PR511
Nason
PR511: PREACHING PRACTICUM. Doug Nason. (Two Units).
DESCRIPTION:
- This course is designed to offer the maximum possible practical
experience in preaching and sermon preparation. The class will be limited to a
maximum of 9 students. Each student will preach twice during the course.
Sermons are to be original work not previously presented for credit in
homiletics or other speech and preaching classes. Each sermon will be evaluated
and discussed by class members under the direction of the instructor. All
sermons will be recorded on video tape.
RELEVANCE FOR MINISTRY:
- The spoken word remains an essential means of communicating the
gospel of Jesus Christ. Preaching is an essential element in the ministry of
the church; and skill in preaching is expected of the great majority of those
called to pastoral positions, as well as of evangelists and many other servants
of Christ.
COURSE FORMAT:
- The class will meet daily for a two-hour period for two weeks. The
first part of each meeting will be spent in worship where two sermons will be
preached by members of the class. The class will then move to informal
surroundings, where discussion of the sermons will take place in a relaxed
atmosphere. PLEASE NOTE: Class attendance is mandatory. If the class is
over-subscribed, the first two persons on the waiting list should attend the
first class session in case there are openings which develop due to dropped
registrations.
REQUIRED READING:
- Daily exegetical reading relating to the texts to be preached
upon.
RECOMMENDED READING:
- Students are expected to be familiar with texts assigned in PR500,
or with equivalent standard works on preaching.
ASSIGNMENTS:
- Two sermons preached during the intensive, based on texts of the
student's choosing, with outlines and indication of the commentaries and other
sources consulted submitted in writing. Regular class attendance, preparation
for class, and participation in discussions are required. PLEASE NOTE: Because
of the intensive nature of the two week class, students are expected to arrive
at the first meeting of the class having already chosen a text and
substantially completed the preparation for their first sermon.
PREREQUISITES:
- PR500.
RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM:
- Meets M.Div. core requirement in Preaching and Communication (MIN
2). The practicum may be taken for credit more than once.
FINAL EXAMINATION:
- None.