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<font class="black"><strong>239 - Pastoral Training - 2 hours: </strong></span><br>

            Pastoral Training deals with the practical work of 

              a pastor or any church leader who will be working with a pastor. 

              It deals with a church leader&Iacute;s relationship to his family, 

              community, church, and fellow pastors. Some time will be given to 

              studying pastoral administration such as planning services, church 

              organization, church finances, and church training programs. The 

              student will learn how to plan and conduct weddings, funerals, baptisms, 

              the Lord's Supper, and how to plant and organize a new church.<br>

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            <strong>316 - Sermon Preparation I - 2 hours:</strong><br>

            The course begins with the scriptural mandate for 

              preaching along with its description. The qualifications and preparation 

              of the preacher are considered as well as the preparation of the 

              sermon. The latter includes collecting, organizing, and presenting 

              appropriate sermon material.<br>

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            <strong>317 - Sermon Preparation II - 2 hours:</strong><br>

            A continuation of Sermon Preparation I. This deals 

              with sources and use of illustrations, application and has to unite 

              introductions and conclusions. The course lets the students have 

              their first experience writing a sermon and preaching it to their 

              classmates. Prerequisite: Sermon Preparation 316.<br>

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            <strong>407 - Homiletics I - 3 hours:</strong><br>

            Instruction and exercises aimed to help in the perfection 

              of delivering a sermon so that it is listenable and useful to the 

              listener moving him to action.<br>

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            <strong>408 - Homiletics II - 3 hours:</strong><br>

            While Homiletics I develop preaching skills in general, 

              Homiletics II will deal with expository preaching in particular. 

              The object of the course is to encourage and develop expository 

              preaching that is exciting - that brings the Scriptures alive. Prerequisite: 

              Homiletics 407.</font>