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 term. 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 on video tape.

The spoken word remains the essential means by which the Living God speaks to humanity, communicating the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Preaching is an essential element in the ministry of the church and skill in preaching is expected of the great majority of those called to pastoral positions, as well as of evangelists and many other servants of Christ.

The class will meet once a week for a two-hour period. 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. Registered students absent from the first class may, at the discretion of the instructor, be dropped to make room for those on the waiting list.

Daily exegetical reading relating to the texts to be preached.

Students are expected to be familiar with texts assigned in PR500, or with equivalent standard works on preaching.

Two sermons preached during the term, with outlines and indication of the commentaries consulted submitted in writing. Regular class attendance, preparation for class, and participation in discussions are required.

PR500, PR501, or PR502.

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.

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