Once Upon a Time: Utilizing Scenic Preaching, Which Provides Engaging And Memorable Homilies As a Viable Solution to Boring Homilies

Ochigbo, Emmanuel Inedu

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Once Upon a Time: Utilizing Scenic Preaching, Which Provides Engaging And Memorable Homilies As a Viable Solution to Boring Homilies

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Ochigbo, Emmanuel Inedu. Once Upon a Time: Utilizing Scenic Preaching, Which Provides Engaging And Memorable Homilies As a Viable Solution to Boring Homilies. Aquinas Institute of Theology. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/97bf5fee-6a82-41a3-9040-9ccf3f039cd4.

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Ochigbo, Emmanuel Inedu. Once Upon a Time: Utilizing Scenic Preaching, Which Provides Engaging And Memorable Homilies As a Viable Solution to Boring Homilies. Aquinas Institute of Theology. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/97bf5fee-6a82-41a3-9040-9ccf3f039cd4.

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Abstract

There have been many complaints from parishioners regarding the boring nature of preaching at Catholic Masses. Some parishioners complain that priests and deacons are too cerebral and technical in their preaching. Some say the homilies do not address their existential concerns. Consequently, many parishioners leave the Mass without remembering the message of the homily. This thesis project is an invitation to return to how Jesus preached. He used parables to connect with his audience. His listeners remembered his message because of the parables’ vivid, striking, engaging, and memorable nature. Jesus did not only preach in parables; he was a parable of God. A parable points to something beyond itself. In the same way, when Jesus became a human being, he lived among us to point us to God. Chapter 1 presents an overview of the project, its title, ministry context, the problem it sets to address, its thesis, and purpose. Chapter 2 lays the theological foundation by focusing on Jesus’ Parable-Based Preaching. Chapter 3, the interdisciplinary framework, explores storytelling as a common denominator in human life. In Chapter 4, the homiletic foundation discusses the New Homiletic, emphasizing Dr. Alyce M. McKenzie’s experiential approach to the New Homiletic, Scenic Preaching. The ministerial intervention of this project comes up in Chapter 5, where I taught four preachers in the Diocese of San Diego to use Scenic Preaching in their homilies. I tested the project’s hypothesis through a questionnaire to 37 listeners distributed among four parishes. The questionnaire provided qualitative and quantitative data. Chapter 5 gives the details of the intervention. In Chapter 6, the data from Chapter 5 reveals that when homilists effectively utilize Scenic Preaching, listeners are more engaged and remember the message.

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