IST2050-1-SP14 - Preaching Excellence Workshop
Instructors: Cathie Kelsey and Frank Perko, III
Course Synopsis: This is a workshop in which each student will practice preaching, refine the sermon, and present it one of the weeks 6 through 9 of spring term Community Chapel. In addition, each student will provide feedback to their colleagues in practice and then participate in designing and leading worship that works with the sermons of their colleagues. Each student will take his or her preaching and worship leadership to a higher level in content and delivery.
Books for the Course: none
Evaluation: This course is offered pass/fail. To pass this course a student will: 1) practice preaching in front of the class once;
2) revise and present the sermon in Community Chapel once;
3) provide feedback to colleagues 3 times;
4) participate in designing and leading Community Chapel each week 6 through 9 of the term.
Cathie Kelsey, ckelsey@iliff.edu 303-968-9812 Frank Perko fperko@firstplymouthchurch.org 303-918-4269
Spring 2014 |
Preacher at 11:11am Community Chapel |
Course tasks noon-2:00pm |
Practice preacher |
Wk 1 Mar 26 |
Africa Trip, Dr. Antonio, testifying |
Intro, scheduling the term, how to work with musicians in worship preparation, practice preaching and giving feedback |
Cathie Kelsey |
Wk 2 Apr 2 |
Dr. Cathie Kelsey, testifying |
Epic Telling practice for Apr 16 noon-2pm |
None |
Wk 3 Apr 9 |
Dr. Kim Cape, GBHEM, preaching |
First practice preacher, worship brainstorming |
Apr 30 th preacher
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Wk 4 Apr 16 Holy Week |
Epic Tell of Mark: The Passion |
Second practice preacher, worship brainstorming |
May 7 th preacher |
Wk 5 Apr 23 |
Dr. Eunjoo Kim preaching |
Third practice preacher, worship brainstorming for May 14 th , finalize plans for April 30 th worship |
May 14 th preacher
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Wk 6 Apr 30 |
Student preaching: |
Give feedback to the preacher!, fourth practice preacher, worship brainstorming for May 21 st , finalize plans for May 7 th worship |
May 21 st preacher
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Wk 7 May 7 |
Student preaching: |
Give feedback to the preacher!, finalize plans for May 14 th worship |
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Wk 8 May 14 |
Student preaching: |
Give feedback to the preacher!, finalize plans for May 21 st worship |
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Wk 9 May 21 |
Student preaching: |
Give feedback to the preacher!, LUNCH together to celebrate the term’s work – Cathie’s treat |
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Wk 10 May 28 |
Honors Convocation – We are not responsible for this week (except for Frank and Cathie) |
No meeting – we’re done! |
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Incompletes: If incompletes are allowed in this course, see the Master's Student Handbook for Policies and Procedures.
Pass/Fail: Masters students wishing to take the class pass/fail should discuss this with the instructor by the second class session.
Academic Integrity and Community Covenant: All students are expected to abide by Iliff’s statement on Academic Integrity, as published in the Masters Student Handbook, or the Joint PhD Statement on Academic Honesty, as published in the Joint PhD Student Handbook, as appropriate. All participants in this class are expected to be familiar with Iliff’s Community Covenant.
Accommodations: Iliff engages in a collaborative effort with students with disabilities to reasonably accommodate student needs. Students are encouraged to contact their assigned advisor to initiate the process of requesting accommodations. The advising center can be contacted at advising@iliff.edu or by phone at 303-765-1146.
Writing Lab: Grammar and organization are important for all written assignments. Additional help is available from the Iliff Writing Lab, which is available for students of any level who need help beginning an assignment, organizing thoughts, or reviewing a final draft.
Inclusive Language: It is expected that all course participants will use inclusive language in speaking and writing, and will use terms that do not create barriers to classroom community.
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