommended reading (20%).
- Analysis of two sermons by non-Latino preachers (10%).
- Analysis of five sermons by fellow students (20%).
PREREQUISITES: PR500. Spanish.
RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: Meets MDiv core requirement in Preaching and
Communication (MIN2).
FINAL EXAMINATION: None.
This ECD is a reliable guide to the course design but is subject to modification. (4/09)