COURSE OUTLINE
Updated 4Jan98 for Winter 1998

BULLETIN COURSE DESCRIPTION

RELP322
Homiletics II: Advanced Biblical Preaching
3credits
This course addresses the crucial nature of expository preaching, stressing proper principles of interpreting and applying the text to practical life. Includes supervised field preaching.

RESOURCES

Textbooks

Haddon W. Robinson. Biblical Preaching: The Development and Delivery of Expository Messages..Baker Book House (Grand Rapids, MI: 1980).

John MacArthur, Jr. and the Master's Seminary Faculty. Rediscovering Expository Preaching. Word Publishing (Dallas: 1992)

Recommended Books (Click on title for direct access to amazon.com)

Douglas Stuart. Old Testament Exegesis: A Primer for Students and Pastors. Westminster Press. 2nd ed. (Philadelphia: 1984).

Haddon W. Robinson. Biblical Sermons: How Twelve Preachers Apply the Principles of Biblical Preaching.

Michael P. Green. Illustrations for Biblical Preaching.

Class homepage: http://www.andrews.edu/~matt/courses/expreach/index.html

SUCCESS CRITERIA

1. Lecture notes. Maximum value will be gained by the student who takes careful notes, particularly in areas not covered in the texts.
2. Attendance and discussion. Attendance is mandatory. Irregular attendance will adversely affect your grade.
3. Reading. Note the sermon and textbook assignments as indicated in the COURSE CALENDAR.
4. Writing. To enhance sermon preparation, daily writing of assigned paragraphs will be required.
5. Sermons/sermonettes. Five(5) short (5min) sermonettes and two(2) full-length (20-25min) sermons will be written, delivered, and critiqued in rehearsals and field presentations.
6. Pastoral Practicum. All theology and religion majors should register for RELP200, Pastoral Practicum. Homiletics students with other majors are expected to become actively involved in the Practicum program this quarter and preach at least two(2) times in one of the Practicum churches. Each student is to inform the professor of each speaking appointment in advance so that he can select which sermons to personally evaluate.
7. Rehearsals. Sermons/sermonettes are to be rehearsed in the Pulpit Club and the Round Table, respectively.
8. Quizes. As needed, brief quizes will check whether textbook and sermon reading is being prepared in advance.
9. Exams. None--the delivery of successful sermonettes and sermons function as this course's exams.

GRADING SCHEME

Attendance/Partcipation	50pts
Quizes (as needed)	50pts
Daily Writing	100pts
5 Sermonettes (5min)	100pts
2 Sermons (20min)	400pts
TOTAL	700pts

HOMEWORK TIME BUDGET

Reading textbook	16@30min	8.00hrs
Reading sermons	10@15min	2.50hrs
Writing assignment	26@20min	8.66hrs
Preparing sermonettes	5@2hrs	10.00hrs
Preparing sermons	2@10hrs	20.00hrs
Pulpit Club	8@50min	6.67hrs
TOTAL		55.83hrs

Note: 28 lecture periods x 2hrs homework/lecture period = 56hrs homework