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Wright, PR602 Syllabus, Charlotte, Spring 2016 - Page 1
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary—Charlotte
Syllabus: PR 602 – Preaching for Modern Listeners
Spring 2017
January 27-28, February 24-25, March 24-25
Fridays 6:30-9:30pm, Saturdays 8:30am – 4:30pm
Prof. Nate Wright
513-504-5102 cell
Course Description
This course is designed to prepare students to analyze and adapt to their listeners by preparing
messages that are both biblical and relevant. Students will speak multiple times and be
recorded. They will also analyze sermons and reflect on their own experience.
Course Relationship to the Curriculum
Building on PR601 and exegesis courses, this course helps students interpret Scripture for
modern listeners. The focus is on listener analysis and adaptation.
Course Objectives
Performance:
Analyze listeners.
Prepare and deliver biblical messages that are both biblical and relevant.
o Explain how to become a Christian to particular listeners.
o Preach expository sermons which address specific needs.
Form accurate exegetical ideas.
Outline clearly.
Become more skilled at speaking for the ear, esp. in using purposeful redundancy.
Employ variety by experimenting with various sermon forms, props etc.
Critique sermons in small group discussion.
Critique yourself and others in small group discussion.
Knowledge:
Review Robinson’s ten stages of sermon preparation giving special attention to issues of
exegetical idea, outlining, and relevance.
Comprehend how to analyze and adapt to your listeners.
Reflect upon how God has used preaching in your spiritual growth.
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Attitude:
Value expository preaching.
Gain confidence in your ability to bridge the gap between the text and your listeners.
Value the use of creativity in preaching.
Depend on the Lord who uses his Word to transform hearts.
Required Texts
• Sunukjian, Donald R. Invitation to Biblical Preaching. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2007. ISBN:
978-0825436666.
• Chapell, Bryan. Christ-Centered Preaching, 2nd edition. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2005.
ISBN: 978-0801027987.
• Other readings are available on Sakai.
Schedule (Subject to change)
Date Assignments Due Lecture/Discussion
Jan. 27 Read Sunukjian, 65-84; 142-191; 305-
314.
Read Bitzer, “Aristotle’s Enthymeme
Revisited” excerpt. (on Sakai)
Intro to the course and classmates.
Review of PR601 – big idea/outlining
Enthymeme
Jan. 28 Reflection Paper #1
Email Wright Topical Sermon
topic/text
Read Chapell, 43-57; 267-328.
Listener Analysis
Audience Adaptation
Preaching with Variety
Christ-Centered Preaching
Feb. 4
(No class)
Due: Video of 4-minute oral presentation “How to become a Christian” and completed audience analysis questions worksheet.
Feb. 11
(No class)
Due: Outline for Topical Sermon, incl. Audience Analysis Questions
Feb. 24 Topical Sermons Preaching lab
Feb. 25 Topical Sermons
Email Wright your Final Sermon text
Preaching lab
Preaching lab
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Mar. 3
(No class)
Due: Sermon Analyses of Sample Sermons (Optional Submission of Outline for Final Sermon)
Mar. 24 Final Sermons
Preaching lab
Mar. 25 Final Sermons
All reading to be completed.
Preaching lab
Preaching lab
Mar. 27
(No class)
All work due by 11:00 p.m.
• Reading grade.
• Did you watch your own preaching via Sakai?
Attendance: Students are expected to be on time for all lectures and lab times. If it is absolutely
impossible for you to be present, please speak with Wright before class.
Assignments
Reflection Paper
Reflect on a particular sermon you heard that was influential in your life.
How did God speak to you by encouraging, rebuking, reminding, or guiding you
through this sermon?
What specific ways (identify at least two) did the preacher use to relate the message
of Scripture to you?
What specific decision(s) did you make as a result of hearing this sermon? How was
your response a result of the specific ways (noted above) the preacher directly
addressed Scripture to you?
1.5 page max. (12 pt. font, single-spaced).
Please note that the purpose of this paper is not to summarize the sermon’s content,
but to reflect on how the preacher presented Scripture such that it impacted you.
Sample Sermon Analyses
Using the sermon analysis questions below, evaluate five sermons of your choice,
preached by five different preachers. Two of these will be provided by professor Wright
via Sakai; the other three you may choose and find online from the following list of
preachers:
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Andy Stanley, Bryan Loritts, Max Lucado, Rick Warren, Alistair Begg, Francis
Chan, John Piper, Jeff Arthurs, Chuck Swindoll, Tony Evans, David Platt, Nancy
Ortberg, Matt Chandler, Pat Batten, Alice Matthews.
Watch/listen to the sermons on your own time.
Dig deep. Show that you can apply what you have read and learned so far in class.
Please note that the purpose of this assignment is not to summarize the sermon’s
content, but to probe how the sermon reflects the preacher’s awareness of the
audience.
8 page max. (12 pt. font, single-spaced).
Submit your analyses in a single Word file via Sakai by the date in the schedule.
4-Minute Exercise – “How to Become a Christian”
• Choose particular listeners from the list below, and adapt your presentation to
those listeners. Your choice must be unlike your current place of ministry.
• Fill out the “Audience Analysis Questions” (see end of syllabus).
• Clearly explain to your chosen audience how to become a Christian. At the end of
your presentation, listeners should understand well enough to summarize the
topic to someone else.
• You are not required to use a text from the Bible, although this is usually
recommended. Adapt to the circumstances and listeners. In all cases, you will
present a simple and clear statement of how to be saved.
• Use any communication methods/channels such as discussion, visuals, story, and
lecture which help you achieve the goal. If you plan to use visuals, it is imperative
that you practice with them before presenting.
• No notes.
• Time limit = 4 minutes. 1/3 letter grade penalty for every 30 seconds over.
• Digitally record your presentation at a time and place convenient for you. Submit
it via Sakai along with a copy of your completed audience analysis questions. Due
by date in syllabus schedule.
Note: This is a very rigorous time limit. You will have to be extremely efficient and
simple to accomplish the goal within the time limit.
Note: For the best communication, strive for simplicity. Avoid jargon (or explain
unfamiliar terms as needed), and use restatement. Use brief forms of support such
as analogies and examples.
Options for Listeners:
• Public high school, Washington DC, world religions class.
• Fifth grade public school, Charlotte, “exploring religions” unit in social studies.
• Retirement village (senior citizens), your hometown, weekly chapel.
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• Rotary club (business people), your current town, monthly meeting.
• Youth group, Roman Catholic congregation, predominantly Hispanic.
• Prison, minimum security, men.
• Prison, minimum security, women.
• Hospital staff, part of a lecture series on the work of chaplains.
• Funeral, non-believing uncle.
• Funeral, believing uncle.
• U of North Carolina., campus crusade monthly meeting.
• Coffee house, Charlotte, part of a Christian band’s performance.
• U of North Carolina., Korean student association.
• Atlanta, GA softball league, pre-game chaplain’s speech.
• Women’s retreat, Mt. Zion Baptist Church, predominantly African American.
• Racial/ethnic group of your choice.
Outline for Topical Sermon.
Include:
Your listeners (this needs to be the worshipping community you now minister to)
Your text reference.
Subject.
Complement.
Exegetical idea (subject + complement).
Homiletical idea.
Purpose—briefly state what you want the listeners to think, feel, or do as a result of
your sermon.
Skeletal outline:
o Main points/moves. No outline points beyond the level of capital letters.
o Complete sentence.
o One sentence per point.
o Indicate what portion of the text each point covers.
Write out transitions word for word. Use italics. I suggest using rhetorical questions and
restatement.
Indicate one issue of relevance per point—things that need to be explained, proved, or
applied.
Write out the introduction and conclusion word for word.
Submit the outline via Sakai by the date in the syllabus; watch for Wright to grade and
comment on your outline so that you can incorporate any changes he recommends.
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Topical Sermon
From the list below, choose a problem or question faced by people you minister to, and
choose a passage of Scripture which directly addresses that problem. Preach without
notes in class “to those listeners.”
Alcohol abuse Eph. 5:15-20 Conflict Matt. 18:15-20
Divorce Matt. 19:1-12
1 Cor. 7:8-24
Malachi 2:12-16
Worry Phil. 4:4-7
Psalm 23
Sexual immorality 1 Cor. 6:12-20
2 Sam. 11
Suffering 2 Cor. 4:7-18
Job
1 Peter 1:3-9
Death
John 11
1 Thess. 4:13-18
Love of Money 1 Tim. 6:6-10
Eccles. 5:8-20
Luke 12:13-21
Matt. 6:19-24
The Tongue
Pure Speech Eph. 5:1-7
Complaining Phil. 2:12-18
Gossip/Flattery Proverbs
Selfishness/Entitlement
John 13:1-17
Phil. 2:1-11
Sign up for topic and text(s) by date in syllabus.
You may modify the suggested texts if you think they are not a thought unit.
With Wright’s approval, you may choose a problem/text not on the list.
With Wright’s approval, you may use multiple passages on a topic rather than just a
single passage. Consider the complexity this introduces, and whether you feel it is truly
necessary.
Time limit = 15 minutes. 1/3 letter grade penalty for every 30 seconds over.
o Scripture reading and prayer do not count toward time limit. But don’t carry on
like the hypocrites do.
We will record your sermon in the class and it will be available via Sakai. Watch yourself
on video by the end of the course.
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Final Sermon
Choose one of the following texts from James; notify Wright of your choice via email by
the date in the syllabus.
James 1 James 2 James 3 James 4 James 5
1-4 1-11 1-12 1-3 1-6
5-8 12-13 13-18 4-10 7-11
9-11 14-26 11-12 12
12 13-17 13-18
13-15 19-20
16-18
19-21
22-25
26-27
Without notes, preach a relevant and audience-specific sermon to your classmates. Do
not create hypothetical listeners.
Employ at least two methods of variety in your delivery.
With Wright’s approval, you may choose to preach the text Christo-centrically. Consider
the complexity this introduces, and whether you feel it is truly necessary.
Time limit = 15 minutes. 1/3 letter grade penalty for every 30 seconds over.
o Scripture reading and prayer do not count toward time limit.
We will record your sermon in the class and it will be available via Sakai. Watch yourself
on video by the end of the course.
Reading:
Self-graded. Assign yourself a grade out of 100 points based on how much you read and how
well you read (e.g. 91/100). No grade may be higher than the percentage of pages read.
Reading “well” is judged on your attention, comprehension, and retention. Inform Wright
via Sakai of your grade by the date in the syllabus schedule.
Grading:
Grading Scale:
100-94=A
93-90 = A-
89-87 = B+
86-84 = B
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83-80 = B- etc.
No late work will be accepted. If you experience illness or emergency, contact me.
At the end of the semester borderline cases will be determined on the basis of class participation,
but no grade will be raised more than 5 percent.
Assignment Percent of Grade Points Possible
Reflection Paper 5% 50
Analyses of Sample Sermons 15% 150
4-Minute “How to Become a Christian” 15% 150
Outline for Topical Sermon 10% 100
Topical Sermon 20% 200
Final Sermon 30% 300
Reading 5% 50
Sample Sermon Analysis Questions
{Remember to put the preacher’s name and the sermon title at the top of each reflection}
1. What do you think is the main idea the preacher was trying to get across?
2. What ways did the preacher customize his/her development of the idea to their particular
audience?
3. Based on your answer to #2, make an educated guess as to the age, gender, socio-
economic status etc. of the audience. Do they like the preacher? Are they mature in the faith?
How might they be opposed to what he/she is trying to communicate?
4. Did the preacher use variety? How so? If not, how might he/she have incorporated
variety in a way that helped the audience towards the big idea of the sermon?
5. Was the sermon Christo-centric? How did the preacher refer to Christ in the sermon?
Savior? Paradigm?
6. Is there anything else you’d like to say about this sermon?
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Questions for Audience Analysis
1. What are the demographics of your listeners? Age, Gender, Race, Nationality,
Educational level, Socio-economic standing, Special interests/membership
2. Estimate listeners’ knowledge of your topic with a mark on the line. Describe briefly.
None Partial Expert
3. Estimate listeners’ attitude toward your topic and mark on the line. Describe briefly.
Hostile Neutral Favorable
4. Estimate listeners’ attitude toward you and mark on the line. Describe briefly.
Hostile Neutral Favorable
5. What is the spiritual condition of the listeners? Explain briefly
Conscious unbeliever (e.g. genuine skeptic, member of cult, etc.)
Nominal Christian (e.g. can be churched or un-churched, assent to basic doctrine, but no
living relationship with God).
Awakened sinner (e.g. seeker, convicted but not repented, not understanding gospel).
Apostate (e.g. repudiated faith without regret).
New believer (e.g. may have doubts, misunderstanding, questions, overzealous).
Immature believer (e.g. not growing, undisciplined, contentious, proud)
Mature believer (e.g. progressing in faith, able to teach others, responsive to Word).
6. Describe briefly the communication strategies and adaptations you will use.
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Preaching Evaluation Sheet
PR 602, Wright
Name: ________________________________ Time: ______
Grade: ______
Intro
Gain Attention
Surface Need
Introduce Idea
______________________________________________________________________________
Exegesis and Theology
Did the sermon say what the text says?
______________________________________________________________________________
Big Idea -Clear
Repeated
______________________________________________________________________________
Arrangement
Clear/logical
Transitions
Christocentric?
______________________________________________________________________________
Relevance and use of Support Material
_____________________________________________________________________________
Conclusion
Summarize Reinforce
_____________________________________________________________________________
Language and Delivery
Variety?
Syllabus Addendum
Academic Standards
Cheating and plagiarism are considered serious breaches of personal and academic integrity.
Cheating involves, but is not necessarily limited to, the use of unauthorized sources of
information during an examination or the submission of the same (or substantially same) work
for credit in two or more courses without the knowledge and consent of the instructors.
Plagiarism involves the use of another person’s distinctive ideas or words, whether published or
unpublished, and representing them as one’s own instead of giving proper credit to the source.
Plagiarism can also involve over dependence on other source material for the scope and
substance of one’s writing. Such breaches in academic standards often result in a failing grade as
well as other corrective measures. For more information, please consult the Student Handbook.
ADA Policy
The seminary complies with the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act. A student
with a qualifying and authenticated disability who is in need of accommodations should petition
the seminary in accordance with the stated guidelines in the Student Handbook.
Cancellation of Class
In the event the seminary has to cancel a class meeting (impending storm, professor illness, etc.),
the Registration Office will send out an email (via the GCTS email account) notification to all
students registered in the respective course. If the cancelation occurs the day of the scheduled
meeting, the Registration Office will also attempt to contact students via their primary phone
contact on record. The professor will contact the students (via GCTS account) regarding make-
up. If a weekend class is cancelled, the class will be made up during the scheduled Make-Up
weekend (see the Academic Calendar for the designated dates). For more info, consult your
Student Handbook.
Extension Policy
Arrangements for submission of late work at a date on or before the end date for the semester as
noted on the seminary’s Registration Calendar are made between the student and professor.
Formal petition to the Registration Office is not required in this case. This includes arrangements
for the rescheduling of final exams.
However, course work (reading and written) to be submitted after the publicized end date for the
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on-line within twenty-four hours of receipt from the professor. Students are expected to check
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and postage- paid envelope with their final work. Work submitted without the appropriate
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