This dissertation suggests that Ralph Waldo Emerson’s sermons may be fruitfully read as Christian mystical texts in light of Bernard McGinn’s discussion of Western Christian mysticism. More specifically: Emerson’s sermons, read systematically with McGinn’s historical survey in m…
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This dissertation delimits the nature of medieval perceptions about Jerusalem, the Holy Sites, and Jews as manifested in the medium used by Pope Urban II in 1095 to launch the First Crusade, the Latin sermon. It argues that a homiletic tradition shaped by monastic authors influe…
The project director completed this project to enhance his skill of delivering evangelistic sermon invitations in his preaching context of Myrtle Grove Baptist Church, Pensacola FL. The project director wrote Chapter One to describe the purpose of the ministry project. He descri…
The work of preparing a sermon is a daunting task that includes the preacher (or giver)exegeting both scripture and audience. However, the role of the congregation (‘receiver’) in sermon communication is often missing in academic research. Historically, Pentecostal preachers hav…
Immense potential for preaching in local churches is being wasted. The potential lies within Christian brothers and sisters with the gift of knowledge. Since the task of preaching often falls on a single person, there is little possibility for collaboration in this arduous and e…
The purpose of this project was to equip a select group of bivocational pastors in the Blue River–Kansas City Baptist Association with essential skills in public speaking. The Project Director conducted this training within the context of a relationship, through modeling, strate…
Preaching in Evangelical church services in Spain is generally oriented to Christians only. Weekly sermons do not tend to communicate adequately with non-Christians who might be present in the gathering. Many hold the common Evangelical view that preaching that takes place in ch…
나미비아는 기독교 국가이다. 인구의 약 80%가 기독교에 속한 국가이며, 1990년 독립한 신생국가이다. 비록 긴 역사를 가지지 못한 나라이지만, 이미 많은 지역에 교회가 존재를 하였고 많은 사람이 하나님, 예수님, 성령님을 알고 있다. 하지만 나미비아는 이렇게 겉으로 보이는 모습 속에 다른 모습을 가지고 있었다. 과연 얼마나 많은 사람이 주일에 교회에서 예배를 드리고 있는가? 얼마나 많은 성도가 성경을 가까이하는가? 라는 질문에 물음표를 던지고 있는 나라이기도 하다. 국가전체는 기독교 나라라고…
This project equipped pastors in the Fredericksburg Area Baptist Network to preach expository sermons through sermon preparation groups for the benefit of their church and the proclamation of the gospel in the Fredericksburg area. Chapter 1 provides the context of the Fredericks…
This thesis answers the question of whether there can be a Lutheran sacramental imagination for preaching. It begins with an overview of the history of preaching in The Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod (LCMS), especially since the move into English in the 1920s. This history tra…
This dissertation explains and expresses biblical preaching’s theological convictions, specifically the preaching event, using the linguistic theory, Speech Act Theory (SAT). Chapter 1 introduces and supports preaching as a priority of Christianity by providing theological convi…
The purpose of this study was to explore Dr. Charles Swindoll’s philosophy and practice of the sermon conclusion for the sake of homiletical relevance. Homiletical relevance is, in part, the potential influence Swindoll will have in the area of the successful preparation and del…
The purpose of this dissertation is to find what evangelical scholars and writers suggest should characterize an expository sermon. I propose that scholars suggest eight characteristics should characterize an expository sermon: (1) The Reality of God. (2) The Whole of the Preach…
This project is dedicated to improving the most common issues in sermon delivery. Research was conducted to identify the issues, and different techniques of the theater are then made applicable to the preacher to help improve preaching delivery. Different evaluators, all with ex…