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DO 770 United Methodist Theology
Stephen A. Seamands
William Abraham, Waking from Doctrinal Amnesia Ted Campbell, Methodist Doctrine: The Essentials Thomas Langford, Practical Divinity, vol 1. Thomas Schmidt, Straight and arrow: Compassion and Clarity in the Homosexuality Debate
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ME 780 Spiritual Warfare in Mission and Ministry
Stephen A. Seamands
1. Clifford Arnold, Three Crucial Questions about Spiritual Warfare 2. Gregory Boyd, God at War 3. Charles Kraft, I Give You Authority 4. George Otis, Informed Intercession 5. Neil Anderson, The Steps to Freedom in Christ 6. Marvin Wolford, Free Indeed from Sorcery Bondage
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CD 511 The Pastor and Christian Discipleship
Daryl L. Smith
Roaring Lambs, Robert A. Briner. (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 177pp) “The Organization Kid,” David Brooks. (Atl Monthly: April 2001, 19 pp) [on reserve] The Pastor as Religious Educator, Robert L. Browning, ed. (Birmingham, AL: REP, 206pp). 10 Lies the Church Tells Women, J. Lee Grady (Lake Mary, FL: Creation House, 204pp). John Wesley’s Class Meeting: A Model for Making Disciples, D. Michael Henderson. (Nappanee, IL: Evangel, 160pp) Empower Your Kids, Donald Joy. (Nappanee, IL: Evangel, 116pp) Learning Styles, Marlene LeFever. (Colorado Springs: D.C. Cook, 250pp) The Dirt on Learning, Thom and Joani Schultz (Loveland, CO: Group, 200pp) Patterns in Moral Development, Catherine M. Stonehouse. (Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stack, 121 pp) PLUS--From the following list select one book to read (see Learning Group section below). Eve’s Daughters, Lynn Austin Leading the Team-based Church, George Cladis. Purpose Driven Youth Ministry, Doug Fields. Men Under Construction, Donald Joy. Creative Ministry, Henri Nouwen. Transitioning, Dan Southerland. Joining Children on the Spiritual Journey, Catherine Stonehouse.
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CE 605 The Servant as Teacher
Daryl L. Smith
The Pastor as Religious Educator, Robert L. Browning, ed. “The Means of Grace and Ways of Knowing: A Wesleyan Approach to Sacramental Learning,” (Christian Education Journal, Spring 2000), Dean G. Blevins The Safest Place on Earth, Larry Crabb. John Wesley’s Class Meeting: A Model for Making Disciples, D. Michael Henderson. Learning Styles, Marlene LeFever Creative Ministry, Henri Nouwen Patterns in Moral Development, Catherine M. Stonehouse. From the following list select one book to read (see Learning Group section below) that meets your learning goals. Leading the Team-based Church, George Cladis. Purpose Driven Youth Ministry, Doug Fields. Revitalizing the Sunday Morning Dinosaur, Ken Hemphill. Children in the Worshiping Community, David Ng and Virginia Thomas. 7-Steps to the Vision Driven Small Group Ministry, Serendipity House A D Serendipity 8-Hour Retreat, Lyman Coleman. Transitioning, Dan Southerland. Joining Children on the Spiritual Journey, Catherine Stonehouse.
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SM 601 Supervised Ministry
Daryl L. Smith
This calendar is for planning purposes. We will update it during the Reflection Group. All changes become part of the “official” schedule for which each student is responsible.
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SM 602 Supervised Ministry Handbook
Daryl L. Smith and James Loftin
This handbook is your working guide for Supervised Ministry SM601 (Parish Placement) and SM602 (Cross-cultural Placement). You should probably keep it in a three-ring binder with your other Supervised Ministry materials. Carefully read through all materials related to this semester (with marker and calendar in hand) before the class starts
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CD 511 The Pastor and Christian Discipleship
Catherine Stonehouse
The Pastor as Religious Educator, Robert L. Browning, ed. John Wesley’s Class Meeting: A Model for Making Disciples, D. Michael Henderson. Disciple Making Teachers, Josh Hunt Creative Ministry, Henri Nouwen – Chapters 1 and 4 Reaching Out, Henri Nouwen – Pages 79-100 Patterns in Moral Development, Catherine M. Stonehouse. "Learning from Gender Differences," Catherine M. Stonehouse Soul Stories: African American Christian Education, Anne Streaty Wimberly
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CE 640 Ministering with Children Through the Church
Catherine Stonehouse
Joining Children on the Spiritual Journey, Catherine Stonehouse Experiencing the Bible with Children, Dorothy Jean Furnish. The Pastoral Care of Children, Daniel H. Grossoehme Children in Crisis: A ew Commitment, Phyllis Kilbourn, ed. Offering the Gospel to Children, Gretchen Wolff Pritchard
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CE 640 Ministering with Children Through the Church
Catherine Stonehouse
Joining Children on the Spiritual Journey, Catherine Stonehouse Experiencing the Bible with Children, Dorothy Jean Furnish. The Pastoral Care of Children, Daniel H. Grossoehme Children in Crisis: A ew Commitment, Phyllis Kilbourn, ed. Offering the Gospel to Children, Gretchen Wolff Pritchard
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CE 642 Curriculum Theory, Development, and Selection
Catherine Stonehouse
Hearts, Brains, and Growing Pains. (Read by February 15) Reflection Questions: Consult “Project 1.” Fashion Me a People: Curriculum in the Church by Maria Harris. (Read by February 22) Reflection Questions: What do you see as the most significant insights from Harris? How does Harris define education? How would you explain her concepts to your lay volunteer teachers? How does Harris define curriculum? What challenges will we face in our effort to shape the whole life of the church as the curriculum? What will we gain if we succeed? Goal Analysis by Robert Mager. (Read by February 27) Processing: Using Mager's instructions, prepare and bring to class objectives for a sample session. “The Taxonomy of Educational Objectives—Its Use in Curriculum Building,” David R. Krathwol, in Curriculum: An Introduction to the Field, Second Edition, James R. Gress, ed., pp. 259-275. (Read by March 1) “Educational Objectives: Help or Hindrance,” Elliot W. Eisner, in Curriculum: An Introduction to the Field, First Edition, James R. Gress, ed., pp. 358-366. (Read by March 1) The 4 MAT System by Bernice McCarthy. (Read by March 8) Or, if you have already read McCarthy, read Learning Styles by Marlene D. LeFever. Reflection Questions: What kind of learner are you? Which learning styles are served best by the kind of teaching usually experienced by the learners for whom you are designing your curriculum materials?
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CE / PM 650 Women In Ministery
Catherine Stonehouse
Equal to the Task: Men and Women in Partnership, Ruth Haley Barton Women in Ministry: Four Views, Bonnidell Clouse and Robert G. Clouse, Eds., Pages 9 – 123. 2 Women in the Church, Stanley J. Grenz with Denise Muir Kjesbo. Origins of Difference: The Gender Debate Revisited, Elaine Storkey. "Learning from Gender Differences" by Catherine Stonehouse. Or, if you have read the Stonehouse article for another course, review it and read two chapters from You Just Don't Understand: Women and Men in Conversation, Deborah Tannen. An additional 300 pages. Include reading on: The ministry of women throughout history and God language.
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CL MS 651 Women in Ministry
Catherine Stonehouse
Equal to the Task: Men and Women in Partnership, Ruth Haley Barton Women in Ministry: Four Views, Bonnidell Clouse and Robert G. Clouse, Eds., Pages 9 – 123. Women in the Church:A Biblical Theology of Women in Ministry, Stanley J. Grenz with Denise Muir Kjesbo Not Without a Struggle: Leadership Development for African American Women in Ministry, Vashti M. McKenzie Origins of Difference: The Gender Debate Revisited, Elaine Storkey. "Learning from Gender Differences" by Catherine Stonehouse. Or, if you have read the Stonehouse article for another course, review it and read two chapters from You Just Don't Understand: Women and Men in Conversation, Deborah Tannen.
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OT 520 Foundations for Old Testament Study
Lawson G. Stone
Basic Textbook: Dillard, R. B. and Trempor Longman, An Introduction to the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1994. A traditional OT introduction written by two evangelical scholars. An “introduction” to the OT is not a guide to the uninformed, but is a summary of current scholarly opinion about the authorship, date, origins, and composition of each OT book and the issues involved in their interpretation. Required Supplementary Texts: Three additional textbooks are required for this course W. W. Klein, C. L. Blomberg, R. L. Hubbard, Introduction to Biblical Interpreatation. Waco: Word, 1993. Introduces essential issues involved in biblical interpretation and the methods employed with specific types of material. Students may omit sections dealing explicitly with the New Testament. F. F. Bruce, Israel and the Nations : The History of Israel from the Exodus to the Fall of the Second Temple. InterVarsity, 1998. This is a very fine short presentation of the history of biblical Israel. The middle section of the class will take you rather quickly through this material. V. H. Matthews, D. C. Benjamin, Social World of Ancient Israel: 150-587 BCE. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1993. In the lectures, we will take a rapid overview, in chronological order, of the world of the OT. This book complements that by covering the world of the OT from the perspective of social settings and institutions. Several articles are in electronic form and will be on the lecture drive of the ATS Intranet
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OT 520 Foundations for Old Testament Study
Lawson G. Stone
Basic Textbook: Dillard, R. B. and Trempor Longman, An Introduction to the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1994. A traditional OT introduction written by two evangelical scholars. An “introduction” to the OT is not a guide to the uninformed, but is a summary of current scholarly opinion about the authorship, date, origins, and composition of each OT book and the issues involved in their interpretation. Required Supplementary Texts: Three additional textbooks are required for this course W. W. Klein, C. L. Blomberg, R. L. Hubbard, Introduction to Biblical Interpreatation. Waco: Word, 1993. Introduces essential issues involved in biblical interpretation and the methods employed with specific types of material. Students may omit sections dealing explicitly with the New Testament. F. F. Bruce, Israel and the ations : The History of Israel from the Exodus to the Fall of the Second Temple. InterVarsity, 1998. This is a very fine short presentation of the history of biblical Israel. The middle section of the class will take you rather quickly through this material. V. H. Matthews, D. C. Benjamin, Social World of Ancient Israel: 150-587 BCE. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1993. In the lectures, we will take a rapid overview, in chronological order, of the world of the OT. This book complements that by covering the world of the OT from the perspective of social settings and institutions. Several articles are in electronic form and will be on the lecture drive of the ATS Intranet
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OT 520 Foundations for Old Testament Study
Lawson G. Stone
Basic Textbook: Dillard, R. B. and Trempor Longman, An Introduction to the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1994. A traditional OT introduction written by two evangelical scholars. An “introduction” to the OT is not a guide to the uninformed, but is a summary of current scholarly opinion about the authorship, date, origins, and composition of each OT book and the issues involved in their interpretation. Required Supplementary Texts: Three additional textbooks are required for this course W. W. Klein, C. L. Blomberg, R. L. Hubbard, Introduction to Biblical Interpreatation. Waco: Word, 1993. Introduces essential issues involved in biblical interpretation and the methods employed with specific types of material. Students may omit sections dealing explicitly with the New Testament. F. F. Bruce, Israel and the ations : The History of Israel from the Exodus to the Fall of the Second Temple. InterVarsity, 1998. This is a very fine short presentation of the history of biblical Israel. The middle section of the class will take you rather quickly through this material. V. H. Matthews, D. C. Benjamin, Social World of Ancient Israel: 150-587 BCE. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1993. In the lectures, we will take a rapid overview, in chronological order, of the world of the OT. This book complements that by covering the world of the OT from the perspective of social settings and institutions.
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OT 521 Critical Introduction to Prophets And Writings
Lawson G. Stone
Anthony F. Campbell, Mark A. O'Brien, Unfolding th Deuteronomistic History. Fortress. Joseph Blenkinsopp, A History of Prophecy in Israel, Revise and Enlarged, Westminster/John Knox. Bernhard W. Anderson, Out of the Depths: The Psalms Speak for Us Today. Westminster/John Knox. Required Access to Reference Materials: You will sometimes need to use one of the following multi-volume Bible encyclopedia sets. This will be indicated on the essay assignment sheet. No substitutes are permitted. You do not have to own these, but they are a worthy addition to your library. Often one or the other is available in public libraries. The :Asbury Bookstore can facilitate purchase should you wish to do so, as well as other dealers in theological books. The Anchor Bible Encyclopedia. New York: Doubleday, 1992. 6 Volumes. Also available on CD-ROM for Windoze or PowerPC Macs running a Wintel emulation program . The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised Edition. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1979-1988. 4 Volumes.
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OT 625 Historical Books of the Old Testament
Lawson G. Stone
Revised Standard Version of the Bible or ew Revised Standard Version of the Bible Biblical Resources for Ministry by David R. Bauer
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OT 735 Jeremiah (EB)
Lawson G. Stone
1. A modern, standard (non-paraphrasing) translation of the Bible with minimal editorial clutter in the layout. The Revised Standard Version, ew Revised Standard Version or ASB are recommended, and inexpensive text editions are available in the bookstore; 2. Methodical Bible Study, Robert A. Traina. 3. Phillip King, Jeremiah: An Archeological Companion 4. J. A. Thompson, The Book of Jeremiah. NICOT. Eerdmans
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BS 501 Introduction to Biblical Studies
Lawson G. Stone and David Loren Thompson
Bauer, David R (ed.). Biblical Resources for Ministry,. Second edition. Evangel Press, 1995. Dillard, Raymond B. and Tremper Longman III. An Introduction to the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1994. A traditional OT introduction written by two evangelical scholars. An “introduction” to the OT is not a guide to the uninformed, but is a summary of current scholarly opinion about the authorship, date, origins, and composition of each OT book and the issues involved in their interpretation Klein, William W., Craig L. Blomberg and Robert L. Hubbard, Jr. Introduction to Biblical Interpretation. Dallas: Word Publishing, 1993. Introduces essential issues involved in biblical interpretation and the methods employed with specific types of material. Students may omit sections dealing explicitly with the New Testament. Revised Standard Version of the Bible or New American Standard Bible or some other contemporary, formal (vs. dynamic) equivalence translation with minimal editorial clutter in the layout. NRSV and NIV are also fine. Thompson, David L. Bible Study That Works. Revised edition. Nappanee, IN: Evangel Press, 1994. Several articles of importance for OT Studies have been scanned and saved as MS Word documents, and are located in the “Articles” folder with the lecture materials for this class on the lecture drive. Power Point files will also be posted to the lecture drive after completion of the unit, not beforehand.
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CA 635 Medical Ethics
James R. Thobaben
Beauchamp & Walters, Contemporary Issues in Bioethics (5th edition). Thobaben, JR Bioethics as Christian Ethics (draft of upcoming book; provided) Thobaben, JR "The Impact of Managed Care on the Moral Character of Rehabilitation Institutions" Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation 1997; 12(1):10-20. (on library reserve) Thobaben, JR "A United Methodist Approach to End-of-Life Decisions: Intentional Ambiguity or Ambiguous Intentions" Christian Bioethics 1997; 3 (3): 222-248. (on library reserve) "Durham Declaration"(on library reserve or on Web)
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CS 630 Sociology of Religion
James R. Thobaben
McGuire, Meredith B., Religion: The Social Context Waardenburg, Jacques, Classical Approaches to the Study of Religion Volker, David H. & Orton, Peter Z., Statistics (Cliff Notes Quick Review) All additional required readings AND some of the source readings on Closed Reserve.
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CS 635 Medical Dilemmas and the Church
James R. Thobaben
Beauchamp & Walters, Contemporary Issues in Bioethics (5* edition). Thobaben, JR "The Impact of Managed Care on the Moral Character of Rehabilitation Institutions". Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation 1997; 12( 1): 10-20. (on library reserve). Thobaben, JR ''A United Methodist Approach to End-of-Life Decisions: Intentional Ambiguity or Ambiguous Intentions" Christian Bioethics 1997; 3 (3): 222-248. (on library reserve). "Durham Declaration"(on library reserve).
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CS 700 Servant as Liberator
James R. Thobaben
Texts: Dayton, Donald W., Discovering an Evangelical Heritage (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1988). Marquardt, Manfred, John Wesley's Social Ethics [trans. Steely & Gunter] (Nashville, TN: Abingdon, 1992). Packet (readings are not in order in packet)
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