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Creativity and Freshness in Preaching
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Non-Credit: C4
MA credit: PM -715
DMin credit: PM - 811
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Facilitator: Dr. Jeffrey Arthurs
This course focuses more on the art of homiletics than the science of exposition. It centers more on innovative and attractive means of sermon delivery while seeking to remain true to the biblical text. While PM 8 0 — The Effective communicator — is not a prerequisite for this seminar, the assumption is that participants understand the appropriate methods for bridging from the exegeted text to the sermon. This seminar should prove to be invaluable for those who feel they are “stuck in a rut” in their preaching.
GOALS:
- To be able to use a variety of creative forms and structures in their preaching.
- To be able to fashion the physical setting for maximum communication effectiveness.
- To be able to develop a positive atmosphere and motivation in a message.
WHO WILL BENEFIT:
- Every pastor desiring to stay relevant to more contemporary forms of preaching.
- Young men preparing for ministry who have had training in the science of homiletics and wish to develop greater facility in the art of preaching.
- Any layperson who has had training in preparing biblical sermons and lessons, and who wishes to become aware of a greater range of possible delivery forms.
Important note about this class: This course can be taken not-for-credit or for credit from Grace Seminary. ALL participants in this class must have some experience in preaching and be familiar with the development of a sermon as disclosed in the following book: Biblical Preaching, Revised Edition, Haddon Robinson, Baker, 2001. If this class is taken for credit, it can be used either for Doctoral credit or for Masters credit in the seminary. Class time for MA and DMin are the same, however pre and post-course requirements will differ. Click HERE to download the class prospectus (includes reading requirements).
JEFFREY D. ARTHURS, Ph.D. Jeff is an Associate Professor of Preaching and Communication and Dean of the Chapel at Gordon- Conwell Theological Seminary. He was raised in western PA in a nominally Christian home, came to saving faith in Christ when he was 14 years old, and received a call to preach at age 16. To this day his passion is preaching, and he uses his wide ranging communication experience as a teacher, missionary, director, announcer, and consultant to equip others for more effective proclamation of the Word. Jeff has taught at all levels from grade school to grad school, having taught preaching and communication in six colleges and seminaries in the U.S. as well as in the Philippines. He is currently in his fourth year at Gordon-Conwell. In the past he has served as teaching pastor in Portland, OR. Currently, Jeff is an elder at North Shore Community Baptist Church; he and his wife lead the church’s Alpha ministry. He carries on an active ministry of pulpit supply and conference speaking. He is a past-president of the Evangelical Homiletics Society and an active scholar, regularly presenting papers at conferences and writing articles for periodicals such as the Journal of Communication and Religion, Preaching, Leadership, and Preaching Today on-line. Jeff has been married for 25 years and enjoys playing tennis with his wife and son.
Quotes from actual participants who completed the “Biblical Interpretation for Contemporary Preaching” D.Min seminar, taught by Dr. Jeff Arthurs at Grace Seminary, March 13-17, 2006
- “The course content was outstanding. The presentation was excellent, especially the use of audio and video preaching examples.”
- “Remarkably well done. Good use of multiple styles.”
- “Very practical… excellent tools learned." “Lots of variety… time went by quickly.”
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