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SP 501 Communication for Christian Leaders

Fred Fitch

Duane Litfin, Public Speaking: A Handbook for Christians, 2nd Edition, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Baker Book House, 1992. R. N. Bostrom, E. S. Waldhart, M. W. Shelton, and S. Bertino, Getting There: Public Speaking, Prospect Heights, IL, Waveland Press.
PC 510 The Servant as Pastoral Care Giver

John G. Galloway

1. Dinkins, Burrell & Losoney. “Grief” (article on reserve shelf) 6 2. Shelly, Judith Allen. Spiritual Care: A Guide for Caregivers. 3. Frederic, Harold. The Damnation of Theron Ware. (I suggest that you read this novel as soon as possible.) 4. Kollar, Charles Allen: Solution-Focused Pastoral Counseling (This is our basic text for the theory and practice of pastoral counseling) 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.) 7. Steinborn, Melvin. Can the Pastor Do It Alone. 8. Steinke, Peter. How Your Church Family Works. (Read this as soon as possible. We will use it early in the semester.) 9. Niklas, Gerald R. The Making of a Pastoral Person (Chapters Three – Nine)
PC 515 Pastoral Crisis Intervention

John G. Galloway

Wiger, Donald E.; Harowski, Kathy J. Essentials of Crisis Counseling and Intervention. (primary text) Herman, Judith Lewis. Trauma and Recovery. (This is an especially important book for working with women in crisis.) Tedeschi, et. al., ed. Posttraumatic Growth: Positive Changes in the Aftermath of a Crisis Switzer, David S. The Minister As Crisis Counselor.
MU 510 Musical Foundations for Pastoral Ministry

William C. Goold

Case, Riley B., Understanding Our United Methodist Hymnal. Bristol Books, 308 East Main Street, Wilmore, KY. Dough, Whitney J., The Hymnwriters: Our Unknown Friends. Providence House Publishers, Franklin, Tennessee, 37064. ISBN 1-881576-35-3. Flather, Doug and Tami., The Praise and Worship Team Instant Tune-Up. Zondervan, Grand Rapids, Michigan. ISBN 0-310-24232-0. Frame, John M., Contemporary Worship Music: A Biblical Defense. P & R Publising, P.O. Box 817, Phillipsburg, New Jersey, 08865. Hurst, Lynn, Changing Your Tune! The Musician’s Handbook for Creating Contempory Worship. Abingdon Press. ISBN 0-687-02297-5. Hustad, Donald P., Jubilate II: Church Music in Worship and Renewal. Hope Publishing, Carol Stream, IL. Mitchell, Crichton, T, Charles Wesley: The Man with the Dancing Heart. Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri. ISBN 083-411-4496
WO 510 Worship Leadership in the Church

William C. Goold

Required Reading: Authentic Worship in a Changing Culture (Grand Rapids: CRC Publications, 1997). [Note: This booklet is approximately 80 pages. ATS/CBS price, $4.45] Bateman IV, Herbert W. Authentic Worship: Hearing Scripture’s Voice, Applying Its Truths (Grand Rapids: Kregel Publications, 2002). [Note: This book is approximately 297 pages. Estimated price is $15.00.] DeArtega, William L. Forgotten Power: The Significance of the Lord’s Supper in Revival (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2002). [Note: This book is approximately 273 pages. ATS/CBS price, $15.00] Wright, Tim and Jan, Editors. Contemporary Worship: A Sourcebook for Spirit-Traditional, Praise and Seeker Services (Abingdon Press, 1997). [Note: This book is approximately 180 pages, large-type layout. ATS/CBS price, $20.00] Mulder, Timothy J. So You’ve Been Asked to Lead in Prayer (Grand Rapids: CRC Publications, 1996). [This small pamphlet is 20 pages. ATS/CBS price, $1.95) Peterson, David. Engaging with God: A Biblical Theology of Worship (Downers Grove, Illinois: Intervarsity Press, 1992). [Note: This book is approximately 293 pages. ATS/CBS price, $24.00] Webber, Robert. Planning Blended Worship: The Creative Mixture of Old and New (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1998). [Note: This book is 205 pages. ATS/CBS price, $15.00] White, James F. A Brief History of Christian Worship (Nashsville: Abingdon Press, 1997). [Note: This book is approximately 180 pages. ATS/CBS price, $18.00] Witvliet, John D. So You’ve Been Asked to Plan a Worship Service (Grand Rapids: CRC Publications, 1999). [This small pamphlet is 20 pages. ATS/CBS price, $1.95] Witvliet, John D. So You’ve Been Asked to Lead a Worship Service (Grand Rapids: CRC Publications, 1999). [This small pamphlet is 18 pages. ATS/CBS price, $1.95]
CL 611 Foundations of Leadership

Coral Gray

Clinton, J. Robert. The Making of a Leader. Colorado Springs: NavPress, 1988. 272 pages Crainer, Stuart. The Management Century: A Critical Review of 20th Century Thought and Practice. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 2000. 262 pages (The ISBN is 0787952249 ) Wren, Thomas J. The Leader’s Companion: Insights on Leadership Through the Ages. New York: The Free Press, 1995. 554 pages
CL 616 Leading Change

Coral Gray

Deep Change: Discovering the Leader Within by Robert E. Quinn (San Francisco: Jossey- Bass Publishers, 1996), 236 pages. Diffusion of Innovations, 5th ed. by Everitt M. Rogers (New York: The Free Press, 2003), 512 pages. Leading Change by John P. Kotter (Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1996), 187 pages. Leading Congregational Change by Jim Herrington, et al. (San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 2000), 240 pages. Managing Transitions: Making the Most of Change, 2nd ed. by William Bridges (New York: Perseus Publishing, 2003), 144 pages. Tempered Radicals: How Everyday Leaders Inspire Change at Work by Debra E. Meyerson (Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 2003), 256 pages.
CL 611 Foundations of Leadership

Richard Gray

Clinton, J. Robert, The Making of a Leader. Colorado Springs: NavPress, 1988. 272 pages Hersey, Paul and Ken Blanchard., Management of Organizational Behavior. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1996. 536 pages Wren, Thomas J., The Leader’s Companion: Insights on Leadership Through the Ages. New York: The Free Press, 1995. 554 pages
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. Thrall, Bill, McNicol , Bruce and Ken McElrath., The Ascent of a Leader. San Francisco: Jossey Bass Publishers, 1999.
BS 753 The Human Person: Multidisciplinary Perspectives

Joel B. Green

Brown, Warren S., Nancey Murphy, and H. Newton Maloney, eds. Whatever Happened to the Soul? Scientific and Theological Portraits of Human Nature. Theology and the Sciences. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1998. Damasio, Antonio R. The Feeling of What Happens: Body and Emotion in the Making of Consciousness. New York: Harcourt, 1999. Green, Joel B., ed. What about the Soul? Neuroscience and Christian Anthropology. Nashville: Abingdon, 2004. Jeeves, Malcolm A., ed. From Cells to Souls: Changing Portraits of Human Nature. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Wm.B. Eerdmans, 2004.
BT 750 Theological Hermeneutics

Joel B. Green

Burnett, Richard E. Karl Barth’s Theological Exegesis: The Hermeneutical Principles of the Römerbrief Period. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2004. Davis, Ellen F., and Richard B. Hays, eds., The Art of Reading Scripture. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2003. Fowl, Stephen E., ed. The Theological Interpretation of Scripture: Classic and Contemporary Readings. London: Blackwell, 1997. Jones, L. Gregory and James J. Buckley, eds. Theology and Scriptural Imagination. Directions in Modern Theology. London: Blackwell, 1998. Zimmermann, Jens. Recovering Theological Hermeneutics: An Incarnational–Trinitarian Theory of Interpretation. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2004.
NT 655 Faith and Wealth in New Testament Perspective

Joel B. Green

González, Justo L. Faith and Wealth: A History of Early Christian Ideas on the Origin, Significance, and Use of Money. San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1990; reprint ed., Eugene: Oregon: Wipf & Stock, 2002. Hamel, Gildas. Poverty and Charity in Roman Palestine, First Three Centuries C.E. University of California Press: Near Eastern Studies 23. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1990. Wheeler, Sondra Ely. Wealth as Peril and Obligation: The New Testament on Possessions. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Wm.B. Eerdmans, 1995.Wuthnow, Robert. Poor Richard’s Principle: Recovering the American Dream through the Moral Dimension of Work, Business, and Money. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1996.
NT 655 Faith and Wealth in New Testament Perspective

Joel B. Green

González, Justo L. Faith and Wealth: A History of Early Christian Ideas on the Origin, Significance, and Use of Money. San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1990; reprint ed., Eugene: Oregon: Wipf & Stock, 2002. Hamel, Gildas. Poverty and Charity in Roman Palestine, First Three Centuries C.E. University of California Press: Near Eastern Studies 23. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1990. Wheeler, Sondra Ely. Wealth as Peril and Obligation: The New Testament on Possessions. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Wm.B. Eerdmans, 1995.
IT 605 Internet and the Web in Ministry

Jeff Groeling

Lochhead, David, Shifting Realities: Information Technology and the Church. WCC Publications, 1999 The Lochhead text can be picked up or ordered through the ATS Bookstore (859)858- 2293. ** Related required readings will be provided online within the context of the course. Please see the bottom of this document for online readings.
IS 501 Christian Formation: Kingdom, Church, and World

Charles E. Gutenson

Clapp, Rodney. Border Crossings. Brazos Press, 2000. Hauerwas, Stanley and Will Willimon. Resident Aliens. Donovan, Vincent. Christianity Rediscovered. Wright, Tom. The Challenge of Jesus. Downers Grove: InterVarsity, 1999. Yoder, John Howard. The Politics of Jesus. Wm.B.Eerdmans, 1972 (or the second edition, 1994). Note, special requirement: Rich Mullins–The Jesus Record CD. IS501 Small Group Packet, available in the book store.
IS 501 Christian Formation: Kingdom, Church, and World

Charles E. Gutenson

Clapp, Rodney. Border Crossings. Brazos Press, 2000. Hauerwas, Stanley and Will Willimon. Resident Aliens. McLaren, Brian. A New Kind of Christian. Wright, Tom. The Challenge of Jesus. Downers Grove: InterVarsity, 1999. Carter, Craig. The Politics of the Cross. Brazos Press Note, special requirement: Rich Mullins–The Jesus Record CD. IS501 Small Group Packet, available in the book store.
ST 501 Method and Praxis in Theology

Charles E. Gutenson

This course will be offered through mixed mode delivery—with use of ExL technology integrated into the instruction of the course, and with networking activities constituting a regular part of the course grade. Additionally, course materials as well as conferencing, web links, and a chat room will be available on-line through an icon (“PH 501- CG”) placed on each student’s desktop, using the Seminary’s FirstClass Client program. This means that every student will need access to the Seminary’s e-mail system; access is possible through use of computers available on the Wilmore or Orlando campus Media Center, through dialing into the system from a home computer, or via the World Wide Web (and thus through any computer, such as those available at public libraries). For assistance with all technical matters related to access to course materials, send your questions by e-mail to ExL_Support@asburyseminary.edu.
CL 553 United Methodist Polity and Discipline

Al Gwinn

The Book of Discipline 2000. Nashville: United Methodist Publishing House, 2000. Thomas Edward Frank, Polity, Practice, and the Mission of the United Methodist Church Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1997.
CD 510 Foundations of Christian Discipleship

R. Dale Hale

Creative Ministry, Henri Nouwen. Educating Congregations: The Future of Christian Education, Charles R. Foster. Is It a Lost Cause? Having the Heart of God for the Church's Children, Marva J. Dawn John Wesley's Class Meeting: A Model for Making Disciples, D. Michael Henderson. Patterns in Moral Development, Catherine M. Stonehouse. The Gospel of Mark
IT 660 Technology in Ministry Practicum

R. Dale Hale

Heinich, R., Molenda, M., Russell, J. D., Smaldino, S. E., (1996) Instructional media and technologies for learning. Prentice-Hall, New Jersey. (383 pages) (Check out from either library or Help Desk.) Technologies for Worship Magazine – Subscribe online at http://www.tfwm.com White, S. (1994) Christian worship and technological change. Abingdon Press, Nashville. (167 pages)
YM 510 Foundations of Youth Ministry

James Hampton

Crabtree, Jack. Better Safe Than Sued. Loveland, CO: Group Publishing, 1998. 217 pages (7-223) (BSS) Course Packet for YM510 Dean, Kendra Creasy and Ron Foster. The Godbearing Life: The Art of Soul Tending for Youth Ministry. Nashville: Upper Room, 1998. 202 pages (9-210) (GL) DeVries, Mark. Family-Based Youth Ministry. InterVarsity Press, 2004. 168 pages (15-182) (FBYM) Myers, William. Black and White Styles of Youth Ministry. Cleveland: United Church Press, 1991. 188 pages (3-190) (B&W)
YM 510 Foundations of Youth Ministry

James Hampton

Textbooks Crabtree, Jack. Better Safe Than Sued. Loveland, CO: Group Publishing, 1998. 217 pages (7-223) (BSS) Dean, Kendra Creasy and Ron Foster. The Godbearing Life: The Art of Soul Tending for Youth Ministry. Nashville: Upper Room, 1998. 202 pages (9-210) (GL) DeVries, Mark. Family-Based Youth Ministry. InterVarsity Press, 2004. 168 pages (15-182) (FBYM) Electronic Course Packet for YM510 (291 pages) Myers, William. Black and White Styles of Youth Ministry. Cleveland: United Church Press, 1991. 188 pages (3-190) (B&W)
YM 551 Seminar in Youth Ministry - Journey to Adulthood

James Hampton

TEXTBOOKS Hersch, Patricia. A Tribe Apart: A Journey into the Heart of American Adolescence. New York: Ballantine, 1999. 391 pages. Hughes, Amanda M. Lost and Found: Adolescence, Parenting, and the Formation of Faith. Cambridge, MA: Cowley, 2002. 168 pages.
YM 610 Communicating the Gospel to Youth

James Hampton

Textbooks 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) 1 Long, Jimmy (ed.). Small Group Leader’s Handbook. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1995. 196 pages. (SGLH) McNabb, Bill and Mabry, Scott. Teaching the Bible Creatively. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1990. 193 pages. (TBC) 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)
YM 632 The Life of the Youth Pastor

James Hampton

Textbooks Jones, Tony. Soul Shaper. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2003. 227 pages MacDonald, Gordon. Ordering Your Private World. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2002. 231 pages Peterson, Eugene. Under the Unpredictable Plant. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1992. 197 pages