PT123-1 Course at a Glance (2025)

Gospel Communication

Lectures By: Dr. Stafford Carson

3 Credits

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
Making Faith Magnetic: Five Hidden Themes our Culture Can’t Stop Talking About and How to Connect Them to Christ
by Daniel Strange
Good Book Company, 2021
ISBN: 9781784986506

Estimated Workload

The estimated workload is still being calculated for this course. This will be made available shortly.

Lectures Readings Assignments
1.1 100.4 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.

  • 1 - Bible Talk (20%)
  • 1 - Contextualization (15%)
  • 4 - Small Group Meetings (15%)
  • 1 - Gospel Communication Project (50%)
  • 3 - Live Class Meetings (Though optional, they are highly recommended)

Synchronous Meeting Times

This course offers optional synchronous class meeting(s) through Zoom which will be scheduled during the term based on everyone's availability (a poll will be taken by the instructor for these meetings and they will be recorded for students who are unable to attend live). These meetings will be helpful for the formation your understanding of apologetics as well as provide an opportunity to practice the method live with your instructor.

The following meeting times are for the September 2025 term:

  • Week 1: Tuesday, 9/16, 6-7pm ET
  • Week 3: Thursday, 10/2, 6-7pm ET
  • Week 7, Thursday, 10/30, 6-7pm ET