DL8198B Worship and Preaching: Essentials
Description
In the words of lecturer Catherine Spiller, “Corporate worship is a vital part of ministry today. Worship creates space for us to hear and respond to God’s redemptive story. It forms our identity, proclaims hope, and prepares us for mission in the world.”
Discover more about the methods and skills to lead worship and to preach in the Worship and Preaching: Essentials unit.
Level
Postgraduate Foundational
Semester
Semester 1 2027
Delivery Mode
Online
Dates
22 February - 28 May 2027
A weekly virtual classroom session will take place on Zoom on Tuesdays at 12.30pm - 1:30pm AEDT/AEST.
We recommend that you allocate 15 hours a week for all study activities.
Lecturer/s
Major Dr Catherine Spiller
Prerequisites
No prerequisites required.
Learning Activities
Teaching and learning in this unit occurs using a flipped classroom pedagogy. Students will engage with curated learning materials, reflections, online workshops, and other interactive learning experiences.
* This unit is offered at Undergraduate and Postgraduate level. Students may engage with people across both levels when this unit is delivered.
Assessments
Assessment 1 – 40%
Assessment 2 – 60%
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this unit, it is expected that students will be able to:
- Critically compare frameworks for understanding corporate worship within congregational contexts.
- Apply and justify the use of a framework for the design of a corporate worship service within a specified ministry context.
- Critically analyse the principles of expository preaching as a method of proclamation in congregational contexts.
- Apply and justify an expository method to the task of preaching within a specified ministry context.
- Critically evaluate the effectiveness of selected approaches to worship and preaching in relation to specific congregational contexts
Text Books
There is no required text for this unit.