Fall 2015/Pasadena
PR511
Moore
PR511: PREACHING PRACTICUM. (2 Units: 80 hours). Joy Moore.
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 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 evaluated and discussed by class members under the direction of the instructor. All sermons will be recorded.
LEARNING OUTCOMES: Upon successful completion of this course, students will have demonstrated (1) a conviction that the biblical text is the proper foundation for preaching; (2) an ability to unfold the biblical text in a way that is compelling to hearers; (3) refined skills in framing content in a coherent and interesting way; (4) improvement in delivery skills; and (5) skills to evaluate one’s own preaching/speaking, as well as that of others.
COURSE FORMAT: This class meets once per week for two-hour sessions for a total of 20 hours of classroom instruction, including hearing and responding to sermons, and input from the instructor. 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.
REQUIRED READING: Weekly exegetical reading relating to the texts to be preached upon. Moodle articles on selected contextual reading, selected methodology reading, and selected viewing assignments.
RECOMMENDED READING: Students are expected to be familiar with texts assigned in PR500, or with equivalent standard works on preaching.
ASSIGNMENTS AND ASSESSMENT:
Two sermons preached during the quarter, with outlines, exegetical notes, and indication of the commentaries and other sources consulted submitted in writing. Each sermon accounts for 40% of the grade. [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #s 1, 2, 3 & 4] [56 hours].
Regular class attendance, preparation for class, and participation in discussions are required. Students who miss more than two class meetings will not receive a passing grade [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #s 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5] [20 hours].
Students will complete a one-page self-assessment for each of their sermons. [Each assessment is worth 10% of the student’s total grade and is related to learning outcomes #s 1, 2, 3, & 5] [4 hours].
PREREQUISITES: PR500.
RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: Meets the P2 requirement in the 120 MDiv program. Meets the MIN 2 requirement in the 144 MDiv Program.
FINAL EXAMINATION: None.