Course Evaluation
1. Participation: Homiletics courses are best held with everyone present in the room. It is understood that our group must meet online. We will need to be deeply aware of the shortcomings and challenges of not being in the same space as the preacher. Students are expected to attend all elements of the class. Students should make all possible efforts to contact me if they anticipate difficulties attendance or participation.
2. It is expected that the entire class will understand how this time frame is a gift of community formation, and covenant to learn from and with each other, and support one another.
3. Preparation: Students are expected to have watched videos and read notes either before or after each lecture. Opportunity will be given for you to reflect in writing to the instructor, who will in turn, respond.
4. Class participation assignments: During the course, there will be exegetical assignments, sermon evaluation and sermon outline assignments.
5. Sermons and listeners: Each student will preach 2 sermons in class during the course. The first from a Hebrew Bible text and the second from a New Testament text. Students will choose from text selections provided by the instructor. Sermons will be no less than twelve minutes and no longer than fifteen minutes. Students will be required to use a manuscript for the first sermon. Manuscript may be optional for the second sermon, though students are still required to submit a manuscript.
6. Submitting sermons: The Sermon text will be submitted to the instructor on the day before preaching, via email.
7. This is what will be looked for by the instructor and the other students: (The evaluation form will be available for download on the course webpage.)
· Careful employment with biblical texts
· Attention to the dynamics of church and culture
· Evidence of significant theological reflection and absence of bias.
· Delivery: Vocal proficiency, use of the body and evidence of preparation and comfort.
Clear, significant, and memorable message delivered with energy and conviction. (1 Peter 3:15)
Course Grading
· Written Class Assignments (Exegesis) : 20%
· Attendance and Participation: 20%
· Sermon 1: 20%
· Sermon 2: 20%
· Participation 10%
· Reflections: 10%
Contact information for instructor
John Watton
Email: bishopcentral@outlook.com
Telephone 709 424 1194
Course Page is found at centraldiocese.ca
Class Schedule
Week One: Thursday May 8 (same day as Convocation)
· Introductions and overview of the Course.
· A sharing Conversation of our personal thoughts and various understandings of what preaching is.
· Introduction to some keywords and concepts.
Week Two: Thursday May 15 The Life of the Preacher
· Vocation and Call (honesty and commitment)
· The Privilege and responsibility of preaching,
· The essential nature and components of A life of Study,
· Proclamation from and within, the Community
· The internal life of reflection and prayer.
Week Three: Thursday May 22 Introduction to Genre
What do you see, hear and taste that directs, teaches and inspires you everyday?
Week Four: Thursday May 29 (The Ascension of the Lord)
Introduction to Genre continues
Discovering various Genres and “time zones” in Scripture
If you understand Bible as the foundation for Preaching, you must know what it is…and what it is not.
Week Five: Thursday June 5 Introduction to Biblical Critical methods and Biblical Exegesis.
Week Six: Thursday June12 Introduction to Biblical Exegesis Continues
Week Seven: Thursday June 19 Writing Sermons: the process
Week Eight Thursday June 26 Writing Sermons: the process
(I Will be at General Synod so we may need to make adjustments )
Week Nine Thursday July 3 Guests talking about their preaching methods.
Week Ten Thursday July 10 Presenting Sermons (in a shared in person venue or online or combination of both)
Week Eleven Thursday July 17 Presenting Sermons (in a shared in person venue or online or combination of both)
Week Twelve Review and evaluations
