This introductory course in preaching leads the CLP students through the basic steps of sermon preparation: liturgical/contextual considerations, text selection, exegesis, formation of a sermon sentence, choosing of a form, developing a sermon outline, sermon writing, and preaching.
Required Textbooks:
- A good study Bible. I will be using The NIV Study Bible. Also acceptable are the New Revised Standard Version in the The New Oxford Annotated Bible format, The HarperCollins Study Bible (NRSV), and The Discipleship Study Bible (NRSV). Students wishing to use a Bible other than those listed here should consult with the professor.
- Wilson, Paul Scott. The Practice of Preaching, Revised Edition. Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press, 1995.
- On-line devotionals: Subscribe to Encounter with God by Scripture Union. The habit of daily devotions is critical to ministry. With all of us reading this together, we may find some happy opportunities for deeper discussion or sermon exercises.
- Web resources as assigned.
- Teacher: Annalee Ward