PT 123-1 Course at a Glance

Gospel Communication

Lectures By: Dr. Stafford Carson

Effective for the Academic Year: 2024-2025


Course Description

This course is designed to introduce students to three core aspects of Gospel communication: the content of Gospel communication, the context of gospel communication, and the individual communicator. Throughout the course, students will have the opportunity to apply the principles and tools they receive to the different media available for Gospel Communication.


Books to Purchase

The books listed below are required readings which students should acquire by the start of the term. Additional required readings will be listed in the course syllabus and available electronically in Canvas.

Plugged In: Connecting Your Faith with Everything You Watch, Read, and Play
by Daniel Strange
Good Book Company, 2019
ISBN: 9781909919419
Preaching Christ in All of Scripture
by Edmund P. Clowney
Crossway, 2003
ISBN: 9781581344523

Estimated Workload

Lectures Readings Assignments
1.1 22 2
Hours Per Week Pages Per Week Hours Per Week

Course Assignments

The assignments listed below are provided for general guidance for students to reference as they plan and register. Please reach out to support@wts.edu if you have any questions.

  • Contextualization [1-2 pg paper]
  • Small Groups [4 - 1 hr meetings]
  • Bible Talk [3-4 pages]
  • Gospel Communication Project [2000 words - talk or blog]