Browsing by Subject "Preaching"
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A Visual Exegesis for Preaching: Layering Stories and Scripture
(2019)This thesis will describe the way a story functions within a sermon as a layer of meaning placed over the biblical text that enhances a particular message from the Gospel. Stories allow the faithful to become active listeners ... -
Preaching Like Peter: Applying the Speeches in Acts 2, 3, 4, and 5 to a Mainline Protestant Pulpit
(2018)This thesis looks to Peter as a model of witnessing to Christ through the act of preaching. Its primary material are the speeches delivered immediately after the arrival of the Holy Spirit in Acts 2, 3, 4, and 5. A study ... -
Predicadores: An Ethnographic Study of Hispanic Protestant Immigrant Preachers
(2018)The Hispanic Protestant population of the United States has grown dramatically in recent decades, yet scholars have paid little if any attention to the preachers or the preaching within Hispanic Protestant congregations. ... -
Singing and Suffering with the Servant: Isaiah as Guide for Preaching the Old Testament
(2020)This dissertation argues that domination in its many forms (political, economic, cultural, theological) continues to significantly affect Old Testament hermeneutics and homiletics. Those who write about preaching the Old ... -
Speaking Without Words: The Role of Nonverbal Communication in Pastoral Ministry
(2018)This thesis will address the role of nonverbal communication for clergy, while examining the impact such communication has on the ability of a congregation to most fully receive the gospel. My thesis contends that information ... -
The Pulpit and the Memory Palace: How a Classical Practice Can Help Contemporary Pastors to Preach by Heart
(2019)The following thesis considers the benefits of classical rhetoric for contemporary preaching, with special reference to the classical memorization technique known as the method of loci (or Memory Palace). The goal for this ... -
The Reconciling Word: A Theology of Preaching
(2014)This dissertation seeks to disclose the reconciling power of Christian preaching, and examine the homiletical task through the lens of Jesus' command to "love your enemies." Because the heart of Christian preaching lies ... -
WOMEN WHO PROCLAIM IN THE GOSPEL OF JOHN: JOHN 4 AND JOHN 20 AS PARADIGMS OF WOMEN’S PROCLAMATION AND LEADERSHIP FOR THE CONTEMPORARY CHURCH
(2019)Why do women experience a challenge when trying to relate to the biblical text? Women often feel like their voice is ignored and their story is silenced. Even with this challenge present, women have preached and proclaimed ...
