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CD 510 Foundations in Christian Discipleship

Ellen L. Marmon

Required Textbooks (reading that forms and informs) • • • • • • • Introducing Christian Education: Foundations for the Twenty-first Century, Michael J. Anthony, ed. Making Disciples: Faith Formation in the Wesleyan Tradition, Sondra Higgins Matthaei Creative Ministry, Henri Nouwen – Chapters 1 and 4 Patterns in Moral Development, Catherine M. Stonehouse. "Learning from Gender Differences," Catherine M. Stonehouse A Many Colored Kingdom, Conde-Frazier, Kang, & Parrett Spiritual Preparation for Christian Leadership, Glenn Hinson
CD 552 A Adult Education Seminar Multiply your Ministry: Moving from Sitting to Serving

Ellen L. Marmon

Required Texts: • The Equipping Church Guidebook, by Sue Mallory • Fresh Faith, by Jim Cymbala
CD 660 YM 660 Teaching the Whole Bible to Youth and Adults

Ellen L. Marmon

Required Texts 1. Bartholomew, Craig & Goheen, Michael. (2004). The Drama of Scripture: Finding Our Place in the Biblical Story. Baker Academic: Grand Rapids, Michigan. ISBN: 0-8010-2746-2 2. Jones, Tony. (2003). read, think, pray, live. Colorado Springs: NAVPRESS. ISBN: 1-57683-453-0 3. McBride, Neal F. (1990). How To Lead Small Groups. Colorado Springs: NAVPRESS. ISBN: 08910-93036 4. McIntosh, Gary L. (2004). One Church, Four Generations: Understanding and Reaching All Ages in Your Church. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Brothers. ISBN: 0-8010-9137-3 5. Willimon, William H. (1990). Shaped By The Bible. Nashville: Abingdon Press. ISBN: 0-687-12656-8 6. Yount, William R. (1999). Called to Teach: An Introduction to the Ministry of Teaching. Nashville: Broadman and Holeman Publishers. ISBN: 0-8054-1199-2 7. LSI Learning Style Inventory (only if you haven’t taken this instrument before)
CD 660 YM 660 Teaching the Whole Bible to Youth and Adults

Ellen L. Marmon

Required Textbooks 1. Jones, Tony. (2003). read, think, pray, live. Colorado Springs: NAVPRESS. ISBN: 1-57683-453-0 2. McBride, Neal F. How To Lead Small Groups. Colorado Springs: NAVPRESS. ISBN: 08910-93036 3. McIntosh, Gary L. (2004). One Church, Four Generations: Understanding and Reaching All Ages in Your Church. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Brothers. ISBN: 0-8010-9137-3 4. Pearcey, Nancy. (2004). Total Truth: Liberating Christianity from Its Cultural Captivity. Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books. ISBN: 1-58134-458-9 5. Willimon, William H. (1990). Shaped By The Bible. Nashville: Abingdon Press. ISBN: 0-687-12656-8 6. Yount, William R. (1999). Called to Teach: An Introduction to the Ministry of Teaching. Nashville: Broadman and Holeman Publishers. ISBN: 0-8054-1199-2 7. LSI Learning Style Inventory (only if you haven’t taken this instrument before)
IS 502 Vocation of Ministry

Ellen L. Marmon

Required Textbooks (reading that forms and informs) Canham, Elizabeth. (1999). Heart Whispers: Benedictine Wisdom for Today. Nashville: Upper Room. Dunnam, Maxie & Moore, Steve. (Ed.) (2005). Living Life on Purpose: The Joy of Discovering and Following God’s Call. Franklin, Tennessee: Providence House. Grenz, S. & Bell, R. (2001). Betrayal of Trust: Confronting and Preventing Clergy Sexual Misconduct. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books. Guinness, O. (1998). The Call: Finding and Fulfilling the Central Purpose of Your Life,Waco,TX: Word. Pearcey, Nancy. (2004) Total Truth: Liberating Christianity from its Cultural Captivity. Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books. Roberts, Benjamin T. (1891; 1992). Ordaining Women: Biblical and Historical Insights. Indianapolis: Light and Life Press.
CL 610 Theology of Servant Leadership

Stephen L. Martyn

REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS Getz, Gene A. Elders and Leaders: God’s Plan for Leading the Church. Chicago: Moody Publishers, 2003. (362 pages) Greenleaf, Robert. The Power of Servant Leadership. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 1998. (313 pages) [Especially note these pages: Introduction, pp 1-15; Ch. 1, pp. 17-59; Ch. 5, pp. 111-167] Nouwen, Henri J.M. In the Name of Jesus: Reflections on Christian Leadership. New York: Crossroad, 1989. (81 pages) Solomon, Robert M. A Feast for the Soul: Growing In Holiness. Singapore: Armour Publishing, 2005. (250 pages) Storti, Craig. The Art of Crossing Cultures (2nd Edition). Boston: Nicholas Brealey Publishing, 2001. (153 pages) Stott, John. Basic Christian Leadership: Biblical Models of Church, Gospel and Ministry. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2002. (127 pages)
CL 613 Equipping The Laity

Stephen L. Martyn

REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS Buckingham, Marcus, and Donald Clifton. Now, Discover Your Strengths. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2001 (250 pages). Cordeiro, Wayne. Doing Church As A Team. Ventura, CA: Regal Books, 2004 (214 pages). Job, Rueben P. and Norman Shawchuck. A Guide To Prayer. Nashville, TN. The Upper Room, 1983 (417 pages). Harper, Steve. Devotional Life In The Wesleyan Tradition: A Workbook. Nashville, TN: Upper Room Books, 2001 (159 pages). Henderson, D. Michael. John Wesley’s Class Meeting: A Model for Making Disciples. Nappanee, IN: Francis Asbury Press, 1997 (191 pages). Muto, Susan, and Adrian van Kaam. Epiphany Manual on the Art and Discipline of Formation-in-Common: A Fresh Approach to the Ancient Practice of Spiritual Direction. Pittsburgh, PA. Epiphany Association, 2004 (133 pages).
CL 660 Advanced Seminar in Wesleyan Leadership

Stephen L. Martyn

Required Textbooks Jones, E. Stanley, A Song of Ascents: A Spiritual Autobiography. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1968. (395 pages) Wills, Dick, Waking To God’s Dream: Spiritual Leadership and Church Renewal. Nashville, Abingdon Press, 1999. (112 pages) Heitzenrater, Richard P., The Elusive Mr. Wesley, 2nd Edition. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2003. (406 pages) Note: Please read Chapter 4 “The Colonial Missionary” through Chapter 8 “The Persecuted Preacher; Chapter 10 “Practical Theologian,” and Chapter 15 “The Practical Planner.”
SF 502 The Spiritual Life of the Minister

Stephen L. Martyn

REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS Cassian, John. Conferences (The Classics of Western Spirituality). New York: Paulist Press, 1985. Harper, Steve. Devotional Life in the Wesleyan Tradition (A Workbook). Nashville: Upper Room Books, 1995. Mulholland, M. Robert Jr., Invitation To A Journey: A Road Map For Spiritual Formation. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 1993 MacDonald, Gordon. Rebuilding Your Broken World (Expanded Edition With Study Guide). Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1990. Muto, Susan & van Kaam, Adrian. Divine Guidance: Seeking to Find and Follow the Will of God. Pittsburgh: Epiphany Association, 1994. Peterson, Eugene H. The Contemplative Pastor: Returning to the Art of Spiritual Direction. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1989.
MS 625 Interpersonal Evangelism

Art McPhee

REQUIRED TEXTS Crandall, Ron 1999 The Contagious Witness: Exploring Christian Conversion. Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press. 179 pages. Dawson, Scott, ed. 2006 The Complete Evangelism Guidebook: Expert Advice on Reaching Others for Christ. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books. 365 pages. Green, Michael 1970 [2003] Evangelism in the Early Church. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. 474 pages. Kraft, Charles 1991 Communication Theory for Christian Witness. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books. 180 pages. Wright, N.T. 2006 Simply Christian: Why Christianity Makes Sense. San Francisco, CA: HaperSanFrancisco. 240 pages. ADDITIONAL READING FOR ME 710 STUDENTS ME710 students are required to read and review an additional text on interpersonal evangelization. See Selected Bibliography for possibilities.
PR 610 The Theology and Practice of Preaching

Stacy R. Minger

Cantalamessa, Raniero. The Mystery of God's Word. Collegeville, MN: The Liturgical Press, 1994. Craddock, Fred B. Preaching. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1985. Kalas, J. Ellsworth. Preaching from the Soul: Insistent Observations on the Sacred Art. Nashville: Abingdon, 2003. Webb, Joseph M. Preaching without Notes. Nashville: Abingdon, 2001. Note: At times throughout the semester readings and/or videos will be placed on reserve in the library or in the PR 610 course folder on First Class. You will be directed to these as appropriate to the progression of class discussion and assignments.
PR 631 Preaching from the Psalms

Stacy R. Minger

Cantalamessa, Raniero. The Mystery of God's Word. Collegeville, MN: The Liturgical Press, 1994. Long, Thomas G. The Witness of Preaching. 2nd Ed. Louisville, KY: Westminster/John Knox Press, 2005. McCann, Clinton, Jr. and James C. Howell. Preaching the Psalms. Nashville: Abingdon, 2001. Mays, James L. Preaching and Teaching the Psalms. Eds. Patrick D. Miller and Gene M. Tucker. Louisville: John Knox Press, 2006. Webb, Joseph M. Preaching without Notes. Nashville: Abingdon, 2001.
SP 501 Communication as Christian Rhetoric

Stacy R. Minger

Holy Bible. (Please choose a translation to work from rather than a paraphrase). Schultze, Q. J. An Essential Guide to Public Speaking: Serving Your Audience with Faith, Skill, and Virtue. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2006. ISBN 08-010-31-516Volf, Miroslav. Free of Charge: Giving and Forgiving in a Culture Stripped of Grace. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2005. ISBN 0-310-26574-6
MB 780 Cross-Cultural Christian Discipling

W. Jay Moon

*Courson, Jim 1998 “Deepening the Bonds of Christian Community: Applying Rite of Passage Structure to the Discipling Process in Taiwan.” Missiology: An International Review. 26:301-313. Eliade, Mircea [Recommended reading but not required] 1959 The Sacred and the Profane: The Nature of Religion. Trans. Willard R. Trask. New York: Harcourt, Brace & World. *Finn, Thomas M. 1989 “Ritual Process and the Survival of Early Christianity: A Study of the Apostolic Tradition of Hippolytus.” Journal of Ritual Studies. 3:69-89. Gire, Ken 1996 Windows of the Soul: Experiencing God in New Ways. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. Padilla, C. Rene 2005 “Holistic Mission” in Lausanne Committee 2004 Forum for World Evangelization. Occasional Paper 33, Pp 11-23. Access this via the following: http://www.lausanne.org/lcwe/assets/LOP33_IG4.pdf *Roach, Elizabeth M. 1988 “Transformation of Christian Ritual in the Pacific: Samoan White Sunday.” Missiology: An International Review. 16:173-182. Turner, Victor 1977 [1969] The Ritual Process: Structure and Anti-Structure. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press. Zahniser, A. H. Mathias 1997 Symbol and Ceremony: Making Disciples across Cultures. Monrovia, CA: MARC Publications.
SM 602 603 MM Mentored Ministry

Joy J. Moore
PC 510 The Servant as Pastoral Care Giver

Tapiwa Mucherera

Required Reading: 1. Frederic, Harold. The Damnation of Theron Ware. 2. Fortune Marie, Is Nothing Sacred 3 Headley Anthony, Achieving balance in ministry, 1999. 4. Kollar, Charles Allen: Solution-Focused Pastoral Counseling (This is our basic text for the theory and practice of pastoral counseling – Make this one of your first readings ) 5. Kuenning, Delores. Helping People Through Grief. (Many students find this to be a very emotional book. You may want to read a few chapters at a time.) 6. Nichols, Michael P. The Lost Art of Listening: (This is the best book available for learning how to really listen and to discover why this is so difficult to do. Another one of your first readings) 7. Steinborn, Melvin. The Lay Driven Church: How to Empower the People In Your Church to Share In the Task of Ministry. 8. Steinke, Peter. How Your Church Family Works.
CO 621 Psychology of Religion

Tapiwa N. Mucherera

Required Texts: Spilka & McIntosh The Psychology of Religion: theoretical approaches. Westview Press, 1997. Wulff, David, S. Psychology of Religion John Wiley & Sons, 1997. Course Packet Chapters from Texts - (I understand the course packets are about $18)* If you can get Mbiti and Geertz used texts for about the same, then buy the books over the net. Geertz Clifford, The Interpretation of Culture, 1973, (Chapter: 4) Mbiti, John. S., African Religion and Philosophies, 1970(Chap: Introduction, 6 & 17)
CO 730 Advanced Issues in Cross-Cultural Counseling

Tapiwa N. Mucherera

Readings: Required Dwairy, Marwan Adeeb, Cross-cultural Counseling: the Arab-Palestinian case, New York: Haworth Press, 1998 Pedersen, Paul et al. Counseling Across Cultures. California: Sage Publications, 2001 Sue and Sue, Counseling the Culturally Diverse New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2002. Mucherera, Tapiwa N. Pastoral Care From a Third World Perspective: A Pastoral Theology of Care from an Urban Contemporary Shona in Zimbabwe New York: Peter Lang, 2001
PC 655 Clinical Pastoral Education

Tapiwa N. Mucherera
PC 655 Clinical Pastoral Education

Tapiwa N. Mucherera
PC 515 Pastoral Crisis Intervention

Tapiwa N. Mucherera and Tapiwa Mucherera

Required Course Texts: Cooper Burton Z., Why God Atlanta: John Knox Press, 1988 Soelle Dorothee, Suffering Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1988. Gilliland, B. E. & James, R. K. (2004). Crisis Intervention Strategies (4th Ed.). New York: Brooks/Cole. Janoff-Bulman, R. (1992). Shattered Assumptions: Towards a New Psychology of Trauma. New York, NY: The Free Press.
MI 745 Seminar in Missiology

Terry C. Muck
MS 674 MW 708 Introduction to World Religions

Terry C. Muck

REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS David S. Noss. A History of the World’s Religions. Tenth Edition. New York: Prentice Hall Publishing Company, 1999. Terry C. Muck. How To Study Religion: A Beginning Guide to Method Wilmore, Kentucky: Wood Hill Books, 2005.
MW 728 Understanding Religion for Mission

Terry C. Muck

III. TEXTBOOKS Jacques Waardenburg. Classical Approaches to the Study of Religion: Aims, Methods, and Theories of Research. New York: Walter de Gruyter, 1999. ISBN: 3-11-016328-4 paperback, 742 pages. James Thrower. Religion: The Classical Theories. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press, 1999. ISBN: 0-87840-751-0. Paperback, 209 pages. Paul F. Knitter. Introducing Theologies of Religions. Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 2002. ISBN: 1-57075-419-5, paperback, 256 pages.
NT 520 New Testament Introduction

M. Robert Mulholland

Textbooks: PartI: Backgrounds of Early Christianity, Everett Ferguson(BEC)1 Introducing the New Testament, Achtemeier, Green, Thompson (AGT) Part II: Interpreting the New Testament, Black and Dockery, eds. (BD) Hearing the New Testament, Joel B. Green (HNT) Part III: Opening the Bible, Thomas Merton (OB) Shaped by the Word, M. Robert Mulholland, Jr. (SW)