1hls course ls deslgned Lo lmprove Lhe parLlclpanL's ablllLy Lo prepare and effecLlvely communlcaLe narraLlve sermons. uslng a llLerary/hlsLorlcal approach Lo Lhe lnLerpreLaLlon, Lhls course unlocks Lhe dynamlcs of Lhe LexL and shows how Lo lncorporaLe Lhose dynamlcs lnLo our preachlng. Learnlng experlences lnclude readlng, dlscusslon, lecLure and preachlng. CCUkSL C8ILC1IVLS
upon successful compleLlon of Lhls course Lhe sLudenL wlll be able Lo prepare and dellver clear, relevanL and exegeLlcal oottotlve sermons wlLhouL Lhe use of noLes. 1. Lxplaln Lhe beneflLs of narraLlve preachlng and sLory as relaLed Lo our posLmodern socleLy. 2. ldenLlfy and explaln Lhe elemenLs of a good sLory. 3. uevelop sermons LhaL move from Lhe exegeLlcal ldea" Lo Lhe homlleLlcal ldea." 4. uevelop sermons from passages ln narraLlve llLeraLure, adepLly uLlllzlng Lhe elemenLs of ploL, characLer, confllcL and resoluLlon, and oLher llLerary forms. 3. uemonsLraLe compeLency ln meLhodology and Lechnlque ln narraLlve preachlng. 6. repare and preach narraLlve messages LhaL are Lrue Lo Lhe blbllcal LexL, clear and well organlzed, lnLeresLlng Lo llsLen Lo, and relevanL Lo Lhe llsLeners' needs. 7. uellver a narraLlve sermon ln class wlLhouL Lhe use of noLes.
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kequ|red kead|ng 8lomberg, Cralg L. lteocbloq tbe lotobles. ltom kespooslble lotetptetotloo to lowetfol ltoclomotloo. Crand 8aplds: 8aker Academlc, 2004. (219 pages) Ldwards, kenL !. ffectlve lltst-petsoo 8lbllcol lteocbloq. 1be 5teps ftom 1ext to Nottotlve 5etmoo (wlLh Cu-8CM). Crand 8aplds: Zondervan, 2003. (181 pages) !ohnsLon, Craham. lteocbloq to o lostmoJeto wotlJ. A ColJe to keocbloq 1weoty-lltst ceototy llsteoets. (Crand 8aplds: 8aker 8ooks, 2001). (173 pages) Lowry, Lugene L. 1be nomlletlcol llot. 1be 5etmoo os Nottotlve Att lotm. (expanded edlLlon). Loulsvllle: WesLmlnsLer !ohn knox ress, 2001. (131 pages) MaLLhews, Allce. lteocbloq tbot 5peoks to womeo. Crand 8aplds: 8aker Academlc, 2003. (164 pages) MaLLhewson, SLeven u. 1be Att of lteocbloq OlJ 1estomeot Nottotlve. Crand 8aplds: 8aker Academlc, 2002. (226 pages) Mlller, Calvln. lteocbloq. 1be Att of Nottotlve xposltloo. Crand 8aplds: 8aker 8ooks, 2006. (284 pages) 8oblnson, Paddon. 8lbllcol lteocbloq. 1be uevelopmeot ooJ uellvety of xposltoty Messoqes, 2 nd
edlLlon. Crand 8aplds: 8aker, 2001. (243 pages)
1exts of Cho|ce ArLhurs, !effrey. lteocbloq wltb votlety. now to kecteote tbe kbetotlcol uyoomlcs of 8lbllcol Ceotes. Crand 8aplds: kregel, 2007. (220 pages) 8arLholomew, Cralg and Mlchael W. Coheen. 1be utomo of 5ctlptote. lloJloq Oot lloce lo tbe 8lbllcol 5toty. Crand 8aplds: 8aker Academlc, 2004. (213 pages) Clbson, ScoLL. 1be 8lq lJeo of 8lbllcol lteocbloq. Crand 8aplds: 8aker 8ooks, 1998. (172 pages) Creen, !oel 8. and Mlchael asquarello lll. Nottotlve keoJloq, Nottotlve lteocbloq. keooltloq New 1estomeot lotetptetotloo ooJ ltoclomotloo. Crand 8aplds: 8aker Academlc, 2003. (193 pages) !ensen, 8lchard L. 1blokloq lo 5toty. lteocbloq lo o lost-lltetote Aqe. Morneo valley: CCS ubllshlng Co., 1993. (143 pages) kalser, WalLer. lteocbloq ooJ 1eocbloq ftom tbe OlJ 1estomeot. Crand 8aplds: 8aker Academlc, 2003. (189 pages) SLandlng, 8oger. lteocbloq tbe llot. lteocbloq lo Nottotlve 5tyle. 8leLchley, uk: aLernosLer ress, 2004. (238 pages) ML1nCDCLCG
1. 1he course wlll uLlllze readlngs and wrlLLen asslgnmenLs. 2. lL wlll conLaln lecLures and class dlscusslon of varlous narraLlve meLhods. 3. SLudenLs wlll parLlclpaLe ln Lhe developmenL of example narraLlve sermons. 4. 1here wlll be presenLaLlons of narraLlve preachlng by Lhe sLudenLs wlLh crlLlque and dlscusslon.
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1. re-sess|on kead|ng and Ass|gnments (400 polnLs)
a. 8ead all of Lhe LexLbooks on Lhe 8equlred 8eadlng llsL. (100 polnLs) All books should be new reads for Lhe sLudenL. lf Lhe sLudenL has prevlously read one of Lhe requlred LexLs, Lhen an alLernaLe should be selecLed from Lhe 1exLs of Cholce llsL. Note: lease subsLlLuLe ScoLL Clbson's 1be 8lq lJeo of 8lbllcol lteocbloq lf you have already read Paddon 8oblnson's 8lbllcol lteocbloq. Cn Lhe flrsL day of class, sLudenLs should be ready Lo Lurn ln Lhe accompanylng cerLlflcaLlon sheeL lndlcaLlng LhaL Lhey have read Lhe requlred LexLs.
b. WrlLe a 3-Lo 4-page self-evaluaLlon paper ln whlch you summarlze your presenL preachlng sLyle ln relaLlon Lo Lhe narraLlve Lechnlques presenLed ln Lhe readlngs. Pow has Lhe readlng changed your ouLlook on narraLlve preachlng? Where do you wanL Lo go from here? 8e prepared Lo Lurn ln Lhe paper durlng Lhe flrsL day of class and also Lo share your paper analysls verbally wlLh oLhers ln Lhe class. (100 polnLs)
c. AddlLlonally, Lhe sLudenL should have prepared a 3-Lo 7-page CrlLlcal Analysls aper LhaL lnLeracLs wlLh Lhe readlng. 1hls should noL be a rehashlng of whaL was read buL raLher a crlLlcal analysls. WhaL dld Lhese books Lell you abouL narraLlve preachlng? Whlch ones dld you flnd mosL useful and why? uld you agree wlLh Lhe varlous phllosophlcal perspecLlves? Whlch Lechnlque-orlenLed books do you belleve offered preachlng opLlons whlch you would llke Lo use? WhaL was noL helpful? 1he paper whlch should be ready Lo Lurn ln durlng Lhe flrsL day of class. (100 polnLs)
d. Also, wrlLe a 4- Lo 6-page narraLlve sermon manuscrlpL based on whaL you have learned from Lhe asslgned readlng. 8rlng Lhe sermon manuscrlpL Lo Lhe flrsL day of class. 8e prepared Lo preach a 13- mlnuLe sermon ln class and Lo crlLlque lL along wlLh oLher sLudenLs' sermons. AL Lhls polnL, lL ls more for a base of dlscusslon, lnLeracLlon and learnlng Lhan lL ls for Lhe purpose of a perfecLed" narraLlve sermon. (30 polnLs - manuscrlpL ooly wlll be graded, noL Lhe sLudenL's sermon dellvery)
e. llnally, explore Lhe followlng blbllcal LexLs. SLudy Lhem ln Lhelr conLexL, and Lhen [oL down whaL you Lhlnk ls Lhe sub[ecL and complemenL (found ln Paddon 8oblnson's 8lbllcol lteocbloq). 1ry Lo sLaLe Lhe sub[ecL and complemenL ln one senLence (exegeLlcal ldea). ln each case whaL do you Lhlnk Lhe blbllcal wrlLer wanLs Lo communlcaLe Lo Lhe reader? 1hen Lhlnk abouL how Lhey mlghL apply Lo a modern audlence. ln class we wlll work Lhrough Lhese passages as we conslder how Lo move from Lhe exegeLlcal ldea" Lo Lhe homlleLlcal ldea." 1 Samuel 17 (uavld and CollaLh) !udges 4 (ueborah) !udges 13-16 (Samson) Luke 13 Lpheslans 3:14-21 1 1hessalonlans 1:2-10 1 1lmoLhy 2:9-13 ?ou are noL requlred Lo compose a sermon on Lhese passages, buL you should be famlllar wlLh Lhem when you come Lo class. 1hls should requlre no more Lhan one Lyped page. (30 polnLs)
2. ost-Sess|on apers and ro[ects (600 polnLs)
Wr|t|ng Ass|gnments - Choose Lwo of Lhe Lhree asslgnmenL opLlons below. 8e prepared Lo share durlng Lhe lasL day of class whlch Lwo you wlll choose.
a. I|rst-erson Narrat|ve Sermon. repare a 6-Lo 8-page sermon manuscrlpL showlng knowledge/uLlllzaLlon of Lhe sLeps presenLed ln Ldwards' book ffectlve lltst-petsoo 8lbllcol lteocbloq. 1he manuscrlpL should read llke a sermon and noL an academlc research paper. reach Lhe sermon and wrlLe a Lwo-page evaluaLlon based on boLh a self-assessmenL and Lhe lnslghLs galned from some of your llsLeners. 8ecord and vlew your sermon as a parL of your self-assessmenL. (300 polnLs)
b. 1h|rd-erson Narrat|ve Sermon. repare a 6-Lo 8-page manuscrlpL of a narraLlve sermon ln Lhe Lhlrd person from a narraLlve LexL. 8e sure your manuscrlpL reads llke a sermon and noL llke an academlc research paper. reach Lhe sermon and wrlLe a Lwo- page evaluaLlon based on boLh a self-assessmenL and Lhe lnslghLs galned from some of your llsLeners. 8ecord and vlew your sermon as a parL of your self-assessmenL. (300 polnLs)
c. nom||et|ca| |ot Sermon. repare a 6-Lo 8-page manuscrlpL of an exposlLory sermon uslng Lowry's homlleLlcal ploL from a non-narraLlve LexL. 8e sure your manuscrlpL reads llke a sermon and noL llke an academlc research paper. reach Lhe sermon and wrlLe a Lwo-page evaluaLlon based on boLh a self-assessmenL and Lhe lnslghLs galned from some of your llsLeners. 8ecord and vlew your sermon as a parL of your self-assessmenL. (300 polnLs)
d. 8|ograph|ca| reach|ng? repare a 6-Lo 8-page manuscrlpL of a blographlcal sermon. 8e sure your manuscrlpL reads llke a sermon and noL llke an academlc research paper. reach Lhe sermon and wrlLe a Lwo-page evaluaLlon based on boLh a self-assessmenL and Lhe lnslghLs galned from some of your llsLeners. 8ecord and vlew your sermon as a parL of your self-assessmenL. (300 polnLs)
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AfLer Lhe deadllne passes for posL-sesslon work (May 28, 2012), Lhe maxlmum grade for Lhese pro[ecLs wlll decllne by one leLLer grade for each week beyond Lhe due daLe. 1o be on Llme, Lhe paper musL be posL-marked no laLer Lhan Lhe due daLe.
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re-sesslon 8eadlng 100 polnLs re-sesslon Self-evaluaLlon aper 100 polnLs re-sesslon 8eadlng CrlLlcal Analysls aper 100 polnLs re-sesslon reparaLlon of narraLlve Sermon 30 polnLs re-sesslon Sub[ecL-ComplemenL of 8lbllcal assages 30 polnLs osL-Sesslon ro[ecLs -1hree pro[ecLs of 300 polnLs each for a LoLal of 600 polnLs 1C1AL: 1000 polnLs