Content

In this unit students will be involved in an integrated learning process as they reflectively engage with the theology of preaching, prepare for, craft, deliver and evaluate sermons. Attention will be paid to context, audience, language, message, style and genre as the art of preaching is explored and workshopped.

Unit code: DP3741Z

Unit status: Approved (New unit)

Points: 18.0

Unit level: Undergraduate Level 3

Unit discipline: Pastoral Theology and Ministry Studies

Proposing College: Uniting College for Leadership and Theology

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Learning outcomes

1.

Articulate the theological significance and purpose of preaching

2.

Exemplify skill and pastoral imagination in the preparation, crafting and delivering of sermons

3.

Attend artfully and appropriately to context, audience, language, message, style and genre

4.

Reflect on the source, expression and affect of voice in the practice of preaching

Unit sequence

Level 3 elective unit in undergraduate theology and ministry awards

Pedagogy

Lectures, readings, online exercises, discussions, workshops, creative interaction and/or field trips

Indicative Bibliography

Resources will be provided to students in the Unit Guide and on ARK

Assessment

Type Description Word count Weight (%)
Portfolio 4500 1.0
Approvals

Unit approved for the University of Divinity by Prof Albert Haddad on 29 Oct, 2025

Unit record last updated: 2025-10-29 09:01:42 +1100