Instructor: The Very Rev. Dr. Michael Sniffen
Platform: Zoom
Schedule: Monday–Friday, 10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. Reading Time 3:00-4:00pm
Lunch Break: 12:15–1:00 p.m.

Course Structure:

Two chapters per day: one in the morning, one in the afternoon (Days 1–4).
Supplemental readings as well as core text available in full-text PDF format on Moodle.

Day 5 dedicated to participants delivering 5-minute sermons with feedback.

Each session includes direction, discussion, practical exercises, and a 10-minute break in both morning and afternoon sessions.

Daily Moodle reflection questions and class discussion topics.

The course emphasizes that preaching is primarily about facilitating a communal sense of divine presence and encounter over content delivery or transactional communication between preacher and congregation.