PR505
Pannell

PR505: ADVANCED PREACHING SEMINAR. William E. Pannell.


DESCRIPTION:

This seminar is designed to deepen the theological insights and sharpen the homiletical skills of students who have already shown a special aptitude for preaching. Enrollment will not exceed ten students and will require the instructor's permission.

RELEVANCE FOR MINISTRY:
The spoken word remains an essential means of communicating the gospel of Jesus Christ. Students who have evidenced a special aptitude for preaching will be challenged to become more effective in the essential element in the ministry of the Church.

COURSE FORMAT:
The seminar will meet four hours a week for instruction, preaching, assessment, and discussion. Video recordings will be extensively used.

REQUIRED READING:
Bailey, Raymond, ed. Hermeneutics for Preaching. Nashville: Broadman Press, 1993.

Craddock, Fred B. Preaching. Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1985.

Freedman, Samuel G. Upon This Rock. New York: HarperCollins, 1993.

Van Horn, Roger E. Pew Rights. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1993.

RECOMMENDED READING:
Buechner, Frederick. Telling the Truth: The Gospel as Tragedy, Comedy, and Fairy Tale. Harper & Row, 1977.

Calloway-Thomas, Carolyn and John Lucaites, eds. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Sermonic Power of Public Discourse. The University of Alabama Press, 1993.

Farmer, H. H. Servant of the Word. Nisbett & Co., 1942.

Lischer, Richard. A Theology for Preaching. Abingdon, 1981.

Lunden, Thiselton, Walhout, eds. The Responsibility of Hermeneutics. Eerdmans/Pater Noster, 1985.

Robinson, Haddon W. Biblical Preaching. Baker, 1980.

Stewart, James S. Heralds of God. Baker, 1977.

ASSIGNMENTS:
Three sermons will be preached, videotaped and assessed. A manuscript or an extensive outline will be submitted when the sermon is preached along with a "sermon brief" for each student. Written responses to each sermon will be given. There will also be annotation of the required reading.

PREREQUISITES:
PR500, PR511, and permission of the instructor.

RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM:
Meets M. Div. core requirement in Preaching and Communication (MIN 2).

FINAL EXAMINATION:
None.