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This beginning course in preaching examines the context of preaching and presents a methodology for expository, topical, and narrative preaching. It is also committed to the belief that preaching is best learned through practice under the evaluation of a professor and fellow students. The course nurtures a vision of Christian preaching as a theological and pastoral activity of the church in service to the gospel. The core objectives of this course have been established to facilitate critical understanding of and competence in view of (1) preaching as witness to the gospel of Jesus Christ revealed in the Christian Scriptures, and (2) preaching as both a gift of the Holy Spirit and a human vocation, which serves the creation of a community called to worship the Triune God as revealed through the narrative of the whole biblical canon. This course approaches preaching as a theological practice and from a perspective shaped by the Wesleyan tradition; it is informed by a conscious integration of doctrinal and biblical exegesis and the practice of theological hermeneutics. Emphasis is placed on the lifelong task of acquiring practical habits appropriate for cultivating judgment required for faithful communication of the biblical witness in service of the Word of God, as an act of Christian worship and within the context of personal, social, and cultural challenge and change.

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HEAD

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HANDS

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Lowry, Eugene. The Homiletical Plot: The Sermon as Narrative Art Form. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2001. 162 pages. ISBN: 0664222641

Helm, David. Expositional Preaching: How We Speak God's Word Today. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2014. 128 pages. ISBN: 9781433543135

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