Books for preaching
Required
The Preaching Life by Barbara Brown Taylor
The Four Pages of the Sermon by Paul Scott Wilson
Bible
Recommended list -- will not be used in the class but may be referenced
Preaching Fred Craddock
Paterns in Preaching: A Sermon Sampler Ronald J. Allen
The Homilectical Plot: The Sermon as Narrative Art Form Eugene L. Lowry
The Witness of Preaching Thomas G. Long
Recommended videos
Great Preachers: Barbara Brown Taylor
Great Preachers: Fred Craddock
This course will offer students the opportunity to grow in understanding of preaching in the Christian church; to develop and strengthen gifts in the preparation and delivery of sermons; to support colleagues in preaching through mutual encouragement and critique.
Course Objectives
- To gain sensitivity to the complexity of interrelationship among Scripture text, worshipping congregation and delivery in preaching.
- To develop one's own skills in the art of preaching that are faithful to the task and Christian tradition.
- To conceive through the study of scripture text and guidance of the Holy Spirit, execute by the discipline of writing, and present to colleagues two sermons for review and evaluation.
- To learn to receive and give constructive criticism that enhances the ability to preach and to listen to preaching.