Weekly outline

  • General

    Welcome to Expository Preaching: An Introduction. I look forward to the opportunity to think with you about preaching and help you develop as a preacher. 

    Below you will find a short introductory video and the Unit Outline. These will orient you to how the course will work, the assessments, readings, and reader's log, etc. 

    The first online lecture will be available on 21st July. The Intensive begins at 1.00pm on 1st September. 

    If you have any questions, just send me an email: mcapill@rtc.edu.au. 

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  • 21 July - 27 July


    PREACHING AND PREACHERS

    The first online lecture is in two parts. Please watch both parts (just over an hour all up), do the required readings and the additional ones if you can, and then respond on the reader's log. 

    •   WATCH LECTURE:
    •   REQUIRED READINGS:

    •   OPTIONAL READINGS:

    •   READER'S LOG:

  • 28 July - 3 August


    THE AUTHORITY OF PREACHING

    This week there are again two parts to the lecture. Watch both videos, do the required readings and the optional readings if you can, and then respond on the reader's log.

    •   WATCH LECTURE:
    •   REQUIRED READINGS:

    •   OPTIONAL READINGS:

    •   READER'S LOG:

  • 4 August - 10 August


    THE POWER OF PREACHING

    This is the third and final online lecture week. There is just one, longer video for this topic, as well as readings and the log. 

    •   WATCH LECTURE:
    •   REQUIRED READINGS:

    •   OPTIONAL READINGS:

    •   READER'S LOG:

  • 11 August - 17 August

    There is no new lecture material this week. This week you need to submit your Short Message Outline (due 15 Aug) and work on your Short Message which must be submitted on Turnitin on 1st September, the first day of the Intensive. 

    You could also look at the Intensive Reading Guide and do some reading in advance for the Intensive. There are recommended readings from three main books that are worth buying, and a number of other readings provided online. 

  • 1 Sept - 5 Sept

    The intensive begins Monday, 1 September, at 1:00PM. Make sure you come along ready to present your short message, and submit that on the opening day of the Intensives.

    • Monday 1 September (1.00pm - 5.00pm)


      LECTURE 1. DISCOVERING THE MESSAGE

    • TUESDAY 2 SEPTEMBER (9.00am - 12.30pm)


      LECTURE 2. PREACHING A CHRIST-CENTRED MESSAGE

    • TUESDAY 2 SEPTEMBER (1.30pm - 5.00pm)


      LECTURE 3. COMMUNICATING THE MESSAGE - PART A

    • WEDNESDAY 3 SEPTEMBER (9.00am - 12.30pm)


      LECTURE 3. APPLYING THE MESSAGE

    • WEDNESDAY 3 SEPTEMBER (1.30PM - 5.00PM)


      LECTURE 4. SHAPING THE MESSAGE 

    • THURSDAY 4 SEPTEMBER (9.00AM - 5.00PM)


      LECTURE 5. DEVELOPING THE MESSAGE

      and RECAP Summary

    • FRIDAY 05 SEPTEMBER (9.00am - 12.30pm)


      LECTURE 7. COMMUNICATING THE MESSAGE - PART B

    • Friday, 26th September

        SUBMIT OT TEXT SERMON OUTLINE: 26th SEPT

    • Friday, 24th October

        SUBMIT SERMON OUTLINE, MANUSCRIPT, AND REFLECTION