6000

This course is a comprehensive, integrative approach to Christian proclamation, beginning with biblical foundations and ending with the tools needed to communicate effectively in specific settings. Topics range from a theology of revelation to sermon preparation and various kinds of sermon. The course involves the practice of proclamation and so requires that a student currently be in an approved ministry setting. Prerequisite: MDIV-500

In this course students will design textual and topical sermons built on a variety of linear and narrative forms. Students will learn to evaluate sermons for biblical, theological, and contextual faithfulness. Students will develop and deliver sermons that are biblically substantive and contextually relevant. Prerequisite: BIBL-631