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PM 642 Counseling Theories and Techniques

Virginia Todd Holeman

Course Text Corsini, R. & Wedding, D. (2000). Current Psychotherapies Peacock. Course Packet – available at ATS bookstore Additional reading will be on reserve in the library
PM 704 Marriage and Family Counseling

Virginia Todd Holeman

Required Texts DeMaria, R., Weeks, G. & Hof, L. (1999). Focused Genograms. Philadelphia, PA: Brunner/Mazel. Friedman, E. H. (1985). Generation to Generation: Family Process in Church and Synagogue. New York: Guilford Press. ISBN: 0-87630-881-7 This is the foundation text for this course. You may find this challenging reading if family systems terms are new to you. Friedman's insights into the processes of family and church are worth the price of the book - especially chapters 8 & 9. Guerin, P.J., Jr., Forgarty, T. F., Fay, L.F., Kautto, J. G. (1996). Working with Relationship Triangles. New York: Guilford Press. Guerin, et al. adds some meat and bones to many of Friedman's principles. I found this book very engaging, and very practical! Stanley, S., et al. (1998). The lasting promise. Jossey-Bass. ISBN: 0-7879-3983-8 Dr. Stanley’s work is based on his love of the LORD and his years as a researcher on marital commitment. This is intended for couples – premarital and married. Research suggests that the most efficient way to prevent divorce is through sound, structured premarital counseling. The Christian PREP model equips couples with specific skills that, when practiced, will help couples fight for their marriage. Visher, E.B. & Visher, J. S. (1996). Therapy with Stepfamilies. New York: Brunner/Mazel. ISBN: 0-87630-799 I think that you will find this text very helpful as you work with remarried families with children. Consider it a good guide for some pre-remarital counseling too! Course Packet of Readings. You buy this from the bookstore and it contains selected required readings for this class.
SF 500 Introduction to Spiritual Formation

Reginald Johnson

Texts • Richard Foster, A Celebration of Discipline • Reginald Johnson, Your Personality and the Spiritual Life • Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together • Joyce Huggett, Listening to God
SF 710 The Life of Prayer

Reginald Johnson

Texts Prayer, The Heart's True Home, Richard Foster (ISBN 0-06-062846-4) Rules For Prayer, William Paulsell (ISBN 0-809-13410-1) The Praying Church Sourcebook, Alvin Vander Griend (ISBN1-56212-258-4 Dimensions of Prayer, Douglas Steere (ISBN 0-835-80800-9)
YM 500 The Servant as Youth Minister

Donald M. Joy

Basic Texts: Janet Hagberg, Real Power: Stages of Personal Power in Organizations. Salem, Wisconsin: Sheffield, revised 1994. ISBN 1-879215-17-9 David Michael Henderson, John Wesley's Class Meeting. Nappanee, IN: Evangel Publishing House, 1997. ISBN 0-916-03573-5 Donald M. Joy, Empower Your Teens: To Be Adults! A Guide for Parents, Ministers, and Other Mentors. Nappanee, IN: Evangel Publishing House, 2000. ISBN Henri J. M. Nouwen, The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming. New York: Doubleday "Image," 1992. ISBN 0-385-47307-9 Marjorie J. Thompson, Family: The Forming Center. Nashville: The Upper Room Press, 1996. ISBN 0-8358-0798-3
SF 620 The Spiritual Life of the Minister

Samuel Kamaleson

COURSE OBJECTIVES: A. TO begin to learn ‘how’ to ask life’s questions to Life and come out with answers ‘in life.’ B. To begin to discover a ‘balanced vision of Christian Faith and Practice’ by growing into the one traditional stream of ‘spirituality’ with which the person may be least familiar yet, from among the six traditions available to us from within Church History. C. To learn to develop an open-ended description of spiritual disciplines that will endure all through life. D. To understand the ‘flow’ of Biblical Spirituality through all ‘seasons of life.’ III. COURSE COMMITMENTS: A. Members who are part of the course will seek to gain knowledge about: - special resources that are within the presuppositions of the Christian ministry. - the experiences of the Christian ministry that demand the growth of the minister. - the appearances that distract from the realities of the Christian ministry. - the high risk of un-resourced self-giving in the Christian ministry. B. Members who are part of the course will seek to develop skills in: - Experiencing God within the expanding circles of ministerial influences. - Discovering the therapeutic benefits of ongoing encounter with Jesus Christ. - Opening and remaining open to the acceptance of the community of believers. - Escaping the ‘dryness’ of Ethicism, through Christian ‘obedience.’ C. Members who are part of the course will seek to deepen their spiritual life by: - developing accountability within a covenant community. - appropriating the means of grace from within the Trinitarian foundation. - learning and engaging in formative ‘spiritual’ reading. - developing the discipline of a spiritual journal. - expanding on the themes and resources used in the class sessions. - participating regularly in the formative discussions within their small groups. - appreciating the joy of sharing the process where by ‘my story and His Story are now becoming ‘our’ story.’ - entering into the continuing exercise of developing the discipline of on going exercise of ‘Spiritual Formation.’
CE 503 The Ministry of Teaching

Chris Kiesling

Hermann Hesse, Beneath the Wheel. New York: Bantam, 1968. ISBN 0-553-20858-6 Donald M. Joy, Meaningful Learning in the Church. Indianapolis: Light and Life Press, 1969, revised 1989. ISBN 0-89367-019-7 Marlene D. LeFever, Learning Styles: Reaching Everyone God Gave You to Teach. Colorado Springs: David C. Cook, 1995. ISBN 0-7814-5117-5 Joseph Lowman, Mastering the Techniques of Teaching (second edition). San Francisco: Jossey Bass, 1995. ISBN 0-7879-0127-X Parker Palmer, The Courage to Teach: Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher’s Life. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1998. Learning Style Inventory - Available from the bookstore as looseleaf pages
CE 510 Moral Development and Christian Education

Chris Kiesling

James C. Wilhoit and John M. Dettoni. "urture that is Christian: Developmental Perspectives on Christian Education. Wheaton: Victor Books, 1995. Reading Packet for Moral Development (available at the bookstore). James Fowler. Faithful Change: The Personal and Public Challenges of Postmodern Life. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1996. Jean Piaget, The Moral Judgment of the Child. New York, Free Press, 1965. E Stanley Jones, The Christ of the Mount. Choose one from the following: C.S. Lewis. The Abolition of Man C.S. Lewis. The Great Divorce Walter Wangerin. The Orphean Passages (Available only in manuscript form from the bookstore)
CE 628 Discipleship Development in the Home

Chris Kiesling

Norman Cohen, Self, Struggle & Change: Family Conflict Stories in Genesis and Their Healing Insights for Our Lives. Woodstock VT: Jewish Lights Press, 1995. Larry Crabb, Connecting: A Radical New Vision. Nashville: Word, 1997. Donald Joy, Risk-Proofing Your Family. Pasadena: William Carey Library, 1995. Walter Wangerin, Jr. As For Me and My House: Crafting Your Marriage to Last. Nashville:Thomas Nelson, 1987. Choose one of the following based upon your particular interests and anticipated ministry focus Archibald Hart, The Sexual Man: Masculinity Without Guilt. Dallas: Word Publishing, 1994. Blake Neff & Donald Ratcliffe (Eds.), Handbook of Family ReligiousEducation. Birmingham: Religious Education Press, 1995. Don Joy, Empower Your Kids to be Adults. Nappannee, Evangel Publishing, 2000. Mike Mason, The Mystery of Marriage. Mary Pipher, Reviving Ophelia. Sheldon Vanauken, A Severe Mercy. San Francisco: Harper, 1980.
CM 740 Tutorial in Campus Ministry

Chris Kiesling

Hagberg, Janet O. Real Power: Stages of Personal Power in Organizations. Salem: Sheffield Publishing, 1994. Holland, Thomas P. & Hester, David C. (Eds.). Faith and Governance: Building Effective Boards for Religious Organizations. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2000. Parks, Sharon. The Critical Years: The Young Adult Search for a Faith to Live By. San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1986. (Only available in a reading packet form). Watson, David Lowes. Covenant Discipleship. Nashville: Discipleship Resources, 1991.
YM 500 The Servant as Youth Minister

Chris Kiesling

Textbooks: For Youth Ministry Students: Richard R. Dunn and Mark H. Senter III. Reaching a Generation for Christ. Chicago:Moody Press, 1997. Doug Fields. Purpose Driven Youth Ministry. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1998. Henri Nouwen. The Return of the Prodigal Son. Kenda Creasy-Dean and Ron Foster. The Godbearing Life. Nashville:Upper Room, 1998. Dawson McAllister. Saving the Millenial Generation. Nelson, 1999.
YM 695 Discipleship Development Through Residential Camping

Chris Kiesling

HOW TO USE CAMPING EXPERIENCES IN RELIGIOUS EDUCATION by Stephen Venable and Donald Joy - a proposal for future use in recreating meaningful camping experiences EMPOWER YOUR KIDS TO BE ADULTS by Donald Joy - a reflection on the need for and how to's of rites of passage WINDOWS OF THE SOUL by Ken Gire - a personal reflection paper on this devotional book that really touches the heart RECLAIMING OUR PRODIGAL SONS AND DAUGHTERS by OTHER REQUIRED READI G There are four articles that Steve and Cindy Venable wrote as co-directors of a camp that have been a part of the CE695 curriculum in the past. They are also available at the library reference desk along with a bibliography of related resources.
YM 690 Discipleship Development Through Trail Camping

Chris Kiesling and Chuck Vernon

BACKPACKERS FIELD MANUAL directed by Rick Curtis - a reference guide to remind you of crucial info while on the trail HOW TO USE CAMPING EXPERIENCES IN RELIGIOUS EDUCATION by Stephen Venable and Donald Joy - a proposal for future use in recreating meaningful camping experiences EMPOWER YOUR KIDS TO BE ADULTS by Donald Joy WINDOWS OF THE SOUL by Ken Gire - a personal reflection paper on this devotional book that really touches the heart At least four articles, one from each area (i.e. rites of passage/contextualization, theological reflection, wilderness ethics) from the CE 690 notebook on the reserve shelf of the library.
PR 610 The Servant as Proclaimer

Charles D. Killian and Grace Imathiu
CH 502 Church History II

Kenneth C. Kinghorn

1. Bettenson, Henry, ed., Documents of the Christian Church, second edition, London, New York: Oxford University Press, 1963. 2. González, The Story of Christianity, vol. 2, The Reformation to the Present Day, San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1984. 3. Kerr, Hugh T., ed., Readings in Christian Thought, Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1966.
CH 623 History of Methodism

Kenneth C. Kinghorn

Required texts: Kinghorn, Kenneth, The Heritage of American Methodism, Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1999. Norwood, Frederick A., The Story of American Methodism, Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1974. Those students who have read either of these books can arrange to read alternate materials. Recommended for present and future reference: Rowe, Kenneth E., Editor, United Methodist Studies: Basic Bibliographies, Nashville: Abingdon Press, 3rd edition, 1992.
MW 690 The Church Abroad: China

James Loftin

*Fulton, Brent, ed. ChinaSource Journal: Perspectives and Analysis for Those Who Serve China. Vol. I, No. 4. 16 pages. *GO Prepared. Produced by Teams Commissioned for Christ International, Inc. 1999. Six thirty-minute sessions. *Lambert, Anthony. China’s Christian Millions: The Costly Revival. Monarch Books/OMF, 1999. 250 pages. *Lee, Isaac. Cornerstone Ministries International. 7-minute video tape. Ling, Samuel. Megatrends: The Chinese, Asia and the World. 30-minute video tape by ChinaSource. *Notebook of selected articles and readings provided by James Loftin. 62 pages. Russell, Gary. The Role of the Short-term and Church-based Ministries. Gary Russell. 40-minute audio tape. *Serving China: A Primer for Pastors, Churches and Ministries. Published by ChinaSource and China Harvest. 29 pages, 1998. *Song of a Chinese Sparrow. Twenty-minute video tape by ChinaSource.
CS 624 The Poor in Wesley's Social Ethics

Hugo Magallanes

REQUIRED TEXTS: Hynson, Leon O. To Reform the ation: Theological Foundations of Wesley’s Ethics. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1984. Dunning, H. Ray. Reflecting the Divine Image: Christian Ethics in Wesleyan Perspective. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 1998. Jennings, Theodore W. Jr. Good ews to the Poor: John Wesley’s Evangelical Economics. Nashville: Abingdon, 1990. MacArthur, Kathleen Walker. The Economic Ethics of John Wesley. New York: Abingdon, 1936. Meeks, Douglas M., ed. The Portion of the Poor: Good ews to the Poor in the Wesleyan Tradition. Nashville: Kingswood Books, 1995. Runyon, Theodore., ed. Sanctification and Liberation: Liberation Theologies in Light of the Wesleyan Tradition. Nashville: Abingdon, 1981. Sherwin, Oscar. John Wesley: Friend of People. New York: Twayne Publishers, 1961. Wesley, John. “XXVIII Sermon on the Mount” “XXXVIII A Caution Against Bigotry” “XXXIX Catholic Spirit” “XLVIII Self-Denial” “L The Use of Money” “LI The Good Steward” “LXXIV Of the Church” “LXXXVII The Danger of Riches” “XCI On Charity” “XCVIII On Visiting the Sick” “CVIII On Riches” “CXII The Rich Man and Lazarus” “CXXVI On the Danger of Increasing Riches” “CXXXIX On Love” “Thoughts on the Present Scarcity of Provisions” “Thoughts upon Slavery” in The Works of John Wesley. Vols. 5,6, 7,11. Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1998
CS 636 Hispanic Theology and Social Ethics

Hugo Magallanes

REQUIRED TEXTS: Bañuelas, Arturo J., ed. Mestizo Christianity: Theology from the Latino Perspective. Maryknoll: Orbis, 1995. García, Ismael. Dignidad: Ethics Through Hispanic Eyes. Nashville: Abingdon, 1997. González, Justo L. Mañana: Christian Theology from a Hispanic Perspective. Nashville: Abingdon, 1990. González, Justo L. Santa Biblia: The Bible Through Hispanic Eyes. Nashville: Abingdon, 1996. Novas, Himilce. Everything You %eed to Know about Latino History. New York: Plume Books, 1994. Isasi-Díaz, Ada María and Fernando F. Segovia, eds. Hispanic/Latino Theology: Challenge and Promise. Minneapolis: Augsburg Fortress, 1996.
CS 700 Servant as Liberator

Hugo Magallanes

Required Texts: Dayton, Donald W. Discovering an Evangelical Heritage. Peabody: Hendrickson, 1988. Marquardt, Manfred, John Wesley's Social Ethics: Praxis and Principles. Trans. John E. Steely and Stephen Gunter. Nashville: Abingdon, 1992. CS 700 Servant as Liberator Reading Packet (Readings are OT in order in packet). See page 2 for recommended books.
ST 620 The Spiritual Life of the Minister

Stephen L. Martyn

COURSE TEXTS Steve Harper, Devotional Life In The Wesleyan Tradition Dallas Willard, The Divine Conspiracy
NT 501 Comprehensive Greek I

Michael D. Matlock

Black, David Alan. Learning to Read "ew Testament Greek, rev. ed. Nashville: Broadman and Holman, 1994. Black, David Alan. It's Still Greek to Me. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1998. The Greek "ew Testament (Nestle-Aland, 27th edition). LSJ or BAGD Greek-English Lexicon
OT 501 Concise Hebrew

Michael D. Matlock

1. Seow, C.L. A Grammar For Biblical Hebrew. Rev. Ed. (Nashville: Abingdon, 1995). Along with class lectures, you will be asked to read selected portions and complete selected exercises. 2. Brown, Francis, S. R. Driver, and Charles A. Briggs. A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament. Oxford: Oxford, 1907; reprint, Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1979. Even though this dictionary or lexicon was published around the beginning of this century, it still provides a wealth of information per the expense. You will probably agree its format needs revising. We will learn how to use BDB throughout the course. I have designed worksheets to accomplish this task. 3. Elliger, K., and W. Rudolph. Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 1967-77. Referred to as BHS, this is the Hebrew Bible reproduced from the oldest complete manuscript of the Old Testament, Codex Leningradensis (ca. 1008 A.D.), without significant alteration. 4. Chisholm, Robert. From Exegesis to Exposition. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1998. This book is designed to assist a person determine the significance of the Hebrew text and to craft a way to communicate its significance for ministry. We will read the portions of the book that relate to word study methodology, syntactical issues, and the narrative/poetry issues of the Hebrew Bible. 5. BibleWorks 4.0 Hermenuetika, Big Fork, MT. This software program will assist us in spotting grammatical forms of Hebrew words (also called parsing) which we could not otherwise understand and provides an abridged Hebrew dictionary (Brown, Driver, and Briggs) for quick reference. It is also a powerful tool for doing Hebrew word studies functioning as a concordance to find all usages of a word and providing a quick and easy way to see how the recurrence of a word functions in context. *WARNING: BWs is a tool for ministry, but if your desire is to take additional Hebrew based courses take some precautionary measures in using this resource. Always try to push yourself to parse and translate as much Hebrew as possible before going to BWs for parsing help.
OT 501 Concise Hebrew

Michael D. Matlock

1. Bornemann, Robert A Grammar of Biblical Hebrew. Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 1998. Along with the materials created by the instructor, this text will supplement knowledge for the course. We will do some of the exercies from this text as noted below on the "Course Outline." It contains lessons which will help us to know all the essentials of Biblical Hebrew grammar. The text is written in a personal dialogical way. 2. Brown, Francis, S. R. Driver, and Charles A. Briggs. A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament. Oxford: Oxford, 1907; reprint, Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1979. Even though this dictionary or lexicon was published around the beginning of this century, it still provides the most wealth of information per the expense. You will probably agree its format needs revising. We will learn how to use BDB throughout the course. I have designed worksheets to accomplish this task. 3. Elliger, K., and W. Rudolph. Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 1967-77. Referred to as BHS, this is the Hebrew Bible reproduced from the oldest complete manuscript of the Old Testament,Codex Leningradensis (ca. 1008 A.D.), without significant alteration. 4. Scott, William R. A Simplified Guide to BHS. Berkley, CA: BIBAL, 1987. This is a basic introduction to many of the peculiarities of the Hebrew Bible. Scott provides an English key to the Latin text critical notes (found at the very bottom of a BHS page) which were added by scholars this century who edited BHS and to the Aramaic side marginal notes (a.k.a. "massorah") which were put there by Medieval Jewish rabbis who created the vowel and accent system of the Hebrew Bible. Scott also explains many other features of the Hebrew Bible that will help you to understand how it has been put together through hundreds of years. 5. Chisholm, Robert. From Exegesis to Exposition. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1998. This book is designed to help a person figure out the significance of the Hebrew text and to craft a way to communicate its significance. We will read the portions of the text that relate to word study methodology, syntactical issues, and the narrative/poetry issues of the Hebrew Bible.
OT 501 Concise Hebrew (and Comprehensive Hebrew I)

Michael D. Matlock

1. Seow, C.L. A Grammar For Biblical Hebrew. Rev. Ed. (Nashville: Abingdon, 1995). 2. Brown, Francis, S. R. Driver, and Charles A. Briggs. A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament. Oxford: Oxford, 1907; reprint, Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1979. 3. Elliger, K., and W. Rudolph. Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 1967-77. 4. Chisholm, Robert. From Exegesis to Exposition. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1998. 5. BibleWorks 4.0 Hermenuetika, Big Fork, MT.