Summer 2013/Pasadena

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: (1) cognitive: understanding of the challenges faced in preaching in a cross-cultural or multi-cultural setting; (2) affective: developing an appreciation for preaching techniques from several cultural settings; (3) 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:

Anderson, Kenton C. Predicar es una decision. Vida, 2010. ISBN: 978-0829755237, Pub. Price $14.99 [320 pp.].

Packer, James I. El conocimiento del Dios Santo. Editorial Vida, 2006. ISBN: 978-0829745108, Pub. Price $12.99 [400 pp.].

Sánchez, Jorge O. El líder del siglo XXI. Este libro se puede leer en la Biblioteca Logos.

Spurgeon, Charles H. Un ministerio ideal. Estandarte de la Verdad, 2012. ISBN: 978-1848711273, Pub. Price $11.58 [368 pp.].

Tozer, Aiden Wilson. La búsqueda de Dios. Christian Publications, 1995. ISBN: 978-1600661211, Pub. Price $12.99 [144 pp.].

RECOMMENDED READING:

Criswell. W.A. El Pastor y su ministerio: Una guía práctica. Casa Bautista de Publicaciones. 1998. ISBN: 978-0311421022, Pub. Price $ 14.99.

LaRue, Cleophus. The Heart of Black Preaching. Westminster John Knox, 2000. ISBN: 978-0664258474, Pub. Price $21.00.

Nieman, James, and Thomas Rogers. Preaching to Every Pew. Minneapolis: Fortress, 2001. ISBN: 978-0800632434, Pub. Price $18.00.

ASSIGNMENTS AND ASSESSMENT:

1. Preparation and preaching of five sermons, including self-evaluation of videotape (60%).

2. Reading of all assigned texts and 100 pp. from recommended reading (20%).

3. 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.