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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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  IR 750 780 Senior Closure

  Catherine Stonehouse

  Working the Angles by Eugene H. Peterson

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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 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.

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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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  CL 510 Formation for United Methodist Ordained Ministry

  H. O. Thomas

  • Hunt, Richard, Christian As Minister: Ministry Inquiry Process: The United Methodist Church (Nashville: General Board of Higher Education and Ministry, 1997). • Hunt, Richard A., Candidacy Guidebook: For Deacons, Elders, and Local Pastors: The United Methodist Church, 1997-2000(Nashville: General Board of Higher Education and Ministry, 1997).

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  CL 553 United Methodist Polity And Discipline

  H. O. Thomas

  Book of Discipline (2000)Polity, Practice and the Mission by Thomas FrankUnited Methodist Hymnal and/or the Book of Worship

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  IR 700 Senior Reflection Community

  H. O. Thomas

  The Senior Reflection Seminar serves as an integrative closure to the Seminary experiences of spiritual, intellectual, personal and vocational formation. The experience is designed to foster a sense of community through peer reflection and group interaction. Major components of the course include case studies, and a Theology of Ministry paper. It is required in the final semester of a student's degree program. Two hours of credit will be given for the seminar.

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  PM 604 United Methodist Polity and Discipline

  H. O. Thomas

  Read the entire Book of Discipline (2000). Please type and submit to the professor by each reading due date on the course calendar two observations/reflections taken from your assigned weekly reading. An observation is a reference to a particular sentence or paragraph in the Discipline (please cite) and your reflection should be approximately 2 paragraphs in length (not to exceed 3/4 page in length) single-spaced. (Value of the final grade: 15% -- 15 points.)Read Polity, Practice and the Mission by Thomas Frank. Please type and submit to the professor by each reading due date on the course calendar an approximately two-paragraph summary (not to exceed 3/4 page in length) of each chapter to be read that week. (Value of the final grade: 12% -- 12 points.)

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  SM 601 SM 602 Local Church Placement and SM 603 Institutional Placement

  H. O. Thomas

  This SUPERVISED MINISTRY HANDBOOK is your working guide and textbook for two semesters of field education. It serves for SM 601, SM 602, and SM 603. Therefore, it is recommended that you keep it in a separate three-ring binder, since it is not a bookbound. STUDENT PASTORS who are enrolled in SM 601C+ will not use this handbook but will use the handbook titled, SUPERVISED MINISTRIES SM 601, SM 602 - STUDENT PASTOR. In addendum of this handbook is the EXTENDED CASE GUIDELINES (Some professors may also use the text CASE BRIEF GUIDELINES). The self- referent case study based on our EXTENDED CASE GUIDELINES format is the basic learning instrument for courses in supervised ministries. This addendum provides you with the model format and instruction for good case writing. This handbook can be purchased at the Cokesbury seminary bookstore. • Other required texts: SM 601, 602 The text Lay Leadership for Ministry Training is required for Courses SM 601 and 602. This text is needed for the Pastor and Local Church Lay Committee members of the local church where you serve. Please pick up your free copies for each member in the S. Min. Office. Please collect each copy at the end of the placement and return to the SMin Office. The text Field Supervisors Handbook: Parish should be distributed to your supervising pastor to familiarize him/her with the role of supervising and mentoring pastor. • SM 603 The text Field Supervisors Handbook: Institutional should be distributed to your supervisor to familiarize him/her with the role of supervising and mentoring

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  NT 511 The Gospel of Mark

  David Loren Thompson

  1. Revised Standard Version. Any edition that gives an uncluttered text, without paragraph titles or other interpretive comments is recommended. Similar formated editions of the NASB, NRSV, and NIV are also acceptable. 2. Bible Study That Works. Revised edition. Evangel Press, 1994. Thompson, David L (=BSTW). This non-technical book will give us a quick overview of the terrain we will explore more precisely throughout the semester. I require it to help pay my youngest daughter’s college remaining tuition and recommend purchasing multiple copies if you wish, perhaps for your family and friends (though, of course, I do not want to be informed of this).