Preaching

2011  cohort syllabi and schedule

Mission

Prompted by the promise of Christ's soon return, the Doctor of Ministry (DMin) program at Andrews University is designed to develop spiritually mature and responsible professionals in ministry for worldwide church leadership. The DMin Preaching concentration prepares participants for excellence in prophetic preaching.

Outcomes

The outcomes of the Preaching concentration include 1) a knowledge base, 2) a transformational emphasis on being, and 3) doing, evidenced in skill training for homiletics.

Knowing: The knowledge base has the following components:

1. Exceptional understanding of theory in the field of homiletics
2. A faithful Adventist theology of prophetic preaching
3. An understanding of servant leadership
4. Integration of preaching and worship

Being: In the process of the Preaching concentration, participants will experience transformational development in the following ways:

1. Security with humility in the high calling to ministry
2. Enrichment of personal and family life
3. Greater commitment to ministry
4. Positive collegial relationships
5. A global view of society and ministry

Doing: Participants in the Preaching concentration also enhance preaching skills and demonstrate competency in areas fitting their context from the practices listed below:

1. To produce excellent exegesis of scripture
2. To learn and practice diverse styles of preaching
3. To evaluate the effectiveness of preaching
4. To deliver prophetic semons with excellence
5. To read scripture in public effectively
6. To articulate theological and theoretical understandings that advance preaching and worship
7. To develop vision for meaningful congregational worship
8. To organize, lead, and equip others to lead public worship

Learning Modalities

The following learning modalities will be included in the concentration's andragogy:

1. A ministry development plan
2. A context support group
3. Learning groups including collective assignments, consultations, and accountability
4. Classroom consultation: including didactic and experiential learning as well as networking with top educators and experts in the field of homiletics
5. Journaling
6. Research: including perusal of the current literature, assigned readings, and case studies
7. Praxis: including implementation of preaching in the context of ministry
8. Mentoring
9. Project: including theological reflection, field research, and intervention involving a specific challenge in their ministering context.

Contact

Dr. John Nixon served as the coordinator for the 2008 cohort. He can be reached at 1-423-396-2134, jnixon@southern.edu.

Dr. Hyveth Williams serves as concentration coordinator starting with the 2011 cohort. She can be reached at 1-269-471-6363, hyveth@andrews.edu.

Travel and lodging information is provided in the links under the "Intensive Location" column.

Cohorts are identified by the year in which they formed. Cohort participants will take these courses:

Ordering books

For dates and locations of courses planned for cohorts in other concentrations, see the four-year DMin Program Planner.

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8/17/2012