Summer 2007/Pasadena
Five-week Intensive: July 25-August 26
PR521
Sánchez
PR521: PREDICANDO EN UN CONTEXTO MULTI-CULTURAL [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 multi-cultural 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 multi-cultural setting.
- Affective: Developing an appreciation for preaching techniques from
several cultural settings.
- Skills: Communication tools for crossing cultural borders in
preaching and for evaluating their own preaching experiences in cross-cultural
and multi-cultural settings.
RELEVANCE FOR MINISTRY: Preachers from Latino churches need to communicate in
cross-cultural and multi-cultural settings. Learning from preaching in other
cultural contexts broadens the communications skills of the preacher both
within and beyond the Latino community. The practicum seeks the following goals
for each student:
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.