MINS-6103 Contemporary Approaches to Preaching
This course provides a study of contemporary patterns of preaching in the Christian church. Topics include narrative preaching, biographical preaching, preaching with imagination, life-situation preaching, inductive preaching, seeker-sensitive preaching, and other models. With a focus on the praxis of preaching, the course will help provide the skills necessary to develop biblical sermons that communicate life change to our contemporary audience. The study includes an analysis and application of the methods used to move from the passage to the sermon on the passage. Various sermon forms and structures will be considered, and particular attention will be given to our contemporary context and how this informs the task of preaching. Additionally, the course will consider the place and role of preaching in spiritual formation and how it can become more effective in forming disciples.