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Daniel K. Davey & Michael L. Wilburn
September 18–22, 2023
This course explores the intersection of pastoral leadership and communication skills within the preparation and delivery of expository sermons. Just as the authority of Scripture requires authoritative proclamation, the application and communication of Scripture carry spiritual authority among believers in the church as it is rightly exegeted and applied.
- We will approach the subject as a community of learners
- We will maintain theological integrity as we practice preaching
- We will value ourselves as humble servants
- We will show concern for the spiritual well-being of each participant
- We will interact with a peer-based dialogical approach
- We will desire a global impact as Christ’s servants
4 credit hours.
Dr. Daniel Davey is the President and Professor of Bible Exposition at Virginia Beach Theological Seminary. He has taught students and led the seminary since 1995. In 2015, after 33 years of pastoral ministry at Colonial Baptist Church, Dr. Davey resigned from the senior pastorate to focus his full-time efforts on the presidency of Virginia Beach Theological Seminary. Dr. Davey earned his academic degrees at Liberty University (BA), Central Baptist Theological Seminary of Minneapolis (MDiv), Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary (ThM), and Central Baptist Theological Seminary of Minneapolis (ThD). Read more....
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Dr. Michael Wilburn is the Senior Pastor of Shenandoah Baptist Church in Roanoke, VA. He serves the church by preaching and providing vision and leadership. To shepherd the flock, he desires to know and love the people he leads (1 Thessalonians 2:8). In addition to ministry, Pastor Michael is an avid reader and learner. Marathon running, coffee, cribbage, Paw Patrol, and the Cincinnati Reds are a few of his favorite things. He and his wife, Sarah, homeschool their three children and seek to love their neighbors through Christian hospitality. Dr. Wilburn received his academic degrees from Piedmont International University (BA), Virginia Beach Theological Seminary (MDiv), Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (ThM), and The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (ThM, PhD).
Dr. Wilburn can be contacted at .
- 20% - Course Reading (2,500 pages total including: 1,500 pages required reading, assigned reading, Book of Act 1 time; 1 Timothy 5 times)
- 20% - Critical Book Review (student-selected book outside of the required course reading)
- 10% - Identify the 15 sermons in the Book of Acts and draw 30 application principles for preaching from the text
- 10% - Preaching calendar, sermon guide, and application grid
- 10% - DISC personality profile testing
- 30% - 10 expository sermons
