Event Title
Preaching in a Visual Age
Location
Classroom 1416, Center for the Arts Bldg., Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN
Start Date
9-4-2013 3:15 PM
End Date
9-4-2013 4:15 PM
Description
As preachers in the 21st century, we preach in and to an image-based culture. Some might see this as a challenge we are ill-equipped to face. Yet, as part of the ancient Church, we come to this contemporary culture with remarkable resources, a heritage of art that the Church has used over the centuries to communicate God's work. In this sectional, participants will explore the basics of how images work in our culture and how a preacher can use verbal and visual images in preaching.
COinS
Apr 9th, 3:15 PM
Apr 9th, 4:15 PM
Preaching in a Visual Age
Classroom 1416, Center for the Arts Bldg., Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN
About the Presenter
The Rev. Dr. David Schmitt holds the Gregg H. Benidt Memorial Endowed Chair in Homiletics and Literature at Concordia Seminary. The responsibilities of this position involve teaching courses in homiletics and literature and serving as a resource to the church-at-large, through writing, speaking, and conducting workshops and symposia.
Dr. Schmitt joined the faculty in 1995 and has taught courses in preaching, evangelism, pastoral ministry, Christianity and literature, and the devotional life. He serves as Professor of Practical Theology and has represented the Institute for Mission Studies both in the Philippines, where he taught courses in preaching, and in Israel, where he was involved in a program of missionary outreach among the Messianic Jews.
Before coming to the seminary, he served as pastor of St. John the Divine in Chicago, IL. He earned his M.Div. from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis (1988), an MA in English from the University of Illinois (1990) and an MA and a PhD in English from Washington University in St. Louis (2005).