PR511
Schaper
PR511: PREACHING PRACTICUM. Robert Schaper. (Two Units).
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 9 students. Each student will preach twice during the quarter. Each
sermon will be evaluated and discussed by class members under the direction of
the instructor. All sermons will be recorded on video tape.
RELEVANCE FOR MINISTRY:
- The spoken word remains an essential means of communicating the
gospel of Jesus Christ. Preaching is an essential element in the ministry of
the church--a task which all servants of Christ are called to perform in one
form or another.
COURSE FORMAT:
- The class will meet weekly for a two-hour session. 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 follow in a relaxed atmosphere.
REQUIRED READING:
- Weekly exegetical and theological reading relating to the texts,
passages or themes to be preached upon.
RECOMMENDED READING:
- Bauman, J. Daniel. An Introduction to Contemporary
Preaching. Baker Book House, 1972.
- Craddock, Fred S. Preaching. Abingdon Press, 1985.
- Pitt-Watson, Ian. A Primer for Preachers. Baker Book House,
1986.
- Students are expected to be familiar with the books used in the
required preaching course, PR500. Their sermons should reflect this
familiarity. Exegetical study is also essential.
ASSIGNMENTS:
- 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.
PREREQUISITES:
- PR500.
RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM:
- Meets M.Div. core requirement in Preaching and Communication (MIN
2). The practicum may be taken for credit more than once, though students are
encouraged not to enroll in more than one section during any given
quarter.
FINAL EXAMINATION:
- None.