| 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. |
