PAST 502: Preaching and Liturgical Celebrations

The goal of this course is to introduce students to basic interpretive and homiletical skills, to inculcate in them a reverent attitude toward the preaching task and to offer them the opportunity to practice oral communication skills. It is important to note, however, that learning to preach is a lifelong task and the goal is not to have fully formed preachers by the end of the course. Rather, by God’s grace, students will complete the course with the ability to teach themselves to preach in some regular situation in the future.