Content

This unit focuses on the practical dynamics of publicly communicating the word, and practising the various skills of sermon exegesis, writing and preaching, as they are appropriate to various preaching contexts.

Unit code: DP3016L

Unit status: Approved (Major revision)

Points: 18.0

Unit level: Undergraduate Level 3

Unit discipline: Pastoral Theology and Ministry Studies

Delivery Mode: Face to Face

Proposing College: Australian Lutheran College

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Learning outcomes

1.

Demonstrate public speaking skills for the preaching context

2.

Show advanced skills in moving from sermon preparation to public preaching, demonstrating both theological depth and clear application to the hearer

3.

Write and preach sermons based on lectionary texts and occasional sermons (e.g. weddings, funerals, school)

4.

Listen critically to preached sermons and provide constructive feedback

5.

Assess and apply constructive feedback

Unit sequence

Course relationship: A level 3 unit in undergraduate theology and ministry courses

Prerequisites: Preaching the Word 1

Pedagogy

Teaching input from the lecturer, seminar style dialogue and discussion, reviewing and discussing pre-reading materials, class exercises practising skills and methods, impromptu speaking, class presentations of sermon study materials, with students coaching one another and providing feedback.

Indicative Bibliography

  • Anderson, Kenton Carl. Preaching with conviction: a connecting with postmodern listeners. Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel Publications, 2001.
  • Birkholz, Mark W., Jacob Corzine, and Jonathan Mumme, eds. Feasting in a famine of the word: Lutheran preaching in the twenty-first century. Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications, 2016.
  • Brueggeman, Walter. Finally comes the poet: daring speech for proclamation. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 1989.
  • Green, Joel B., and Michael Pasquarello, eds. Narrative reading, narrative preaching: reuniting New Testament interpretation and proclamation. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2003.
  • Johnston, Graham MacPherson. Preaching to a postmodern world: a guide to reaching twenty-first century listeners. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 2001.
  • Lischer, Richard. The end of words: the language of reconciliation in a culture of violence. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2008.
  • Lose, David J. Confessing Jesus Christ: preaching in a postmodern world. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2003.
  • ———. Preaching at the crossroads: how the world and our preaching is changing. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 2014.

Assessment

Type Description Word count Weight (%)
Portfolio

Prepare and preach an occasional sermon and receive and reflect on critique and feedback from class peers

1500 30.0
Portfolio

Prepare and preach a sermon on a lectionary reading and receive and reflect on critique and feedback from class peers

3500 70.0
Approvals

Unit approved for the University of Divinity by Maggie Kappelhoff on 22 Sep, 2021

Unit record last updated: 2021-09-22 15:54:57 +1000