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Homiletics: How to Preach

en 9 Sessions 9 Lessons

Rich Nathan

This course will introduce you to the art behind an impactful sermon. Through the course materials you will be challenged and encouraged to prepare a message as well as understand the relevance of teaching others. Discussion will be centered on the creation and delivery techniques utilized when developing both an expository and topical approach to sermon writing in order to reach a contemporary audience. The purpose of this course is to develop an understanding and appreciation for communicating God’s Word of truth. There is an art to being able to preach and teach the theological and spiritual words of Scripture. This course will help you to answer the questions of why and how we go about preaching in a world that is plagued by sin and brokenness. This course will also provide you an opportunity to prepare your own brief sermon and present it to a group of fellow students.

What you get

  • Immediate access after enrollment.
  • Structured learning through sessions and lessons.
  • Designed for theological formation and ministry practice.

Requirements

No special requirements have been listed for this course.

Instructor

Meet your instructor

Learn from the person behind this course.

Portrait of instructor Rich Nathan

Course Instructor

Rich Nathan

Rich Nathan is the founding pastor of Vineyard Columbus. He was born and raised in New York City. He and his wife, Marlene, have been married for over 40 years. They have two children and six grandchildren. He served as the senior pastor from 1987 to 2020. Rich taught business law at Ohio State University for five years. He graduated from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, and earned his Juris Doctor with honors from The Ohio State University College of Law in 1980. Rich served on the Vineyard USA National Board for more than two decades and is a popular speaker at national and international conferences.

Course Curriculum

Sessions & lessons

Explore the structure of the course below. Each section can be expanded so the page stays easy to scan even as the curriculum grows.

Session 1

Introduction

1 item(s) ⌄

Lesson

Introduction

Included

Session 2

Session 1 – Homiletics: Why Preaching

1 item(s) ⌄

Lesson

Session 1 – Homiletics: Why Preaching

Included

Session 3

Session 2 – The Challenge of Contemporary Preaching

1 item(s) ⌄

Lesson

Session 2 – The Challenge of Contemporary Preaching

Included

Session 4

Session 3 – Preaching Christ to Post moderns

1 item(s) ⌄

Lesson

Session 3 – Preaching Christ to Post moderns

Included

Session 5

Session 4 – Bridge Building Through Expository Preaching

1 item(s) ⌄

Lesson

Session 4 – Bridge Building Through Expository Preaching

Included

Session 6

Session 5 – The Preacher

1 item(s) ⌄

Lesson

Session 5 – The Preacher

Included

Session 7

Session 6 – Preparation and Purpose

1 item(s) ⌄

Lesson

Session 6 – Preparation and Purpose

Included

Session 8

Session 7 – Essential Elements of Preaching

1 item(s) ⌄

Lesson

Session 7 – Essential Elements of Preaching

Included

Session 9

Session 8 – Evangelism, Stupid Stuff & Preparing to Teach

1 item(s) ⌄

Lesson

Session 8 – Evangelism, Stupid Stuff & Preparing to Teach

Included