Introduction to Preaching
COURSE DETAILS
2025 | Semester 2 | Henderson Campus | Christchurch Campus | By Distance
Reuben Munn
Thursdays | 24 July - 13 November | 9:30am - 12:30pm
FEE OPTIONS
$200 + Student Services Fee (Interest Only)
$840.75 + Student Services Fee (For Credit) (Level 6/7, 15 Credits)
TAKE THE NEXT STEP IN YOUR PREACHING JOURNEY—LEARN TO PREACH GOD’S WORD WITH CLARITY, DEPTH AND POWER.
Whether you have never preached before, or you are a seasoned veteran of the pulpit—through this course you will be encouraged and upskilled in the craft of preaching and you’ll come to have a bigger vision of the way God works through preaching to change lives.
Through this course you’ll explore the core competencies that go into preparing and delivering life-giving, biblically-grounded, Spirit-filled sermons in your church context.

TOPICS COVERED
- Why bother with preaching?
- What is biblical preaching?
- Clearing the fog - developing a big idea for your sermon
- Preaching from different parts of the Bible
- Dynamic delivery—preaching with power
- Preachers as storytellers

LECTURER DETAILS
Reuben Munn is Senior Pastor of Shore Community Church and a Professional Teaching Fellow in Practical Theology at Laidlaw College. He is passionate about seeing a renewal of biblical preaching in New Zealand that leads people into substantial engagement with Scripture in a way that connects to the realities of everyday life.