Preacher

Competencies

• Demonstrates a thorough knowledge of the Bible
• Demonstrates a thorough knowledge of church history
• Demonstrates a thorough knowledge of Christian ethics and moral theology
• Demonstrates an overview of the Christian ethical tradition
• Demonstrates a thorough knowledge of church doctrine including the Creed and the Catechism
• Demonstrates the ability to articulate God’s self-revelation both in scripture and in the present world
• Demonstrates knowledge of the church year and the ability to determine ecclesiastical dates and appropriate as well as appointed passages of scripture
• Demonstrates the ability to prepare and deliver sermons
  • Exhibits competent public speaking skills
  • Applies a model for interpretation of biblical text and situations to make sermons meaningful to those who hear them

Resources

• The Bible for Dummies
• The Book of Common Prayer
• Lesser Feasts and Fasts
• The Book of Occasional Services
• Church History: An Essential Guide by Justo Gonzáles
• The Christian Moral Life by Timothy Sedgwick
• Theology: The Basics by Alister McGrath
• Loving the Questions by Marianne Micks
• Praying Shapes Believing by Leonel Mitchell
• The New Church’s Teaching Series: Opening the Prayer Book by Jeffrey Lee
• The New Church’s Teaching Series: Ethics after Easter by Stephen Holmgren
• Cambridge Companion to Christian Ethics by Robin Gil
• An Introduction to Christian Ethics, 5th Edition by Roger Crook
• Suggested homiletics resources:
  • Barbara Brown Taylor
  • Thomas Long
  • Fred Craddock
  • David Schlafer