PC115-703 - Advanced Preaching Workshop A

  • 696 Standard Tuition Fee
  • 3
    Credit Points
  • 0.03125 EFT 
  • 7
    AQF level
  • Category developing unit
    B
  • pastoral churchUnit Discipline

Corequisites

96cps of study, including 36 cps at AQF level 6

Exclusions

Prior to 2020, this unit content was delivered under the unit code RYP42a.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will

A. Know and understand

Demonstrate Functional knowledge and understanding of expository preaching, including the methods and standards of professional, safe and ethical practice

B. Be able to

1. Discuss the nature and purpose of expository preaching
2. Demonstrate skill in moving from a topic to the sermon Outline, with particular reference to special occasions
3. Preach an expository sermon
 

C. Be in a position to

Applying perspectives and skills from ‘Advanced Preaching Workshop A’ to ministry practice as a reflective practitioner

Content

This is a practical workshop that is designed to give students practice in moving from text, special occasion or topic to outline. Students are required to work through the process together under supervision. They are also required to preach at least two sermons over the course of the four workshops, obtaining feedback and integrating their reflection into their assessment where relevant. The following topics are to be covered over the four workshops A to D, in any proportion or order.

  1. Expository: Move from a passage, idea to outline with a clearly stated purpose. Depending on the approach used this may involve the development of an exegetical idea, and a homiletical idea . An engaging introduction and clear application should be developed. Genre to include Narrative and instruction/epistle, from both Testaments.
  2. Topical: Move from topic to sermon outline, with integration of biblical material.
  3. Special Occasion: Develop introduction and outline of sermons for a range of special occasions, with integration of biblical material and due recognition of the occasion.

Set Readings

This unit's indicative bibliography is currently being revised. Students should contact their home college for further details at the time of taking this unit.

 

Allen, R. J. (ed.), Patterns of Preaching: A Sermon Sampler (St. Louis, MO: Chalice, 1998).

Chappell, Bryan, Christ-Centered Preaching: Redeeming the Expository Sermon, (Grand Rapids: Baker, 1994)

Day, D., A Preaching Workbook (London: SPCK, 2004).

Gaskell, K., Open-Air Evangelism Today (Cambridge: Grove, 1997).

Gibson, S., Preaching for Special Services (Grand Rapids: Baker, 2001).

Hughes, R. G. & R. Kysar, Preaching Doctrine for the Twenty-First Century (Minneapolis: Fortress, 1997).

Johnston, G., Preaching to a Postmodern World: A Guide to Reaching Twenty-First Century Listeners (Leicester: IVP, 2001).

Larson, C. B. and Robinson, H. W. (eds.), The Art and Craft of Biblical Preaching: A Comprehensive Resource for Today’s Communicators (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2005).

Lowry, E. L., The Homiletical Plot: Sermon as Narrative Art Form (Rev. ed.; Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2001).

Robinson, H., Biblical Preaching: The Development and Delivery of Expository Messages (Grand Rapids: Baker, 2001).

Robinson, H. & B. Larson (eds), The Art and Craft of Biblical Preaching (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2005).

Standing, R., Preaching for the Unchurched in an Entertainment Culture (Cambridge: Grove, 2002).

Watson, N., Sorrow and Hope: Preaching at Funerals (Cambridge: Grove, 2001).

Weller, K. (ed.), Please! No More Boring Sermons: Preaching for Australians, (Brusnwick: Acorn 2007)

Weller, K. and A. Lane (eds.), Better be a Good Sermon: Preaching for Special Occasions and Contexts, (Brusnwick: Acorn 2011)

Willimon, W. H., The Intrusive Word: Preaching to the Unbaptised (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1994).