Fall 2014/Pasadena

PR532

Fong

PR532: TRANSFORMATIONAL PREACHING IN ASIAN AMERICAN CONTEXTS (4 Units: 160 hours). Kenneth J. Fong.

DESCRIPTION: Thispracticum is designed to equip those whom God has called to preach in Asian American contexts (includes both Asian Americans and non-Asian Americans). Using a particular narrative approach with an eye towards cultural proclivities, students will learn to craft and deliver sermons that move Asian Americans towards deeper gratitude to God and away from moralism.

LEARNING OUTCOMES: Upon successful completion of this course, students will have demonstrated (1) a working knowledge of moralism and why many Asian Americans are drawn to it; (2) the ability to use that understanding to analyze typical sermons that are preached in Asian American contexts; and (3) the skill of crafting a non-moralistic narrative sermon and delivering it with conviction and confidence.

COURSE FORMAT: This class meets once per week for three and a half hour sessions for a total of 35 hours of classroom instruction for lecture, discussion, and presenting sermons plus 5 hours of directed learning activities for a total of 40 instructional hours. Students are required to read the required books and interact with the material through short reflection papers.

REQUIRED READING: 848 pp. of reading required.

Chan, Simon. Grassroots Asian Theology: Thinking the Faith from the Ground Up. IVP Academic, 2014. ISBN: 978-0830840489, Pub. Price $22.00 [217 pp.].

Enns, Peter. “Evangelicalism. Evolution, and the Facts.”http://www.patheos.com/blogs/peterenns/2014/08/evangelicalism-evolution-and-the-facts/

Fischer, John. 12 Steps for the Recovering Pharisee (like me): Finding Grace to Live Unmasked. Bethany House, 2000. ISBN: 978-0764222023, Pub. Price $15.00 [176 pp.].

Goldsworthy, Graeme. Preaching the Whole Bible as Christian Scripture: The Application of Biblical Theology to Expository Preaching. W.B. Eerdmans, 2000. ISBN: 978-0802847300, Pub. Price $28.00 [pp. 152-166, available on eReserve].

Mooney, Chris. “The Science of Why We Don’t Believe Science.” Mother Jones magazine, May/June 2011. http://m.motherjones.com/politics/2011/03/denial-science-chris-mooney?page=2

Nouwen, Henri. The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming. Image Books/Doubleday Publishing Group, 1994. ISBN: 978-0385473071, Pub. Price $16.00 [pp. 92-139, available on eReserve].

Volf, Miroslav.Free of Charge: Giving and Forgiving in a Culture Stripped of Grace. Zondervan, 2005. ISBN: 978-0310265740, Pub. Price $12.99 [pp. 19-54 and 127-156, available on eReserve].

Yaconelli, Mike. Messy Spirituality. Zondervan, 2007. ISBN: 978-0310277309, Pub. Price $12.99 [187 pp.].

Yep, Jeanette and Peter Cha, Paul Tokunaga, Greg Jao, and Susan Cho Van Riesen. Following Jesus Without Dishonoring Your Parents. IVP Books, 1998. ISBN: 978-0830813582, Pub. Price $16.00 [178 pp.].

ASSIGNMENTS AND ASSESSMENT:

848 pages of required reading [50 hours].
Write one 2-page personal reflection paper to describe honestly the Abba-God in their current personal Christian narrative (compared to the way Jesus defines his Abba) (10%) [3 hours] [Learning Outcome 1].
Write three 2-page reflection papers comparing Chan and Yep, Fischer and Yaconelli, Nouwen and Volf (Cumulative 30%) [11 hours] [Learning Outcome 1-2].
Preparation and delivery of two 25-minute narrative sermons (Cumulative 50%) [61 hours] [Learning Outcome 3].
Weekly Attendance (10%) [35 hours].

PREREQUISITES: PR500.

RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: Meets the P1 requirement in the 120 MDiv program. Meets 144 MDiv core requirement in Preaching and Communication (MIN 2).

FINAL EXAMINATION: None.

NOTE: This ECD is a reliable guide to the course design but is subject to modification. Textbook prices are set by publishers and are subject to change.

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