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WO 510 Worship Leadership in the Church

William C. Goold

Course Description: The primary focus of WO 510 is corporate worship. The course is not about a preferred worship style nor is it about a preferred musical expression in worship. The Bible, theology, history and practical application will be the lens through which acts/components/elements of worship are viewed, including worship space, time, prayer, Scripture, and the church’s music. Attention will be given to worship design, worship planning, worship leading, the sacraments/ordinances, the marriage service, the funeral service and other worship experiences with specific needs and foci. Throughout the course, the repeated, prevailing emphasis will be to equip and encourage pastors and worship leaders who are prepared to bring skill, passion and grace to the awesome privilege and responsibility of equipping and edifying the whole congregation as the people of God for its primary, collective act of corporate worship.
ST 650 Tutorial in Systematic Theology: Christology

McFarlane Graham

Course Description This module seeks to introduce you to the exciting and central doctrine of Christology. In order to make it accessible in this short module, we shall look at the person of Jesus Christ through his relation both to God and to humans. We shall do so in four parts. Firstly, we shall look at how the New Testament evidences very clear responses to both aspects of Jesus’ human and divine identity. Secondly, we shall look at how this data has been developed within the exceptionally creative period of Christological thinking – the Patristic era. Thirdly, we shall look at classic, modern descriptions of Jesus. Finally, we shall look at elements of contemporary American Christologies before ending on a personal note – your Christology. I have tried to use only directly relevant books and have included journal articles that can be accessed through Asbury library.
CL 612 Christian Leadership Development

Richard Gray

Blackaby, Henry and Richard, Spiritual Leadership: Moving People On To God’s Agenda. Nashville, Tenn.: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2001. Clinton, J. Robert, The Making of a Leader. Colorado Springs: NavPress, 1988. Engstrom, Ted W., The Making of a Christian Leader. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1976. Stanley, Andy., Visioneering. Sisters, Oregon: Multnomah Publishers, 1999. Saunders, Oswald J., Spiritual Leadership. Chicago: Moody Press, 1994. Thrall, Bill, McNicol , Bruce and Ken McElrath., The Ascent of a Leader. San Francisco: Jossey Bass Publishers, 1999
CS 625 Black History, Theology and Mission

Richard Gray

This course is designed to examine the African-American religious experience and expression in America. To this end, facts and insights will be explored to assist the general community in gaining a better understanding of the place and role of the African American and his Church in the greater American society.
IT 605 Internet and the Web in Ministry

Jeff Groeling

Lochhead, David, Shifting Realities: Information Technology and the Church. WCC Publications, 1997 Stephenson, Mark, Web-Empower Your Church: Unleashing the Power of Internet Ministry, Abington Press, 2006
CD 510 XL Foundations of Christian Discipleship

R. Dale Hale

Welcome to Foundations of Christian Discipleship. I am so glad you have elected to take this course. While the title of the course suggests a beginning point, I want you to know that it will be broader than just a beginning point. By the end of the semester you will have developed a better understanding of what it means to help the church develop into a stronger, more intelligent, spiritually deep family of believers who are able to articulate their faith. However, do not make the mistake of thinking this is a specialized course. It is a course that broadly examines Christian Education – hence the title “Foundations of Christian Discipleship”. This course includes a Biblical perspective of spiritual education, a short history of Christian Discipleship, the Wesley connection, Discipling today, Change methodology to be more effective, and the use of technology in Christian discipleship. CD510 is a course that is designed to give you a broad perspective of Christian discipleship. It will lead you into the foundations of Christian Discipleship. Over the next few weeks (and believe me, while they seem long, they are but a blink of an eye), we will be . . . o Developing a Biblical perspective of discipleship o Exploring Wesley’s methods of discipling o Creating a philosophy of Christian discipleship o Developing a paradigm of discipler/disciple (teacher/student) o Specifically focusing on Nurturing, Facilitating, Administering, and Coordinating the church's educational ministries. o Exploring the use of technology in discipleship
IS 502 Vocation of Ministry

R. Dale Hale

• Clouse, B. & Clouse, R. B. (1989). Women in Ministry: Four Views. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. • 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
IS 502 Christian Formation: Vocation of Ministry

James Hampton

Course Description This course seeks to ask and address the question, How is our vocation as those called to Christian ministry discerned, shaped, and sustained? The purpose of this course is to explore from a Wesleyan perspective the biblical and theological foundations of Christian personhood and vocation by examining the nexus between call to ministry and formation of persons in ministry.
YM 510 Foundations of Youth Ministry

James Hampton

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Explores roles and responsibilities of the career youth minister, grounded in the vocation of “ministry as change agent,” including grounding in a theology of youth ministry, studies in formative needs of youth; staff development, resource development and selection; with special attention to maximizing multiplestaff opportunities and responsibilities, ministry through facilitating and empowering staff, and coordinating a multidimensional youth development ministry. (Catalog) This course is required of all MAYM majors and open to all other students, as it fulfills a Servant Ministry elective in the MDiv curriculum. It is the course out of which all other Youth Ministry courses grow. It is designed to help the prospective youth minister not only understand youth ministry as practical theology, but also learn how to think theologically about youth ministry as a holistic ministry within the church.
YM 551 Seminar in Youth Ministry

James Hampton

COURSE DESCRIPTION: The content and focus of this seminar will address current urgent issues The seminar will build around nationally known uest faculty who are practicing ministry professionals in the content area. For the seminar, advanced reading/critique preparation and follow-up integrative reflection will supplement the contact hours with the resource person. Faculty serve as campus planners/conveners/professors of record. (Catalog)
YM 551 Theology and Pop Culture

James Hampton

Description of course: The content and focus of this seminar will address current urgent issues. The seminar will build around nationally known guest faculty who are practicing ministry professionals in the content area. For the seminar, advanced reading/critique preparation and follow-up integrative reflection will supplement the contact hours with the resource person. Faculty serve as campus planners/conveners/professors of record. (Catalog) This specific course is designed to address issues (and possible intersections) of theology and pop culture. This is to go beyond diner theology (discussing God after midnight at Denny’s) and offer grounding in both methodology and critical thought. It is not intended to offer arsenal for judgment, rather it is to create a common language opening dialogue from a variety of perspectives.
YM 610 Communicating the Gospel to Youth

James Hampton

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Communicating the gospel to youth is more than preaching a sermon to teenagers. Communicating the gospel is understanding that learning, change and growth occurs in small groups and large groups, through directive mediation and the spoken word. Effective communications requires that the leader knows their audience. Attention will be given to principles of youth education, learning and teaching style, and faith development. You will learn to develop and present: small group studies, sermons and talks, thematic teaching, curriculum for retreats. This course will help you develop the skills and the tools necessary to let the Bible come alive when teaching and communicating with youth. (Catalog statement)
YM 610 Communicating the Gospel to Youth

James Hampton

Davis, Ken. How to Speak to Youth. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1996. 183 pages (HSY) Hampton, Jim and Edwards, Rick (eds.). Worship-Centered Teaching. Kansas City: Beacon Hill, 2001. 98 pages. (WCT) Myers, Joseph R. The Search to Belong: Rethinking Intimacy, Community, and Small Groups. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2003. 154 pages. (TSB) Palmer, Parker. To Know as We are Known. San Francisco: Harper, 1993. 140 pages. (TKWK) Richardson, Rick. Evangelism Outside the Box: New Ways to Help People Experience the Good News. InterVarsity Press, 2000. 192 pages. (EOB) Smith, Christian. Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005. 269 pages (SS)
YM 610 XL Communicating the Gospel to Youth

James Hampton

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Communicating the gospel to youth is more than preaching a sermon to teenagers. Communicating the gospel is understanding that learning, change and growth occurs in small groups and large groups, through directive mediation and the spoken word. Effective communications requires that the leader knows their audience. Attention will be given to principles of youth education, learning and teaching style, and faith development. You will learn to develop and present: small group studies, sermons and talks, thematic teaching, curriculum for retreats. This course will help you develop the skills and the tools necessary to let the Bible come alive when teaching and communicating with youth. (Catalog statement)This is a required class for all MAYM majors and is open to any other student as well.
YM 632 The Life of the Youth Pastor

James Hampton

Jones, Tony. Soul Shaper. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2003. 227 pages MacDonald, Gordon. Ordering Your Private World. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2002. 231 pages Miller, Donald. Blue Like Jazz. Thomas Nelson, 2003. 256 pages Peterson, Eugene. Under the Unpredictable Plant. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1992. 197 pages Prime, Derek, and Beggs, Allistair. On Being a Pastor: Understanding Our Calling and Work. Moody Publishers, 2006. 320 pages. (This text only required if taking class for 3 hours) Trull, Joe E. and Carter, James E. Ministerial Ethics (second edition). Grand Rapids: Baker, 2004. 214 pages.
YM 632 The Life of the Youth Pastor

James Hampton

This course will explore principles of organization for the Youth Pastor; the relationship of personality to leadership styles and practices that form the Youth Pastor. This course assumes that the practice of youth ministry and spirituality are intimately related. (Catalog statement)
YM 632 X The Life of the Youth Pastor

James Hampton

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course will explore principles of organization for the Youth Pastor; the relationship of personality to leadership styles and practices that form the Youth Pastor. This course assumes that the practice of youth ministry and spirituality are intimately related. (Catalog statement)PLACE OF COURSE IN THE CURRICULUM: This is a required class for all MAYM majors and is open to any other student as well.
YM 670 Postmodern Youth Ministry

James Hampton

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course explores the dynamics of living in a postmodern culture and its attendant impact on the church and its ministry to adolescents. The focus is on developing a theology of youth ministry which takes seriously the unique needs of postmodern students, and then look at how that theology should culminate in specific practices of ministry to youth. Special attention is given to the fact that we are living “between worlds” and how our ministries need to become bi-lingual, speaking both the language of faith and the language of culture. (Catalog statement) This is an elective course and is open to any student who has taken either CD 510, CM 510 or YM 510 or with permission of the instructor.
DO 690 John Wesley's Theology for Today

Steve Harper

Course Description The course will focus upon the distinctive theological contributions of John Wesley for the larger Christian community and for the Wesleyan family. Attention will be given to the roots of Wesley’s theology, but the emphasis will be upon the value of the Wesleyan theological perspective for today.
IS 502 Vocation of Ministry

Steve Harper

Course Description This course addresses the question, How is a vocation to Christian ministry discerned, shaped, and sustained? The purpose of the course is to explore the foundations for Christian vocation by examining the connection between a call to ministry and the formation of persons for ministry. The integrating theological concept is the Wesleyan view of Holiness. The course focuses on the vocation of ordained ministry, but the principles are applicable to the whole people of God.
SF 501 Introduction to Spiritual Formation

Steve Harper

Introduction This course surveys the subject of Christian spirituality, with an emphasis upon the theological and developmental dimensions of the spiritual life. Preparatory readings and in-class presentations by Dr. Harper set forth the basic content of the course, personal and group reflections particularize the course, and additional reading, research, and ministry projects help to maximize your learning goals.
SF 511 Praying All Ways

Steve Harper

Introduction This course completes the examination of John Wesley’s phrase “read and pray daily.” Building on a biblical and historical foundation, students will explore personal and corporate prayer through exposure to individual prayer styles and congregational prayer ministries.
CH 610 The English Reformation

William P. Haugaard

The purpose of the course is to enable students to become familiar with and/or to deepen their understanding of the changing life of Christianity in England from 1500 to 1611. In those years the English Church built on its earlier eleven centuries and drew from continental currents of renewal and reform shaping Christian faith and practice in the distinctive ways that a later age was to call “anglicanism” Those identifying themselves today as Anglicans are not the only Christians who partake of this sixteenth-century heritage. It also belongs to those whose English forbears unsuccessfully struggled to demand the precise patterns of continental Reformed churches. It belongs to Methodists who separated from the national church two centuries later. Although the course concentrates on religious and ecclesiastical affairs, these, as always in studies of church history, cannot be understood apart from their deep involvement with the political, economic, and cultural concerns of British society. The course will be divided into three main topical rather than chronological sections -- with a preliminary consideration of the earlier years of the English church in the initial week: I. Continuity and change through four monarchs II. Authority and ministry in a unitive society of nation and church III. Catholic and Protestant worship and teaching in the English Church A summary of the principal sixteenth century events and issues in the formation and development of a distinctive tradition will be found in William P. Haugaard, "The History of Anglicanism: From the Reformation to the Eighteenth Century" in The Study of Anglicanism (rev. edn., ed. Stephen Sykes, John Booty, & Jonathan Knight [Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1998]). A reading of the first half (pp. 3-18) of this essay will provide a rapid birds-eye view of the course.
CL 612XL Christian Leadership Development

MaryAnn Hawkins

This course is designed to move students into deeper levels of understanding of the significant concepts and theories that shape our contemporary understanding of leadership development in a Christian context. From this base of understanding, students will be guided into discoveries of personal individual styles, strengths, and opportunities for growth in an effort to enhance personal leadership competencies with a deliberate servanthood focus.
CO 515 Forgiveness in the Counseling Process

Virginia Todd Holeman

Enright, R. D. (2001). Forgiveness is a choice: A step-by-step process for resolving anger and restoring hope. Washington, DC:American Psychological Association. Holeman, V. T. (2004). Reconcilable differences: Hope and healing for troubled marriages. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. Jones, G. (1995). Embodying forgiveness. Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans. Nowuen, H. J.M. (1992). The return of the prodigal son. New York: Image Books. Volf, M. (1996). Exclusion and Embrace. Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press. Worthington, E.L. (2003). Forgiving and reconciling: Bridges to wholeness and hope. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press.