Summer 2011/Pasadena
Five-week Intensive: July 25-August 26
PR521
Sánchez
PR521: PREDICANDO EN UN CONTEXTO MULTICULTURAL [Preaching in a Multicultural
Context].
Jorge Sánchez.
DESCRIPTION: To become an excellent preacher of the Christian faith requires
knowledge and years of practice. Building upon the foundation established in
PR500, this four-unit seminar seeks to establish, develop, and perfect the
method of communication that was learned in the previous class. In addition,
through the required readings and lectures the course will strive to help the
students to strengthen their spiritual life and ministry practice.
SIGNIFICANCE FOR LIFE AND 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.
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.
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 before the class and receiving group feedback. Small blocks of
evaluation and instruction will also be included.
REQUIRED READING:
- Criswell, W. A. El Pastor y su ministerio: Una guía
práctica. Casa Bautista de Publicaciones, 1998. ISBN: 0311421024.
Publisher Price: $ 14.99.
- Packer, James I. El conocimiento del Dios Santo. Editorial Vida,
2006. ISBN: 0829745106. Publisher Price: $ 12.99.
- Spurgeon, Charles H. Discursos a mis estudiantes. Casa Bautista de
Publicaciones, 2003. ISBN: 0311420060. Publisher Price: $ 14.99.
- Tozer, Aiden Wilson. La búsqueda de Dios. Christian
Publications, 1995. ISBN: 0875099238. Publisher Price $12.99.
RECOMMENDED READING:
- LaRue, Cleophus. The Heart of Black Preaching. Louisville:
Westminster John Knox, 2000. ISBN: 0-664-25847-6. Publisher Price: $21.00.
- Nieman, James, and Thomas Rogers. Preaching to Every Pew.
Minneapolis: Fortress, 2001. ISBN: 0-8006-3243-5. Publisher Price:
$18.00.
ASSIGNMENTS AND ASSESSMENT:
- 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).
This ECD is a reliable guide to the course design but is subject to modification. (April 2011)