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IS 502 Christian Formation: Vocation of Ministry

R. Jeffrey Hiatt

Arterburn, Stephen, Fred Stoeker and Mike Yorkey (2000) Every Man’s Ba�le. Colorado Springs: WaterBrook Press, (235 pages). Text for Men only. Barton, Ruth H. (2006). Sacred Rhythms: Arranging Our Lives for Spiritual Transformation. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, (187 pages). ISBN 0830833331 Clouse, B. & Clouse, R. B. (1989). Women in Ministry: Four Views. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press ( 240pages). ISBN 0830812849 Ethridge, Shannon and Stephen Arterburn (2003) Every Woman’s Ba�le: Discovering God’s Plan for Sexual and Emotional Fulfillment. Colorado Springs: WaterBrook Press, (193 pages). Text for Women only. Guiness, O. (1998). The Call: Finding and Fulfilling the Central Purpose of Your Life. Waco,TX: Word (233 pages). ISBN 0849944376 Seamands, Stephen (2006) Ministry in the Image of God: The Trinitarian Shape of Christian Service. Downers Grove, IL: IVP, (189 pages). ISBN 0830833382 Sire, J. (2000). Habits of the Mind: Intellectual Life as a Christian Calling. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press (224 pages). ISBN 0830822739 Smith, G. (1999). Courage and Calling: Embracing Your God‐Given Potential, Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press (197 pages). ISBN 0830822542 Wesley, J. (1977/1777). A Plain Account of Christian Perfection. Kansas City, MO: Beacon Hill Press (119 pages). ISBN 0834101580 Wood, Ralph C. (2009). Literature and Theology. Nashville: Abingdon. (100pp) ISBN‐13: 9780687497409
MM 602 Parish: Outside the Walls

R. Jeffrey Hiatt

Hall, Ron and Denver Moore. Same Kind of Different as Me. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, 2008. ISBN-10: 084991910X Sider, Olson, and Unruh. Churches That Make a Difference. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2002. Mentored Ministry Handbook: MM 601/602: (available as a pdf in the Virtual Classroom) Mentored Ministry Forms: (MM602 E-Forms under Mentored Ministry Resources located in the Virtual Classroom)
CO 603 Treatment Planning/Counseling-2

Virginia Todd Holeman

Entwistle, D. (2004). Integrative approaches to psychology and Christianity: An introduction to worldview issues, philosophical foundations, and models of integration. Wipf & Stock Pub. ISBN: 159-244-7996
CO 670 Marriage and Family Counseling

Virginia Todd Holeman

Friedman, E. (1985). Generation to Generation. New York: Guildford Press. Gottman, J. M. & Silver, N. (1999) The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work. New York: Three Rivers Press. Guerin, P.J., Jr., Forgarty, T. F., Fay, L.F., Kautto, J. G. (1996). Working with Relationship Triangles. New York: Guilford Press. McGoldrick, M. et al. (1999). Genograms in Family Assessment (3nd Ed.). New York: Norton. Stanley, S., et al. (1998). The Lasting Promise. Jossey-Bass. ISBN: 0-7879-3983-
CO 725 Research Seminar: Theory And Design

Virginia Todd Holeman

· Stangor, C. (2006). Research methods for the behavioral sciences (3rd ed.). Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. ISBN: 0618705910 · Locke, L. F., Silverman, S. J., & Spirduso, W. W. (2004). Reading and understanding research (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. · Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.). · Course articles, available through Asbury Scholar or handout.
IS 502 Christian Formation: Vocation of Ministry

Virginia Todd Holeman

Barton, R. H. (2006). Sacred Rhythms: Arranging our Lives for Spiritual Transformation. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. Clouse, B. & Clouse, R. B. (1989). Women in Ministry: Four Views. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. Grenz, S. & Bell, R. (1995). Betrayal of Trust: Sexual Misconduct in the Pastorate. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. Guiness, O. (1998). The Call: Finding and Fulfilling the Central Purpose of Your Life. Waco,TX: Word. Muto, S. & vanKaam, A. (1994). Divine guidance: Seeking to find and follow the will of God. Pittsburgh, PA: Epiphany Books. Sire, J. (2000). Habits of the mind: Intellectual life as a Christian calling. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. Wesley, J. (1977/1777). A plain account of Christian perfection. Kansas City, MO: Beacon Hill Press.
ME 735 Theology of Evangelism

John Sungchul Hong

1. Drummond, Lewis. The Word of the Cross: A Contemporary Theology of Evangelism. Nashville, TN: Broadman Press, 1992. 2. Outler, Albert. Evangelism and Theology in the Wesleyan Spirit. Nashville, TN, Discipleship Resources, 1996. 3. Barrett, David B. Evangelize!: A Historical Survey of the Concept. Birmingham, AL: New Hope, 1987. 85pp. 4. Johnston, Arthur. The Battle for World Evangelism. Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 1978. 5. Ryken, Philip G. The Message of Salvation. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2001.
ME 840 Evangelization Seminar: Applied Conversion Perspectives

John Sungchul Hong

Beougner, Timothy K. Richard Baxter and Conversion: A Study of the Puritan Concept of Becoming a Christian. Scotland, UK: Mentor, 2007 (19~147pp.). Edwards, Jonathan. Knowing the Heart: Jonathan Edwards on True & False Conversion. William C. Nochols, ed. Ames, IO: International Outreach, Inc., 2003 (435pp.).. Peace, Richard V.. Conversion in the New Testament: Paul and the Twelve. Grand Rapids , MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1999 (395pp.). Rambo, Lewis R. Understanding Religious Conversion. New Heaven, CT: Yale University Press, 1993 (240pp)1. . Tidball, Derek. The Message of the Cross. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2001 (341pp.). –1450pp.
MS 692 Theology of Evangelism

John Sungchul Hong

1. Drummond, Lewis. The Word of the Cross: A Contemporary Theology of Evangelism. Nashville, TN: Broadman Press, 1992. 2. Outler, Albert. Evangelism and Theology in the Wesleyan Spirit. Nashville, TN, Discipleship Resources, 1996. 3. Barrett, David B. Evangelize!: A Historical Survey of the Concept. Birmingham, AL: New Hope, 1987. 85pp. 4. Johnston, Arthur. The Battle for World Evangelism. Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 1978. 5. Ryken, Philip G. The Message of Salvation. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2001.
OT 520 Old Testament Introduction

Edwin C. Hostetter

Barry L. Bandstra, Reading the Old Testament: An Introduction to the Hebrew Bible, 4th ed. (Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, 2009) Dianne Bergant, Israel's Story, 2 vols. (Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2006-7) Sandra L. Gravett et al., An Introduction to the Hebrew Bible: A Thematic Approach (Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2008)
MB 720 Cross Cultural Communication of Christianity

George G. Hunter

1. Storti, Craig. The Art of Crossing Cultures, second ed. Intercultural Press, Inc., 2001. 2. _________. Figuring Foreigners Out. Intercultural Press, Inc., 1999. 3. Hunter, George G. III, The Celtic Way of Evangelism. Abingdon Press, 2000. 4. Nydell, Margaret K. Understanding Arabs, fourth ed. Intercultural Press, Sept. 2005. Additional Required Textbooks for MB 720 students (optional for MS 645 students). 5. Berger, Peter and Thomas Luckman. The Social Construction of Reality. Doubleday @ Company, 1967. 6. Nida, Eugene. Message and Mission: The Communication of the Christian Faith, rev. ed. William Carey Library, 1990. Additional Required Readings for both MS 645 and MB730 (will be available for purchase in a packet of readings at the ATS Cokesbury bookstore.
MS 645 Cross Cultural Communication of the Gospel

George G. Hunter

1. Storti, Craig. The Art of Crossing Cultures, second ed. Intercultural Press, Inc., 2001. 2. _________. Figuring Foreigners Out. Intercultural Press, Inc., 1999. 3. Hunter, George G. III, The Celtic Way of Evangelism. Abingdon Press, 2000. 4. Nydell, Margaret K. Understanding Arabs, fourth ed. Intercultural Press, Sept. 2005. Additional Required Textbooks for MB 720 students (optional for MS 645 students). 5. Berger, Peter and Thomas Luckman. The Social Construction of Reality. Doubleday @ Company, 1967. 6. Nida, Eugene. Message and Mission: The Communication of the Christian Faith, rev. ed. William Carey Library, 1990. Additional Required Readings for both MS 645 and MB730 (will be available for purchase in a packet of readings at the ATS Cokesbury bookstore. 1. Milton J. Bennett, "Toward Ethnorelativism: A Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity." 2. Edward T. Hall and Mildred Reed Hall. "Key Concepts: Underlying Structures of Culture", from Understanding Cultural Differences. Intercultural Press, 1990. 3. Herbert Blumer. Symbolic Interactionism: Perspective and Method, pp. 1-21.
CL 553 United Methodist Polity and Discipline

Richard Hunter

The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church, 2004. Frank, Thomas Edward. Polity, Practice, and the Mission of The United Methodist Church, Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2006. Optional Tuell, Jack M. The Organization of the United Methodist Church 2005-2008, Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2005. Recommended Resources/Books
MI 745 Seminar in Missiology

Eunice L. Irwin

+Transforming Mission* David J. Bosch +Constants in Context Stephen Bevans & Roger Schroeder AIS - Syllabus https://student.asburyseminary.edu/cgi-bin/public/syllabus.cgi?sectionNu... 1 of 13 6/10/2009 6:28 PM +Mission as Transformation** Vinay Samuel, Chris Sugden +Mission on the Way Charles van Engen +Mission in the 21st Century Andrew Walls & Cathy Ross, eds [*Classical Texts in Mission & World Christianity (augments Bosch) Norman Thomas]
MI 880 Doctoral Seminar in Mission

Eunice L. Irwin

(Abbreviations of texts follow authors' name initials: B, BS, E, N, SS, T, V, WR. +Indicates required readings for all students. * or ** Indicates auxiliary readings.) +Transforming Mission* David J. Bosch +Constants in Context Stephen Bevans & Roger Schroeder +Mission as Transformation** Vinay Samuel, Chris Sugden +Mission on the Way Charles van Engen +Mission in the 21st Century Andrew Walls & Cathy Ross, eds [*Classical Texts in Mission & World Christianity (augments Bosch) Norman Thomas] [*A ReaderÕs Guide to Transforming Mission (clearly applies Bosch) Stan Nussbaum] [**The New Global Mission (Latin American articulation of Transformation) Samuel Escobar]
CL 553 United Methodist Polity and Discipline

Randy Jessen

The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church 2008 Polity, Practice and the Mission of The United Methodist Church (2006 Edition), by Thomas Frank
MM 602 Parish: Outside the Walls

Randy Jessen

MM601-602 Handbook (via One ATS or the Mentored Ministry office for a hardcopy, $5.00) A Many Colored Kingdom (2004), Conde-Frazier, Kang, & Parrett Same Kind of Different as Me, Hall & Moore Select and watch one movie from the following list: Remember the Titans The Freedom Writers Crash The Secret Life of Bees The Air Up There Driving Miss Daisy
NT 500 Concise Greek

Brad Johnson

Bauer, et al. A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature. 3rd rev. ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 2000. (BDAG) Cotterell, Peter and Max Turner. Linguistics and Biblical Interpretation. Downers Grove: InterVarsity, 1989. (LBI) Douglas, J.D., ed. The New Greek-English Interlinear New Testament. Wheaton: Tyndale, 1993. Wallace, Daniel B. The Basics of New Testament Syntax: An Intermediate Greek Grammar. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan, 2000. [This is an abridged version of Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics.] (BNTS)
NT 502 Comprehensive Greek II

Brad Johnson

Bauer, et al. A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature. 3rd rev. ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 2000. (BDAG) Black, David Alan. It’s Still Greek to Me. Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1998. (ISGM) Black, David Alan. Learning to Read New Testament Greek, rev. ed. Nashville: Broadman and Holman, 1994. (LRNTG) Nestle-Aland, Novum Testamentum Graece, 27th ed. (GNT)
NT 502 Comprehensive Greek II

Brad Johnson

Bauer, et al. A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature. 3rd rev. ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 2000. (BDAG) Black, David Alan. It’s Still Greek to Me. Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1998. (ISGM) Black, David Alan. Learning to Read New Testament Greek, rev. ed. Nashville: Broadman and Holman, 1994. (LRNTG) Nestle-Aland, Novum Testamentum Graece, 27th ed. (GNT)
CD 552 Christian Education Seminar

Beverly C. Johnson-Miller

Spiritual Formation as if the Church Mattered by James Wilhoit Tools Matter for Practicing the Spiritual Life by M. Funk
CD 560 The Ministry of Teaching

Beverly C. Johnson-Miller

Barbara Bruce, Our Spiritual Brain. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2002. ISBN: 0-687-09266-3 Marlene D. LeFever, Learning Styles: Reaching Everyone God Gave You to Teach. Colorado Springs: Cook Communications Ministries, 1995. ISBN: 0-7814-5117-5 Dorothy Mackeracher, Making Sense of Adult Learning, 2nd Edition, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2004. ISBN: 0-8020-3778-X Mary Elizabeth Moore, Teaching as a Sacramental Act. Cleveland: The Pilgrim Press, 2004. ISBN: 0-8298-1647-X Parker Palmer, The Courage to Teach: Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher’s Life. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1998. ISBN: 0-7879-1058-9 Robert Pazmino, Basics of Teaching for Christians. Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1998. ISBN: 0-8010-2173-1 Susan Shaw, Storytelling in Religious Education. Birmingham: Religious Education Press, 1999. ISBN: 0-89135-111-6
IS 502 Christian Formation: Vocation of Ministry

Beverly C. Johnson-Miller

Gray, Rick. (2008) “How-to” Guide: Personal, Spiritual, Development, Analysis, Wilmore, KY: Evening Star Enterprise, Inc., ISBN: 978-0-9790-2103-9. (86 pages) Samson, Will & Lisa. (2007) Justice in the Burbs: Being the hands of Jesus Wherever You Live, Grand Rapids: Baker Books, ISBN: 978-0-8010-6809-6. (202 pages) Palmer, Parker (2004) A Hidden Wholeness: The Journey Toward An Undivided Life. San Francisco, CA: Jossey Bass Publ., ISBN: 0-7879-7100-6. (195 pages) Vining, John Kie (1995) Pastoral Care/Counseling NEVER Includes Sex: A Guide to Ministerial Sexual Ethics. East Rockaway, NY: Cummings & Hathaway Publishers, ISBN: 0-943025-60-5. (87 pages) Jones, Kirk Byron (2007) holy play: The Joyful Adventure of Unleashing Your Divine Purpose. San Francisco: Jossey- Bass/Wiley, ISBN: 978-0-7879-8452-6. (186) Dawn, Marva J. (2006) The Sense of the Call: A Sabbath Way of Life for Those Who Serve God, the Church, and the World.. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans Publishing House, ISBN: 978-0-8028-4459-0. (295)
IS 502 Christian Formation: Vocation of Ministry

Reginald Johnson

Beck, James R. & Blomberg, Craig L. (2001). Two Views on Women in Ministry. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. ISBN# 0310231957 Barton, Ruth H. (2006). Sacred Rhythms: Arranging Our Lives for Spiritual Transformation. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. ISBN# 0830833331 Grenz, S. & Bell, R. (1995). Betrayal of Trust: Sexual Misconduct in the Pastorate. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. ISBN# 083081857x Guiness, O. (1998). The Call: Finding and Fulfilling the Central Purpose of Your Life. Waco,TX: Word. ISBN# 0849944376 Willard, Dallas. (1999). Hearing God: Developing a Conversational Relationship with God. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. ISBN# 083082226 Sire, J. (2000). Habits of the Mind: Intellectual life as a Christian calling. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. ISBN#0830822739 Wesley, J. (1977/1777). A Plain Account of Christian Perfection. Kansas City, MO: Beacon Hill Press. ISBN# 0834101580
SF 501 Introduction to Spiritual Formation

Reginald Johnson

• Marjorie Thompson, Soul Feast • Reginald Johnson, Your Personality and the Spiritual Life & • Richard J. Foster & James Bryan Smith, Devotional Classics • Joyce Huggett, Listening to God