Preaching 9 - 5
This course will explore the topic of work and present homiletic strategies for preachers to be effective at ministering to the professionals in their church.
At a Glance
This course is designed to help pastors preach more effectively to people who work in the marketplace of life. Dr. Scott Rae will help you understand God’s Theology of Work and why Christians in the Marketplace are valuable to God and the world. Dr. Kent Edward will help you take those truths and think about them in the context of preaching. He not only gives a wonderful though brief lesson in Homiletics but uses James 4:13-17 to help you craft a sermon that would be meaningful to your congregation. The course closes with a panel discussion by four people who are leaders in the world of business and who bring some very practical applications for pastors to the front.
More Details
Organized in a multiple lesson format, the course provides video lectures and quizzing modules.
Course Outline
- Lesson 1: Theology of Work and Vocation Part 1
- Lesson 2: Theology of Work and Vocation Part 2
- Lesson 3: Crafting the Sermon Part 1
- Lesson 4: Crafting the Sermon Part 2
- Lesson 5: Panel Discussion
FAQ
What do I need to take this course?
You will need an Internet connection and a Bible.
Who is this course for?
This course is designed to help pastors preach more effectively to people who work in the marketplace of life.
Instructors
Dr. Scott Rae
Dr. Rae's primary interests are medical ethics and business ethics, dealing with the application of Christian ethics to medicine and the marketplace. He has authored 10 books in ethics including The Ethics of Commercial Surrogate Motherhood; Moral Choices: An Introduction to Ethics; Brave New Families: Biblical Ethics and Reproductive Technologies; Beyond Integrity: A Judeo-Christian Approach to Business Ethics; and Body and Soul: Human Nature and the Crisis in Ethics. His work has appeared in The Linacre Quarterly, Religion and Liberty, Journal of Markets and Morality, Southern California Journal of Law and Women's Studies, National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly, and Ethics and Medicine. He is a consultant for ethics for four Southern California hospitals. He is a fellow of the Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity and a fellow of the Wilberforce Forum.
Dr. Kent Edwards
Dr. Kent Edwards is the tenured Professor of Preaching & Leadership at Talbot School of Theology / BIOLA University, and the Founder & President of CrossTalk Global. CrossTalk Global equips biblical communicators who do not have access to seminary education, and is currently operating in seven countries and four continents.
Dr. Edwards directed the Doctor of Ministry Programs at Talbot School of Theology and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary for 14 years while serving as Executive Board Member of the Association for Doctor of Ministry Education, and founder / editor of The Journal of Christian Ministry. Dr. Edwards is past president of the Evangelical Homiletics Society and the author of two award-winning books: Effective First-Person Biblical Preaching (Zondervan, 2005) and Deep Preaching (Broadman & Holman, 2009).
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