Assignments for this course take the form of written summaries, research, and analysis. They are designed to help us work through the course objectives, while keeping a focus on our spiritual growth through conceptual learning.

For each assignment, please develop a document and submit it to me in either Microsoft Word or HTML format (your word processing software should permit you to do a "save as" and choose either of those formats).

Purchase preaching Book and read it and write a 10-15 page book report on what you have learned

Assignment 1 Homiletics Defined  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homiletics

Go thru online homiletics course

http://www.studygodsword.com/courses.asp?course=15

Read the ministry of the word article #7

hhttp://www.vincentcheung.com/other/preachword.pdf

Writing assignment week 1

Write a 4-6 page paper summarizing this weeks reading assignments.

Assignment  2  Types of Preaching 1

Topical preaching - concerned with a particular subject of current concern.

Choose 2 sermons to read

Read Articles

http://www.preachingtoday.com/browse/?searcharea=sermons&order=newest

http://www.higherpraise.com/outlines/top_misc.htm

Biographical preaching - tracing the story of a particular biblical character through a number of parts of the Bible

http://www.brethrenonline.org/articles/PREACH1.HTM

Writing assignment week 2

Write a 4-6 page paper summarizing what was learned from this weeks reading assignment

Assignment 3 Types of Preaching 2

Evangelistic preaching - seeking to convert the congregation or bring them back to their previous faith through a recounting of the Good News;

http://www.quodlibet.net/jmurdoch-preaching.shtml

http://www.tecmalta.org/tft296.htm

Expository Preaching- Exegesis or preaching from a text and seeking to expound the text to the congregation

Take a look at 2-3 examples of Expository preaching

http://www.monergism.com/thethreshold/articles/onsite/sermonmanuscripts.html

Read Article on Expository Preaching

http://www.raystedman.org/misc/expos.html 

Writing assignment week 3

Write a 4-6 page paper summarizing this weeks reading assignments

Assignment 4

Types of Delivery 1.  Being Led of the Lord

Impromptu preaching - preaching without previous preparation.

http://www.answers.com/topic/impromptu-preaching

http://shepherdsnotes.com/?p=2743

Extemporaneous preaching - preaching without notes and sometimes without preparation.

http://www.kencollins.com/how-13.htm  

Writing assignment week 4

Write a 4-6 page paper summarizing this weeks reading assignments

Assignment 5

Types of Delivery 2 – Creating a Outline

Scripted preaching - preaching with a previous preparation, it can be with help of notes or a

script, or rely on the memory of the preacher.

http://www.trinity.utoronto.ca/Library_Archives/Theological_Resources/Tools/Guides/writing-sermon.htm

http://www.soulpreaching.com/7-steps-to-a-good-sermon-or-how-to-create-and-preach-a-sermon

Writing assignment week 5

Write a 4-6 page paper summarizing this weeks reading assignments

Assignment 6 Public Speaking Tips

Public Speaking - The Art of Speech Making

http://www.impactfactory.com/gate/public_speaking_training_course/freegate_1552-1104-88327.html#training

Tips from Toast Masters for making a speech

http://www.toastmasters.org/tips.asp

http://www.speechtips.com/

http://www.hawaii.edu/mauispeech/html/preparing_speeches.html

http://www.kencollins.com/how-12.htm

http://www.gospeltruth.net/1868Lect_on_Rev_of_Rel/68revlec12.htm

Writing assignment week 6

Write a 4-6 page paper summarizing this weeks reading assignments.

Final Paper write a 10 page summery of what you have learned from this course.