Being Objectives (Spiritual Formation): The student will

1. understand the impact of missional preaching as the declarative proclamation of the Word of God delivered from the responsibility of the pastoral office;
2. grow in faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior;
3. exemplify a life lived under the Gospel of the forgiveness of sins;
4. increase reliance upon the Means of Grace for ministry;
5. strengthen commitment to the Scriptural truth that God desires all to be saved and to come to knowledge of truth;
6. be faithful to the pastoral office and recognized as a man of faith and integrity;
7. engage in personal study and application of the Scriptures, the Lutheran Confessions, and other theological devotional writings in personal and public life;
8. exhibit a teachable spirit.

Knowing Objectives (Cognitive Formation): The student will

1. learn the components of a well-designed Lutheran sermon;
2. learn appropriate delivery techniques of sermonic material;
3. learn how to use media to support the delivery of sermon material.

Doing Objectives (Conative Formation): The student will

1. demonstrate effective pastoral leadership based on the Scriptures and the Lutheran Confessions, emphasizing outreach to the lost;
2. properly interpret the Scriptures, rightly dividing Law and Gospel;
3. prepare, deliver, and evaluate expository, topical, and narrative sermons.