TMOT 7305 Scripture, Preaching, and Public Speaking

Name: Scripture, Preaching, and Public Speaking
Rating: 5.0 (6 reviews)

This course focuses on studying, analyzing, and preaching Scripture in ways that are attentive to issues of justice. Special attention will be given to prophetic literature, psalms, and gospels. This course helps participants hone practical and innovative preaching skills such as public speaking and use of music and art to enhance preaching.

Course overview

Department: Theology and Ministry
School: STM
Credits: 2
Level: Graduate
Offered: Periodically

Catalog details

Prerequisites: Permission of Instructor

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Course evaluations

Response-weighted averages from Boston College’s official course evaluations (Avalanche/Blue).

Course rating: 5.00 / 5 · Excellent
6 responses
Instructor rating: 5.00 / 5 · Excellent
6 responses
Terms evaluated: 1
Most recent: Summer 2024

Scales: overall ratings run from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent); agreement questions from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree); weekly effort from 1 (up to 1 hour) to 5 (10 or more hours).

Evaluations by term and instructor
Term	Instructor	Course overall	Instructor overall	Well organized	Clear learning objectives	Intellectually challenging	Helpful assignments	Applicable beyond course	Attendance necessary	Weekly effort	Responses
Summer 2024	Jaime Waters	5.0	5.0	4.8	4.8	4.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	10+ hrs/week	6 of 7

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-10-09. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

Jaime Waters
Summer 2024 · Official rating 5.00/5