Preaching the Sermon (DP3016L)

Undergraduate, 18.0 points

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: Archived (New unit)

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
2.

Contextualise sermons both in terms of the needs of the hearers and in terms of the theology of the means of grace
3.

Write and preach sermons based on lectionary texts
4.

Write and preach occasional sermons (e.g. Weddings, funerals, school)
5.

Listen critically to preached sermons and provide constructive feedback
6.

Assess and utilise constructive feedback

7.

Show advanced skills in moving from sermon preparation to public preaching, demonstrating both theological depth and clear application to the hearer
8.

Demonstrate advanced ability to receive feedback and apply learning to the practice of preaching.

Unit sequence

Preparing the Sermon

Pedagogy

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

Indicative Bibliography

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

Assessment

Type Description Word count Weight (%)
Homily/Sermon

Lectionary sermon 3500 words Presented during weeks 10 to 11—due end of week 11

 3500 70.0
Homily/Sermon

Occasional sermon 1500 words Presented during week 4—due end of week 6

 1500 30.0
Approvals

Unit approved for the University of Divinity by John Capper on 31 Dec, 2017

Unit record last updated: 2019-10-31 14:59:44 +1100