Fall 2014/Houston

PR511

Williams

PR511: PREACHING PRACTICUM (2 Units: 80 hours). Jaclyn Williams.

DESCRIPTION: This course is designed to offer practical experience in preaching and sermon preparation. The class will be limited to a maximum of nine students. Each student will preach twice during the quarter. Sermons are to be original work not previously presented for credit in homiletics or other speech and preaching classes. Each sermon will be recorded and then evaluated and discussed by class members under the direction of the instructor.

LEARNING OUTCOMES: Upon successful completion of this course, students will have demonstrated (1) a theology of preaching including sermon design, and delivery; (2) an understanding of the preaching moment as dialogical between the preacher and the hearers; (3) a capacity to craft a sermon that engages the biblical text, the context of the audience, theological issues, and the hearts and minds of listeners; (4) the ability to deliver a sermon meaningfully; and (5) the ability to provide, for themselves and their peers, constructive feedback related to sermon design and delivery.

COURSE FORMAT: The class will meet once per week for a two-hour session for a total of 20 classroom hours of preaching and critical feedback. 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 meet, during the second part of each meeting, for discussions and constructive feedback of the sermons. Class attendance is mandatory.

REQUIRED READING: 600 pp. Weekly exegetical reading relating to the texts to be preached upon. A complete bibliography must be included in the exegetical notes for each sermon.

RECOMMENDED READING: Students are expected to be familiar with texts assigned in PR500, or with equivalent standard works on preaching.

ASSIGNMENTS AND ASSESSMENT:

  1. Two sermons preached during the course, with exegetical notes and sermon manuscripts submitted in writing (40% each). [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #1 – 4]. [60 hours]

  2. Regular class attendance, preparation for class (exegetical reading for texts used for sermons), and participation in discussions (20%). Students who miss more than one class meeting will not receive a passing grade. [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #1 - 5]. [20 hours]

PREREQUISITES: PR500.

RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: Meets the Min 2 requirement in the MDiv Program.

FINAL EXAMINATION: None.


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