A 2014 course by Gennifer Brooks at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary surveys "the history, theology and practice of preaching in the African American context, generally referred to as Black Preaching." Preaching-in-African-American-Traditions 31-532 Preaching in African American Traditions Spring 2014 Instructor: Dr. Description: The course will engage students in the history, theology and practice of preaching in the African American context, generally referred to as Black Preaching. Students will be taught the rudiments of sermon preparation and delivery in order to meet the requirements of developing effective sermons even as it focuses on the particularities applicable to Black preaching. They will be given several opportunities to practice their own preaching as appropriate to the African American and/or Black Church communities. Students will also be exposed to different styles of Black Preaching by reading, viewing and reflecting on actual sermons preached by known and unknown African American preachers. Course Outcomes: Knowing: Students will become familiar with the streams of church traditions that contributed to the formation of the genre of African American worship and specifically preaching. Being: Students will be trained in the art of developing and preaching sermons that are authentically African American or Black with respect to focus and function in an appropriate worship setting. Doing: Students will develop sermons that are creative, celebrative and emotionally enriching, that engage the Biblical texts, and that offer authentic good news worthy of celebration, based on the understanding that these characteristics are the bedrock of Black/African American church culture and preaching. That each member of the class values and respects the unique nature of African American/Black preaching traditions and will approach the experience and work of the course with openness and expectation. Presentation of an African American preacher with sermon that models a recognized style of preaching in the African American context. Both the choice of preacher and the contents of the presentation will reflect the presenter's knowledge of effective Black Preaching. Good News Preaching: Offering the Gospel in Every Sermon. The Hum: Call and Response in African American Preaching. The Journey and Promise of African American Preaching. I Believe I'll Testify: The Art of African American Preaching. They Like to Never Quit Praisin' God: The Role of Celebration in Preaching. Preaching with Sacred Fire: An Anthology of African American Sermons, 1750 to the Present. The Heart of Black Preaching. Reclaiming Prophetic Preaching in America. Preaching to the Black Middle Class: Words of Challenge and Hope. Black Preaching: The Recovery of a Powerful Art. Pre-Class Assignment: Read I Believe I'll Testify: The Art of African American Preaching by Marvin A. Preaching in the Black Church Gennifer Benjamin Brooks Page 3 1/23/2014 The distinctiveness and/or distinction of Black Preaching Scripture and story Language and Style Purpose and Delivery Effectiveness and Effect in Church and Community in the 21st Century Schedule: Week 1 – 2/3 Introductions and review of course requirements and syllabus Discussion of Pre-class Assignment – The Art of African American Preaching Definition(s) of African American Preaching African American Preaching vs./= Black Preaching Key Characteristics of AA/Black Preaching AA/Black Preaching as Art and Artful Effectiveness and Effect in Black Culture Pre-Class Assignment: I Believe I'll Testify Preacher of the Day – Gardner Taylor Week 2 – 2/10 Developing the AA/Black Sermon The Centrality of Scripture The Challenge of Interpretation Styling and Shaping for Effect Reading Assignment: I Believe I'll Testify; Good News Preaching Preacher of the Day – TBD Week 3 – 2/17 AA/Black Preaching as Celebration Black Preaching as Worship and Celebration The Good News for Celebration The Celebration as Praise Developing the Celebrative Sermon Engaging the Congregation for Celebration Good News Preaching; The Hum; They Like to Never Quit Praisin' God; I Believe I'll Testify pgs. 81-122 Preacher of the Day – Telly Gadsen (Black United Methodists Preach!) Practice Preaching I – Group 1 Week 4 – 2/24 The Voices of AA/Black Preaching Theological Resonance Black Theology and Black Preaching The Black Preacher as Prophet, Priest and Sage The Liberation factor in AA/Black Preaching Social Justice and "The Assurance of Grace" Reading Assignment: The Journey and Promise of African American Preaching; They Like to Never Quit Praisin' God Preacher of the Day – Jeremiah Wright Practice Preaching I – Group 2 Gennifer Benjamin Brooks Page 4 1/23/2014 Week 5 – 3/3 The Artfulness of Black Preaching The Sermon as Liturgical Art Music and Poetry in AA/Black Preaching Determining the musicality of your preaching voice Reading Assignment: The Hum; Weary Throats and New Songs pgs.

A 2013 course by Kevin Livingston at Tyndale Seminary "presents a biblical understanding of the ministry of preaching" with a focus on "the nature of preaching, the person of the preacher, and the principles of sermon construction." Introduction-to-Preaching Course Syllabus FALL 2013 INTRODUCTION TO PREACHING PAST 0641 TUESDAYS, 8:30 AM – 11:20 AM INSTRUCTOR: DR. COURSE DESCRIPTION Presents a biblical understanding of the ministry of preaching. Combines principles of effective communication with the empowerment of the Holy Spirit to inspire passionate and relevant preaching. This course is designed to give a general introduction to the theology of preaching and to the art and craft of sermon design and delivery. The nature of preaching, the person of the preacher, and the principles of sermon construction will be discussed. More specifically, learners will grow in their conviction that the biblical text is the proper foundation for preaching, as God speaks by the power of the Holy Spirit through the words of Scripture and through the sermon. grow in confidence that God is mysteriously and dynamically present in the preaching event. acquire a variety of sermon assessment tools to help them assess their own preaching, as well as to offer constructive feedback to peers. The Glory of Preaching: Participating in God's Transformation of the World. The Witness Of Preaching. Preaching that Speaks to Women. During the term, we will be listening to ten preachers from a wide variety of denominational backgrounds and preaching styles. Preparation and preaching of two sermons, including submission of exegetical notes and manuscript for each. You will prepare an exegetical summary of the two texts you are preaching, based on the exegetical model presented in class. Conduct an interview with a seasoned, mature preacher, asking him/her about the methods they use to select the passages of Scripture they preach; their habits of exegesis and sermon preparation; their practices and advice about sermon delivery; and what they do in their life as pastors to keep their preaching fresh and vital. 17 Theological Foundations for Preaching Readings Long, ch. 1-3 Log Sermon analysis and reading questions Preaching from Below: self-knowledge and bearing witness Preaching from Above: participating in God's work July 2013 4 The Priority of Grace: indicatives before imperatives Practicum: speaking for audibility, clarity and emphasis Sept. 5; Achtemeier, "The Artful Dialogue" Log Sermon analysis and reading questions Exegesis for preaching Lectio Divina and getting immersed in the text Practicum: Lectio Divina exercise Oct. 4; Willimon, "Preaching as Missionary Encounter with North American Paganism;" Newbigin, "Preaching Christ Today" Log Sermon analysis and reading questions Preaching as the hermeneutical task of bridge-building The exegesis of life: congregation, self, and culture The focus and function of a sermon Practicum: exegeting your congregation and neighbourhood Oct. 7 Log Sermon analysis and reading questions Beginnings and endings Implications, applications and stories Writing and Orality: preaching for the ear as well as the eye July 2013 5 Rehearsal and Revision: practice makes perfect Practicum: how to tell a story well Oct. 22 "Performing" and Evaluating the Sermon Unction: preaching in Spirit's power Offering gracious feedback – strategies to speak the truth in love Student Sermon 1 (15 minutes maximum; preached in small groups) Oct 29 NO CLASS (Reading Week) Nov. 1, 2 and 3 Log Sermon analysis and reading questions Preaching to the whole congregation Preaching for moral decision-making Preaching for psychological wholeness Nov. 4, 5 and 6 Log Sermon analysis and reading questions Preaching with humility Preaching to moderns and postmoderns Preaching to diverse spiritualities Nov. 7, 8, 9 and 10 Log Sermon analysis and reading questions Preaching and issues of power Preaching and leadership styles Preaching a gospel that frees and empowers Nov. 9 & 10 Log Sermon analysis and reading questions Sustaining the Preaching Life: habits of self-care Know yourself Know your woundedness Knox your giftings Live in Christ and his gospel Live in the Book Live in culture Live in prayer Dec. 10; Ooms, "Planning Ahead." Log Sermon analysis and reading questions Striving to provide a balanced preaching diet Sermon planning: annual, seasonal, and weekly tasks Practicum: Sharing our "Preacher Interview" discoveries V.

A 2014 course by Mark Fowler at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary "is designed to help students find their individual preaching voice as they develop the abilities and skills necessary for the construction and delivery of effective sermons." Preaching Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary 31-501B – Preaching Thursdays, 2:30-5:30 (Maundy Thursday Make-up session is last Tuesday of the term) Room 208, Main Building Or Howes Chapel & Chapel of the Unnamed Faithful as noted Dr. Course Description: This course is designed to help students find their individual preaching voice as they develop the abilities and skills necessary for the construction and delivery of effective sermons. However, the main experience of the class is student's preaching. We will work together as colleagues committed to one another's growth in preaching in the class setting. It will stress the importance of proclaiming good news as the essence of the preaching task and offering a message directed to the discipleship of hearers; and it will explore the essential nature of the Holy Spirit in preaching, the significance of biblical exegesis and theological reflection in proclaiming the Gospel, and the critical need to contextualize sermons in order to appropriately address the listening congregation. Course Outcomes: Knowing: Students will understand the sermon as the proclamation of the Gospel (good news), the Bible as foundational to preaching, the role of the Holy Spirit in preaching, and worship as the context for preaching. Be familiar with different preaching styles, able to select styles that are appropriate to both the text and the context of each preaching event, and know how to include interpretive material in a way that enriches the sermon while honoring the sources of such material. Being: Preachers that have begun the process of finding his/her individual preaching voice, who value the place of preaching as proclamation of the Gospel and understand the need for continued learning and development of their preaching skills and is committed to honing his/her art. Students will become preachers that are sensitive and responsive to the diversity of race and culture that represents the worldview that is the church, and help all voices to be heard in their preaching. Students are welcome to submit a manuscript for comment to the professor prior to preaching it. These should be submitted at least two days prior to preaching as WORD attachments to mark.fowler@garrett.edu. They will be returned by late afternoon of the day prior to preaching(if not sooner) unless otherwise noted upon receipt by Dr. A student may be asked or elect to revise the sermon after preaching it or receiving a grade. They are to be submitted by the end of class one week following the preaching experience as a WORD attachment to mark.fowler@garrett.edu. That the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible will be used as the foundational translation for preaching. That all students understand that the content of the course represents a beginning point in the ongoing development and continuous growth of their preaching skills. Please reflect on the way in which you construct your critiques as they are intended for the growth and capacity of colleagues in their preaching ministry. Good News Preaching: Offering the Gospel in Every Sermon. The Word before the Powers: An Ethic of Preaching. Kim, Eunjoo Preaching in An Age of Globalization. They Like to Never Quit Praisin' God: The Role of Celebration in Preaching. Wilson, Paul Scott The Four Pages of the Sermon: A Guide to Biblical Preaching. Graceful Speech: An Invitation to Preaching. Envisioning the Word: The Use of Visual Images in Preaching. Preaching the Presence of God: A Homiletic from an Asian- American Perspective. The Whispered Word: A Theology of Preaching. These will be your working groups for class discussion assignments and preaching rotations.Changing groups for a particular sermon may only be done with the professor's prior knowledge and a rationale that is beyond the student's immediate control. Please include the following identifying material on the first page of each sermon: 31-501c – Developing and Preaching the Sermon – Dr. Pre-Class Assignment Read Good News Preaching by Gennifer Brooks and prepare a 2-3 page summary with reflection on the book to be used for discussion and handed in at the second class session. Please post a 1-2 page of notes on what you believe are the key contributions of the text to your understanding of theological thinking for preaching.

A 2014 course by Gennifer Brooks and Mark Fowler at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary "is intended to help students to increase and improve the skills needed to create effective sermons of varied styles, which are appropriate to the contexts of the Biblical text, the culture of society and their particular community, and the situations that define the particular preaching moment." Attention is also paid to the performance aspect of preaching. Advanced-Preaching Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary 31-607 – Advanced Preaching Instructors: Dr. It is intended to help students to increase and improve the skills needed to create effective sermons of varied styles, which are appropriate to the contexts of the Biblical text, the culture of society and their particular community, and the situations that define the particular preaching moment. Generally the course will help students to advance and strengthen their preaching skills through practical application of techniques in the preparation of sermons weekly and their performance in engaging different types of the biblical text and delivering several different styles of sermons during the period of the course, with attention given to the visual and electronic nature of twenty- first century society. Course Objectives: Knowing: By using different structures in sermon creation and delivery methods such as rhetoric and other performance models that aid in delivery of sermons, student will gain homiletical knowledge and preaching skills that will enable them to meet the varying needs of diverse congregational settings and occasions. Being: Become preachers in the full sense of the word, which includes being more proficient interpreters and proclaimers of the entire canon of scripture so that it is representative of and consistent with the good news of Jesus Christ; and so that in each act of preaching they embody the good news of the sermon. Gennifer Benjamin Brooks Advanced Preaching Page 1 Doing: Create sermons for preaching weekly in a local church that engages the ecclesial responsibility of the pastor and engages the pastoral responsibility imbedded in the Great Commission, namely developing Christian disciples. That each member of the class understands and values the place of preaching as intrinsic to the proclamation of the Gospel. That each student has a sound theology and sufficient knowledge and understanding of the biblical text, as foundational to preaching. That each student will approach the task of preaching and the work of this course seriously and conscientiously. Students are asked to read the Gennifer Benjamin Brooks Advanced Preaching Page 2 material assigned in order to participate fully in class discussions. Students will be required to preach one final sermon in chapel and lead a discussion on the sermon that includes the choice of scripture, the contextual analysis, the homiletical exegesis performed, the sermon style, the choice and content of the good news proclaimed and the sermonic message delivered and the overall work done in developing the sermon for preaching. Unexpected Grace: Preaching Good News from Difficult Texts. Performing the Word: Preaching as Theatre. Preaching as Theatre. In Other Words: Incarnational Translation for Preaching. Preaching at the Crossroads: How the World – and Our Preaching – Is Changing. ISBN 978-0-8006-9973-4 $19.00 Gennifer Benjamin Brooks Advanced Preaching Page 3 7. Performance in Preaching: Bringing the Sermon to Life. The Journey and Promise of African American Preaching. Kim, Eunjoo Preaching in An Age of Globalization. Reading for Preaching: The Preacher in Conversation with Storytellers, Biographers, Poets, and Journalists. Preaching and Stewardship: Proclaiming God's Invitation to Grow. When God Speaks Through You: How Faith Convictions Shape Preaching and Mission. Prophetic Preaching: A Pastoral Approach. Preaching Without Notes. ISBN-13: 978-0-664-23332-7 $16.00 Pre-Class Assignment: Students are required to read the text In Other Words: Incarnational Translation for Preaching by Cosgrove and Edgerton as background material for understanding the importance of contextualization of the biblical text for preaching sermons that engage the hearers. Schedule of Class Sessions: TBA Gennifer Benjamin Brooks Advanced Preaching Page 4 Selected Bibliography: Aden, LeRoy H. Preaching God's Compassion. Preaching is Believing: The Sermon as Theological Reflection. Voicing the Vision: Imagination and Prophetic Preaching. Choosing the Kingdom: Missional Preaching for the Household of God.

A 2013 course by Fred Penney at Tyndale Seminary maintains a focus on "preaching biblical narratives while upholding a commitment to biblical exposition." Preaching-New-Testament-Narratives Course Syllabus FALL 2013 PREACHING NEW TESTAMENT NARRATIVES PAST 0739 MONDAYS 6:30 TO 9:20 PM INSTRUCTOR: REV. COURSE DESCRIPTION This course will build on the philosophy and methodology of expository preaching presented in Introduction to Preaching, Past 0641. The course will focus on preaching biblical narratives while upholding a commitment to biblical exposition. The course will emphasizes narrative preaching from New Testament narrative passages. Students will also study preaching style, audience analysis and other significant aspects of the preaching event. Prerequisites: Introduction to Preaching PAST 0641 (3) II. Have thorough knowledge and critical understanding of the principles of effective narrative preaching. Thoroughly understand and critically discern the connection between Christian spirituality and the ministry of preaching. Preaching; The Art of Narrative Exposition. Preaching. An Exegesis Assignment: must be completed for each of your preaching texts (two in total) and submitted with your sermon outline. SUMMARY OF ASSIGNMENTS AND GRADING Evaluation is based upon the completion of the following assignments Critical Book Review 20 % Exegesis assignment (2 x 10%) 20 % Sermon outline (2 x 15%) 30 % Preaching (2 x 15%) 30 % Total Grade 100 % 3 IV. COURSE SCHEDULE, CONTENT AND REQUIRED READINGS Class 1: PREACHING THEOLOGY AND EXPOSITION (SEPTEMBER 9) Principles Of Expository Preaching Theology Of Preaching (J. Robinson) All Preaching As Gospel Preaching Overcoming Resistance To The Ministry Of Preaching Assignment Of Working Texts For The Semester Class 2: EXEGETING NEW TESTAMENT NARRATIVES (SEPTEMBER 16) Christian Exegesis of New Testament Narratives Understanding the Art of Storytelling Case Study: Acts 17 Begin the assignment: Exegetical process for your text. Class 4: THE LOWRY METHODOLOGY: (September 30) Running the Story Delaying the Story Suspending the story Alternating the Story Class 5: THE CRADDOCK METHODOLOGY: (October 7) Preaching the Parables of Jesus narratively Attending to genre and homiletic form Six qualities to be sought in a sermon Class 6 EFFECTIVE SERMON DELIVERY: (October 21) Heath and Heath: Made To Stick Andy Stanley: Communicating For a Change. Class 7: PREACHING PRACTICUM. October 29 – November 1 Reading Days No Classes 4 Class 8: FIRST PERSON NARRATIVE PREACHING: (November 4) Kent Edwards Torrey Robinson THE SPIRITUAL DYNAMICS OF PREACHING The Role of the Holy Spirit in Preaching Understanding Preaching as Spiritual Warfare Class 9: THE PREPARATION OF THE PREACHER: (November 11) Sermon Planning Book by Book Exposition Preaching and Prayer Preaching and Culture Incarnational Preaching PAUL WILSON'S FOUR PAGE METHODOLOGY Class 10: PREACHING PRACTICUM (NOVEMBER 18) Class 11: PREACHING PRACTICUM: (NOVEMBER 25) Class 12: PREACHING PRACTICUM: (December 2) V. Paul's Theology of Preaching. Christ Centered Preaching. "Why Be a Preacher?" Preaching Magazine, October 1996, pp. Preaching: The Sacrament of the Word. Preaching. (Ed.) Handbook of Contemporary Preaching. quot;The Secrets of Spurgeon's Preaching." Christian History. "Limping Away With a Blessing: Biblical Studies and Preaching at the End of the Second Millennium." Interpretation Journal, Volume 51, No. Preaching That Matters: The Bible and Our Lives. The Holy Spirit and Preaching. "How Prayer Energizes Preaching." Leadership 4 No 3:40-41 Summer, 1983. "The Uniqueness of Pentecostal Preaching." Azusa Street and Beyond. Seeking the Holy Spirit's Work in Expository Preaching. Lischer, Richard (ed.) Theories of Preaching: Selected Readings in the Homiletical Tradition. A Theology of Preaching. The Special Touch of God in the Midst of Preaching." Leadership 12:40-41 Sum 1991. "The Gospel as Empowered Speech for Proclamation and Persuasion," Preaching as a Theological Task: Essays in Honor of David Buttrick. "A Theology of Preaching." Handbook of Contemporary Preaching. The Supremacy of God in Preaching. "The Priority of Prayer in Preaching." The Masters Seminary Journal, 2:1 (Spring 1991), pages 21-44. Biblical Preaching. The Sacred Anointing: The Preaching of Dr. "Anointed Preaching." Paraclete. I Believe in Preaching. "Preaching Comes by Praying." Preaching. "Preaching the Word in the Power of the Spirit." Called and Empowered: Global Mission in Pentecostal Perspective (Eds.) Murray Dempster, Byron Klaus and Douglas Petersen, Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishing, 1991, pages 120-135.