Preaching as Seelsorger
Prerequisite: None
Credit Hours: 3
This advanced homiletics course emphasizes the deep integration of pastoral care (Seelsorge) into the art and practice of preaching. Students will explore how the sermon can be a primary vehicle for addressing the diverse spiritual, emotional, and existential needs of the congregation. The course focuses on developing skills in exegeting both the biblical text and the congregation, crafting sermons that are not only biblically faithful and theologically sound but also pastorally sensitive, relevant, and healing, effectively ministering God’s Word to the hearts of listeners.