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Week 6 Comprehension Question

In the book, The Witness of Preaching by Thomas G. Long, (This is not one of your reading texts) he states: "Congregations have ritual expectations about the range of time a sermon should last. These expectations are the products of many forces." It makes sense that one size "does not fit all" when it comes to this expectation. This is an exercise in exegeting the congregation. Or, in other words, you are attempting to understand the unique culture of your congregation as it impacts the length of a sermon. (You may want to review Stowell regarding local context in Chapter 11 of Shepherding the Church.)

Think about the congregation where you preach or attend. What are the forces that impact your congregation's expectations regarding the length of sermon delivery? You may even want to ask two or three well respected lay persons their opinion. This is designed to be an important learning experience for you, as no preacher can afford to ignore this principle and communicate effectively in his/her context.

NOTE: There is no specific word count on this question but it should be answered thoroughly enough to impact your own thinking and provide important input for the class.
Due by Day Three (3) Wednesday

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Week 5 Comprehension Question

Comprehension Questions will be listed in the Weekly Class Schedule. Comprehension Questions are designed to spark dialog and measure comprehension concerning issues covered in a given week. Answers should reflect interaction with the text and lecture reading, and must include references and, if applicable, short quotations. Please include specific parenthetical references in the body of your paper to show where you read the insight or about the issue and use the correct MLA format. Each assignment must contain 350-500 words. Please include a word count with your posting.
Due by Day Three (3) Wednesday

How did you develop your homiletical outline into your manuscript? Did you find your outline sufficient to develop what you were going to say from it or did you have to add to your outline in order for it to have the elements that you wanted to put into your sermon?

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Week 4 Comprehension Question

What would you say are some of the keys to developing an effective and useful homiletical outline? Why is the outline important? What elements must be in the outline for it to be useful?

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Week 3 Comprehension Quesion

What steps and additional work must be done in order to take your sermon from exegetical analysis to homiletical (actual preaching) outline?

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Week 2 Comprehension Question

Briefly describe the process of exegeting a passage prior to beginning to write the sermon as it will be proclaimed/preached.

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Week 1 Comprehension Question

What are the most important things that a pastor can do to prepare for preaching, before the particular scripture is ever opened and official preparation began?