Wilbur Henry Waters School of Religion, Inc. and Theological Seminary

This course is designed to give a full and practical examination of the choice to lead to five possible sermon structures:  DECLARATIVE,PRAGMATIC, NARRATIVE,VISIONARY and INTEGRATIVE, and to engage in the mechanics of a proven hermeneutical methodology that leads to an inductive examination of a text to be preached. Engage in the mechanics of a homiletical methodology that leads to exposing the text in such a way that it can be embraced and lived by listeners.

Textbook (s):

• Holy Bible (Any Version)
• Privilege the Text! A theological Hermeneutic For Preaching, by Abraham Kuruvilla
• Homiletical Theology In Action, The Unfinished Theological Task of Preaching by David Schnasa Jacobsen
• The Write Stuff, Crafting Sermons That Capture and Convince by Sondra B. Willobee