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title: "P7150 Orthodox Homiletics · St Cyril’s"
url: https://stcyrils.edu.au/units/p7150-orthodox-homiletics
description: "This course unit introduces students to the initial skills and fundamental principles involved in the preparation and delivery of sermons."
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P7150

# Orthodox Homiletics

Code

P7150

Level

Undergraduate

Weighting

9 credit points

Type

Foundational

Discipline

Pastoral Theology

Mode

Online

Lecturer

[Rev. Dr. Mark Basily](https://stcyrils.edu.au/faculty/mark-basily)

On this page

1. [Prerequisites, corequisites or exclusions](#prerequisites-corequisites-or-exclusions)
2. [Academic Staff](#academic-staff)
3. [Curriculum Objectives](#curriculum-objectives)
4. [Learning Outcomes](#learning-outcomes)
5. [Content](#content)
6. [Unit Weekly Schedule](#unit-weekly-schedule)

Last offered in **Semester 2, 2026**. See the [timetable and key dates](https://stcyrils.edu.au/timetable) for dates, or [enrol online](https://stcyrils.edu.au/enrol) when enrolments open.

## Prerequisites, corequisites or exclusions

Nil

## Academic Staff

[Rev Dr. Fr. Mark Basily](https://stcyrils.edu.au/faculty/mark-basily); BE (UNSW), MTh (UON), DMin (PTS)

## Curriculum Objectives

This course unit introduces students to the initial skills and fundamental principles involved in the preparation and delivery of sermons.

## Learning Outcomes

At the end of this unit students will be able to:  
1) Articulate and prioritize the elements of an effective sermon and its delivery  
2) Explain the role of the sermon in worship and spiritual formation  
3) Analyse a range of preaching styles  
4) Identify a range of pastoral contexts and determine how they influence the sermon and its delivery  
5) Apply their knowledge and skills to the preparation and delivery of pastorally appropriate sermons.

## Content

1. Definition and Principles of preaching
2. Brief history of preaching
3. The language of preaching: written discourse vs-a-vis oral discourse
4. Text selection and processing for preaching
5. Sermon Construction – introductions, outlines, dominant thought, conclusions
6. Preaching style and delivery taking account of context, listeners, and medium
7. Self-Evaluation of preaching

## Unit Weekly Schedule

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