Developing Future Preachers and Teachers in the Basics of Expository Preaching at Kindred Community Church Anaheim Hills, California

Abstract

This project was designed to develop active or potential preachers in Kindred Community Church and other from the Southern California area in the basics of expository preaching. Chapter 1 outlines the ministry context at Kindred Community Church, Anaheim Hills, California, the project's purpose, and the project's goals. Chapter 2 examines biblical and theological rationale for expository preaching as the only biblical model of preaching. Chapter 3 investigates the importance of illustrations for sermon effectiveness, and provides methods for effective use of illustrations. Chapter 4 reviews the specific elements of the project, which consisted mainly of a four-week expository sermon series, and an eleven-week seminar on expository preaching. Chapter 5 analyzes project, specifically data collected from the congregation on the four-part sermon series; the data collected from the students in the seminar class both pre- and post-questionnaire data; and the implementation of the learning techniques.