Full Title
Sermons that are perfect : how does meeting with a spiritual director give completion to those who preach?
Author
Edward Hart Schreur
Abstract
This project is designed to provide information on how receiving spiritual direction helps an individual prepare sermons that are perfect. Perfection is defined not as a sermon that is free of errors but rather as a sermon that is mature and complete, arising out of awareness and knowledge of God that is received, in part, through the experience of receiving spiritual direction.
Chapter 1 provides an introduction to spiritual direction through offering several definitions and a short history.
Chapter 2 describes my experience of receiving spiritual direction and using that experience as a preaching resource.
Chapter 3 provides an analysis of how the experience of receiving spiritual direction is useful in preaching. I give attention to four areas: 1. Increased awareness of God through spiritual direction that is used as a basis for preaching; 2. Increased awareness of self through spiritual direction that is used in preaching; 3. Anecdotal experiences that occur in spiritual direction that can be used as sermon illustrations; 4. Specific content material that arises in spiritual direction that can be used in sermons.
Chapter 4 provides examples of sermons that integrate the findings.
Chapter 1 provides an introduction to spiritual direction through offering several definitions and a short history.
Chapter 2 describes my experience of receiving spiritual direction and using that experience as a preaching resource.
Chapter 3 provides an analysis of how the experience of receiving spiritual direction is useful in preaching. I give attention to four areas: 1. Increased awareness of God through spiritual direction that is used as a basis for preaching; 2. Increased awareness of self through spiritual direction that is used in preaching; 3. Anecdotal experiences that occur in spiritual direction that can be used as sermon illustrations; 4. Specific content material that arises in spiritual direction that can be used in sermons.
Chapter 4 provides examples of sermons that integrate the findings.
Degree Granting Institution
Country
United States
Degree Granted
Doctor of Ministry
Type of Work
D.Min. Project
Language
English
Date
1999
Number of Pages
87
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