Preaching and Public Speaking From A Faith Center

This online synchronous course will focus on how ministers use the oral expressive arts to communicate with those they serve. We will explore the practice of preaching and also public speaking in other settings which allow the values of one’s ministries to be connected with the world and its context. Also explored will be the ways our beliefs and theologies can be communicated in ways pertinent to the issues of our days. Through the preparation of short sermons and speeches/presentations, participants will receive supportive feedback from peers and the instructor to deepen these key skills. Experiences in extemporaneous speaking will also be explored as a way of communicating witness and values.

Class meets August 18-22, 2025, 2:00pm-4pm.

Required pre-work: Sermon, speech or presentation.

MASC and M.Div. This course is for MASC and M.Div. Starr King thresholds: 2. Prophetic Witness and Work 6. Thea/ology in Culture and Context and and MFC Competency 1. Worship and Rites of Passage.

Enrollment Max: 15. Auditors excluded.