CO500
DeChamplain
CO500: COMMUNICATION. Mitties McDonald DeChamplain.
DESCRIPTION:
- Developing authentic and effective strategies of communicating the
faith within our mass-mediated and pluralistic culture is central to the
ministry of the church. This course is designed to assist students in their
ongoing process of assessing how and in what ways the gospel may be
communicated appropriately in a television age and in a context of racial,
ethnic, and religious diversity.
RELEVANCE FOR MINISTRY:
- Efficacy in ministry is heavily dependent upon the capacity of
ministers in the church to responsibly address and adapt themselves to the
various communicative challenges emerging from contemporary culture. This
course is aimed at encouraging students to cultivate approaches to
communication which are faithful to the gospel and contextually
congruent.
COURSE FORMAT:
- The course will meet once a week for two hours of lecture,
discussion, and oral presentations. Time outside of class will be devoted to
research and speech preparation. Video tape will be used to record in-class
performance.
REQUIRED READING:
- Each student will do whatever reading and research is necessary to
complete the basic oral assignments.
ASSIGNMENTS:
- Each student will be expected to prepare and deliver two
homilies, 10-15 minutes in length, during the quarter (written outlines are to
be submitted with all presentations). There will be, in addition, a graded
in-class assignment in rhetorical criticism during the eighth week of
quarter.
NON-DISCRIMINATORY LANGUAGE USAGE:
- It is expected that every member of the class will take great care
to speak in language which is sensitive to the racial, ethnic, gender, and
denominational diversity of the classroom context. (See Non-Discriminatory
Language Statement for guidance in these matters).
PREREQUISITES:
- None.
RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM:
- Meets M. Div. core requirement in Preaching and Communication (MIN
2).
FINAL EXAMINATION:
- None.