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  CO 605 Treating the Serious Mentally Ill: Treatment Modalities and Referral Coordination

  Virginia Todd Holeman

  Required Course Texts Rowan, T. & O’Hanlan, B. (2003). Solution-oriented therapy for chronic and severe mental illness. New York: W.W. Norton. ISBN: 03393704238; 180 pps. [paperback] Marsh, D. T. (2001). A family-focused approach to serious mental illness: Empirically supported interventions (Practitioner’s Resource Series). Professional Resource Exchange. ISBN: 1568870698, 110 pps. Required Pamphlets (purchase from bookstore) Marsh, D. T. (2001). Schizophreniza, Washington, DC: AAMFT. Item I073 Yapko, M. (1999). Depression, Washington, DC: AAMFT. Item I039.

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  CO 660 Crisis Counseling

  Virginia Todd Holeman

  Gilliland, B. E.& James, R. K. (2004). Crisis Intervention Strategies (5th Ed.). New York: Brooks/Cole. Janoff-Bulman, R. (1992). Shattered Assumptions: Towards a New Psychology of Trauma. New York, NY: The Free Press. Course Packet (Purchase at ATS Bookstore)

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  CO 670 Marriage and Family Therapy

  Virginia Todd Holeman

  Friedman, E. H. (1985). Generation to Generation: Family Process in Church and Synagogue. New York: Guilford. Guerin, P.J., Jr., Forgarty, T. F., Fay, L.F., Kautto, J. G. (1996). Working with Relationship Triangles. New York: Guilford Press. McGoldrick, M. & Gerson, R., & Shellenberger, S. (1999). Genograms in Family Assessment (2nd Ed.). New York: Norton. Stanley, S., et al. (1998). The Lasting Promise. Jossey-Bass. ISBN: 0-7879-3983-8. Visher, E.B. & Visher, J. S. (1996). Therapy with Stepfamilies. New York: Brunner/Mazel. ISBN: 0-87630-799. Course Packet of Readings and Handouts.

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  IS 502 Vocation of Ministry

  Virginia Todd Holeman

  Chilcote, Paul. John Wesley Speaks on Christian Vocation Foster, Richard J. (1998). Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth. HarperSan Francisco. Grenz, S. & Bell, R. (1995). Betrayal of Trust: Sexual Misconduct in the Pastorate. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. Groothius, R. M. (1997). Good News for Women: A Biblical Picture of Gender Equality, Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Guiness, O. (1998). The Call: Finding and Fulfilling the Central Purpose of Your Life. Waco,TX: Word. Smith, G. (1997). Listening to God in Times of Choice. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. Willimon, William H. Calling and Character: Virtues of the Ordained Life. Nashville: Abingdon, 2000.

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  OT 520 Old Testament Introduction

  Edwin C. Hostetter

  Samuel J. Schultz, The Old Testament Speaks, 5th ed. (New York: HarperSanFrancisco, 2000) Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures, student edition (Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society, 1985)

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  CL 553 United Methodist Polity and Discipline

  Coleman Howlett

  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.

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  CO 610 Ethical and Legal Issues in Counseling

  George G. Hunter

  Herlihy, B. & Corey, G., (1996). ACA ethical standards casebook. American Counseling Association, Alexandria, VA. (326 pages) Sanders, Randolph K., (1997). Christian counseling ethics: A handbook for therapists, pastors and counselors, Intervarsity Press, Downers Grove, IL. (404 pages) Moline, M.E., Williams, G.T., & Austin, K.M., (1998). Documenting psychotherapy: Essentials for mental health practitioners. Sage, London. (189 pages) _____, (1998). AACC Christian counseling code of ethics. American Association of Christian Counseling, Forest, VA. (20 pages)

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  MB 720 Cross Cultural Communication of Christianity

  George G. Hunter

  1. Storti, Craig. The Art of Crossing Cultures, second edition. Intercultural Press, Inc., 2001. 2. _________. Figuring Foreigners Out. Intercultural Press, Inc., 1999. 3. Berger, Peter and Thomas Luckman. The Social Construction of Reality 4. Kohls, L. Robert. Survival Kit for Overseas Living, fourth edition. Intercultural Press, Inc., 2001. 5. Nida, Eugene. Message and Mission: The Communication of the Christian Faith, rev. ed. Gabriel Resources, 1990. 6. Hunter, George G. III, The Celtic Way of Evangelism. Abingdon Press, 2000. IV. Additional Required Readings (will be available on line; click on the ESJ icon.) 1. Barnlund, Dean C. "Communication in a Global Village." 2. LaRay M. Barna, "Stumbling Blocks in Intercultural Communication." 3. Milton J. Bennett, "Toward Ethnorelativism: A Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity." 4. Herbert Blumer. Symbolic Interactionism: Perspective and Method, pp. 1-21. 5. Edward T. Hall and Mildred Reed Hall. "Key Concepts: Underlying Structures of Culture", from Understanding Cultural Differences. Intercultural Press, 1990. NOTE: Doctoral students who take a qualifying examination in “Mission in Cultural Context” will also be responsible for the several foundational texts of Edward T. Hall. (See Bibliography)

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  ME 880 Doctoral Seminar in Evangelization

  George G. Hunter

  1. Stark, Rodney. The Rise of Christianity. Harper. 2. Fletcher, Richard. The Barbarian Conversion. U. of California Press. 3. James, William. The Varieties of Religious Experience. 4. Rambo, Lewis R. Understanding Religious Conversion. Yale Univ. Press. 5. Patrick, Confession ((available on line; click on the ESJ icon).) 6. Finney, Charles G. Lectures on Revivals of Religion, ch’s 1, 10, 12, and 14 (available on line; click on the ESJ icon). 7. Alcoholics Anonymous, fourth edition.

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  MS 615 Foundations of Church Growth

  George G. Hunter

  A. Read EACH of the following: 1. Donovan, Vincent J. Christianity Rediscovered. Orbis, 1979. This autobiographical case study, one of the most engaging and moving books in all of missiological literature, focuses on the planting of indigenous Catholic Christianity among Masai people in East Africa. It dramatizes the central “apostolic” issue of starting a Christian movement from scratch among an unreached people. 2. Arn, Win and Charles Arn. The Master’s Plan for Making Disciples. Baker Book House, 1998. 3. Donald A. McGavran. Understanding Church Growth, Third Edition. Eerdmans, 1990. The authoritative text in the field of Global Church Growth, written by "the Father of the Church Growth Movement." The second and third editions include "Eurica" within the world's mission fields, thus making this a definitive general text, although the third edition-- condensed by C. Peter Wagner, made some unfortunate omissions. 2 4.. Winter, Ralph D. and Steven C. Hawthorne, eds. Perspectives on the World Christian Movement, Third Edition. William Carey Library, 1999. In this course, we assign only a “bakers dozen” articles (primarily from the “Strategic Perspective” section) from this widely used collection, but every serious mission student will own this book. B. Read ANY TWO of the following: 5. Charles Arn. White Unto Harvest: Evangelizing Today’s Senior Adults. Monrovia, CA: Institute for American Church Growth, 2003. A cogent research-based report on approaches to reaching a distinct target population. 6. Hunter, George G. Hunter, III. To Spread the Power: Church Growth in the Wesleyan Spirit. Abingdon, 1987. Drawing from twentieth century studies, as well as from John Wesley’s strategic genius. 7. ____________________. Radical Outreach: The Recovery of Apostolic Ministry and Evangelism. Abingdon, 2003. Delineates a case for, and approaches to, a more “apostolic” way of “doing church” among pre- Christian populations. 8. McIntosh, Gary. Biblical Church Growth. Baker, 2003. This is new engaging treatment, especially useful for people with any doubts about whether the Church Growth approach to mission and evangelism is rooted biblically. 9. Schaller, Lyle E. 44 Steps Up Off the Plateau. Abingdon, 1993. A range of “interventions” for churches “stuck” at their present membership strength, by the writer who knows more about churches than anyone else who ever lived! 10. Schwartz, Christian. Natural Church Development. ChurchSmart Resources, 1996. Currently the most widely praised (and critiqued) book in the field; purports to profile churches that experience growth through health. C. The following additional books are required for students taking the 700 level course. 10. Donald A. McGavran. The Bridges of God. New York, Friendship Press, 1955. McGavran's 1955 "bombshell", challenging the widespread arrested (mission station stage) development of the world Christian movement, and delineating his early strategic conclusion about how the gospel characteristically spreads along social network lines within people groups. 11.. Donald A. McGavran. How Churches Grow. New York, Friendship Press, 1959. 12. Read one of the field studies in which McGavran was a principal writer, such as the following: Multiplying Churches in the Philippines; Church Growth in Jamaica; Ethnic Realities and the Church: Lessons from India; Church Growth in Mexico; Zaire: Midday in Missions. (The student may choose some other field study if he or she is particularly interested in the field.) D. In addition, the following articles are accessible within the ESJ icon on Asbury Seminary’s website. (Report any difficulty to Julee Bellar 858-2259) The student may either read each article on-line, or print it out. a) Hunter, "The Legacy of Donald McGavran" b) _____. “Learn Why Some Churches are Growing.” c) _____, “Top Ten Reasons for NOT Leaving Evangelism to the Pastor.” d) _____. “Reaching WAY OUT in Urban Evangelism” e) _____. “Mega-Churches” f) ______. “Examining the ‘Natural Church Development’ Project”

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  MS 615 Foundations of Church Growth

  George G. Hunter

  A. Read EACH of the following: 1. Donovan, Vincent J. Christianity Rediscovered. Orbis, 1979. This autobiographical case study, one of the most engaging and moving books in all of missiological literature, focuses on the planting of indigenous Catholic Christianity among Masai people in East Africa. It dramatizes the central “apostolic” issue of starting a Christian movement from scratch among an unreached people. 2. Arn, Win and Charles Arn. The Master’s Plan for Making Disciples. Baker Book House, 1998. 3. Donald A. McGavran. Understanding Church Growth, Third Edition. Eerdmans, 1990. The authoritative text in the field of Global Church Growth, written by "the Father of the Church Growth Movement." The second and third editions include "Eurica" within the world's mission fields, thus making this a definitive general text, although the third edition-- condensed by C. Peter Wagner, made some unfortunate omissions. 4.. Winter, Ralph D. and Steven C. Hawthorne, eds. Perspectives on the World Christian Movement, Third Edition. William Carey Library, 1999. In this course, we assign only a “bakers dozen” articles (primarily from the “Strategic Perspective” section) from this widely used collection, but every serious mission student will own this book. B. Read ANY TWO of the following: 5. Charles Arn. White Unto Harvest: Evangelizing Today’s Senior Adults. Monrovia, CA: Institute for American Church Growth, 2003. A cogent research-based report on approaches to reaching a distinct target population. 6. Hunter, George G. Hunter, III. To Spread the Power: Church Growth in the Wesleyan Spirit. Abingdon, 1987. Drawing from twentieth century studies, as well as from John Wesley’s strategic genius. 7. ____________________. Radical Outreach: The Recovery of Apostolic Ministry and Evangelism. Abingdon, 2003. Delineates a case for, and approaches to, a more “apostolic” way of “doing church” among pre- Christian populations. 8. McIntosh, Gary. Biblical Church Growth. Baker, 2003. This is new engaging treatment, especially useful for people with any doubts about whether the Church Growth approach to mission and evangelism is rooted biblically. 9. Schaller, Lyle E. 44 Steps Up Off the Plateau. Abingdon, 1993. A range of “interventions” for churches “stuck” at their present membership strength, by the writer who knows more about churches than anyone else who ever lived! 10. Schwartz, Christian. Natural Church Development. ChurchSmart Resources, 1996. Currently the most widely praised (and critiqued) book in the field; purports to profile churches that experience growth through health. C. The following additional books are required for students taking the 700 level course. 10. Donald A. McGavran. The Bridges of God. New York, Friendship Press, 1955. McGavran's 1955 "bombshell", challenging the widespread arrested (mission station stage) development of the world Christian movement, and delineating his early strategic conclusion about how the gospel characteristically spreads along social network lines within people groups. 11.. Donald A. McGavran. How Churches Grow. New York, Friendship Press, 1959. 12. Read one of the field studies in which McGavran was a principal writer, such as the following: Multiplying Churches in the Philippines; Church Growth in Jamaica; Ethnic Realities and the Church: Lessons from India; Church Growth in Mexico; Zaire: Midday in Missions. (The student may choose some other field study if he or she is particularly interested in the field.) D. In addition, the following articles are accessible within the ESJ icon on Asbury Seminary’s website. (Report any difficulty to Julee Bellar 858-2259) The student may either read each article on-line, or print it out. a) Hunter, "The Legacy of Donald McGavran" b) _____. “Learn Why Some Churches are Growing.” c) _____, “Top Ten Reasons for NOT Leaving Evangelism to the Pastor.” d) _____. “Reaching WAY OUT in Urban Evangelism” e) _____. “Mega-Churches” f) ______. “Examining the ‘Natural Church Development’ Project”

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  PH 501 Philosophy of Christian Religion

  George Ille

  Required Reading Aristotle, Categories, Section I. Translated by E. M. Edghill; Provided by The Internet Classics Archive. Available online at http://classics.mit.edu//Aristotle/categories.html Hasker, William, Metaphysics, Downers Grove, IVP, 1983. Ille, George, Hermeneutical Explorations of Agency as Prolegomena for a Theological Epistemology, PhD Thesis, King’s College, University of London, 2000). – selections (provided in digital format) Moltmann, Jürgen, The Crucified God, London: SCM Press, 1992, (pp. 200-278) – selections. Murphy, Nancey, Beyond Fundamentalism and Liberalism. How Modern and Postmodern Philosophy Set the Theological Agenda, Harrisburg: Trinity Press International, 1996. - selections Nagel, Thomas, What does it all mean? A very short introduction to Philosophy New York : Oxford University Press, 1987. - selections Pannenberg, Wolfhart. Metaphysics and the Idea of God, translated by Philip Clayton Edinburgh: T&T Clark, 1990. - selections Peterson Michael, Hasker, Philosophy of Religion: Selected Readings (New York: Oxford University, Press, 1996). - selections Peterson Michael, Hasker, Reason and Religious Belief, New York: Oxford University, Press, 1998. - selections Plantinga, A. & Wolterstorff, N., Faith and Rationality, Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press, 1983. - selections Ricoeur, Paul, Figuring the Sacred, Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1995. - selections (pp. 35-47; 249-261; 292-302.) Ricoeur, Paul, Freedom in the Light of Hope, in Essays on Biblical Interpretation, Philadelphia : Fortress Press, 1980. (pp. 155-182). Westphal, Fred A. The Activity of Philosophy. A Concise Introduction, Englewood Cliffs, NJ : Prentice-Hall, 1969. - selections

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  ST 501 Method and Praxis

  George Ille

  Larry Wood, Faith, History, and Hermeneutics: A Post-Critical Interpretation (digital manuscript). - selections Stanley J. Grenz and Roger E. Olson, Who Needs Theology? An Invitation to the Study of God, (Downers Grove: IVP, 1996). - selections Stanley J. Grenz & Roger E. Olson, 20th Century Theology, (Carlisle, Patternoster Press, 1991) - selections Alister E. McGrath The Genesis of Doctrine - A Study in the Foundation of Doctrinal Criticism (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1997). - selections Stanley J. Grenz & John R. Franke, Beyond Foundationalism. Shaping Theology in a Postmodern Context, (Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2001). – selections George Ille, Hermeneutical Explorations of Agency as Prolegomena for a Theological Epistemology, PhD Thesis, King’s College, University of London, 2000) (selections provided in digital format). Nancey Murphy, Beyond Fundamentalism and Liberalism. How Modern and Postmodern Philosophy Set the Theological Agenda, (Harrisburg: Trinity Press International, 1996). - selections Donald Thorsen, The Wesleyan Quadrilateral (Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 1990), pp. 125-225. John Zizioulas, The Doctrine of the Holy Trinity: The Significance of the Cappadocian Contribution in Trinitarian Theology Today ed. Christoph Schwobel (Edinburgh: T&T Clark, 1995) (copy provided in digital format) Paul Ricoeur, Toward a Narrative Theology: Its Necessity, Its Resources, Its Difficulties in Paul Ricoeur, Figuring the Sacred; Augsburg: Fortress Press, 1995. (copy provided in digital format) Paul Ricoeur, Toward a Hermeneutic of the Idea of Revelation (in Essays on Biblical Interpretation (Philadelphia : Fortress Press, 1980));

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  MI 715 Contextual Theology

  Eunice L. Irwin

  Bevans, Stephen B. 2002 Models of Contextual Theology. Revised and Expanded Edition. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books. De La Torre, Miguel 2002 Reading the Bible from the Margins. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books. Grenz, Stanley J. and Roger E. Olson 1996 Who Needs Theology? An Invitation to the Study of God. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity. Schreiter, Robert J. 1985 Constructing Local Theologies. London: SCM Press. (Later editions published by Orbis Books, Maryknoll, NY.) Sedmak, Clemens 2002 Doing Local Theology: A Guide for Artisans of a New Humanity. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books.

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  MW 725 Primal and Folk Religions

  Eunice L. Irwin

  Hefner, Robert, ed. 1993 Conversion to Christianity: Historical and Anthropological Perspectives on A Great Transformation. Berkeley, University of California Press. Hiebert, Paul G., Daniel Shaw & Tite Tienou 1999 Understanding Folk Religion: A Christian Response to Popular Beliefs and Practices. Grand Rapids: Baker Books. Kraft, Marguerite G. 1995 Understanding Spiritual Power: A Forgotten Dimension of Cross-Cultural Mission and Ministry. Maryknoll, N.Y.: Orbis Books. Stewart, Charles and Rosalind Shaw, eds. 1994 Syncretism/ Anti-Syncretism: The politics of religious synthesis. London and New York: Routledge. 5th Required Reading (Select ONE below or propose one to instructor) Ching, Julia 1993Chinese Religions. Maryknoll, N.Y.: Orbis Books. Galileo, Segundo 1988 The Challenge of Popular Religiosity. Quezon City, Philippines: Claretian Press. Magesa, Laurenti 1997 African Religion: The Moral Traditions of Abundant Life. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books. Williams, Peter W. 1989 Popular Religion in America. Urbana and Chicago: University of Illinois.

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  CD 511 The Pastor and Christian Discipleship

  Beverly C. Johnson-Miller

  Basics of Christian Education by Karen B. Tye The Younger Evangelicals by Robert Webber John Wesley’s Class Meeting: A model for making disciples by Michael Henderson Making All Things New: An Invitation to the Spiritual Life by Henri Nouwen The Big Little School: Two Hundred Years of The Sunday School by Robert W. Lynn and Elliott Wright Growing in the Life of Faith: Education and Christian Practices by Craig Dykstra *On Reserve - Leading the Congregation: Caring for Yourself While Serving the People by Norman Shawchuck and Roger Heuser Christian Religious Education: Sharing Our Story and Vision by Thomas Groome

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  CD 560 The Ministry of Teaching

  Beverly C. Johnson-Miller

  Donald M. Joy, Meaningful Learning in the Church. Indianapolis: Light and Life Press, 1969, revised 1989. ISBN 0-89367-019-7 John M. Bracke and Karen B. Tye, Teaching the Bible in the Church. St. Louis: Chalice Press , 2003. ISBN 0-8272-3643-3 Marlene D. LeFever, Learning Styles: Reaching Everyone God Gave You to Teach. Colorado Springs: Cook Communications Ministries, 1995. ISBN: 0-7814-5117-5 Learning Styles Inventory Parker J. Palmer, To Know as we are Known: a spirituality of education. San Francisco: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1983. ISBN: 0-06-066456-8 Maria Harris, Teaching and Religious Imagination: an essay in the theology of teaching. San Francisco: Harper, 1987. 0-06-063840-0 Donald L. Griggs, Teaching Today’s Teachers to Teach. Abingdon Press, 2003 Kieran Egan, Teaching as Storytelling. University of Chicago Press,

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  CD 651 Professional Foundations of Christian Education

  Beverly C. Johnson-Miller

  Models of Religious Education: Theory and Practice in Historical and Contemporary Perspective by Harold Burgess Sourcebook of the Christian Faith: Primary source readings from the history of Christian education(latest edition), edited by Robert F. Lay, Taylor Universtiy, 2003. Augustine and the Catechumenate by William Harmless The Big Little School: Two Hundred Years of the Sunday School, by Robert W. Lynn and Elliott Wright

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  CD 651 Professional Foundations of Christian Education

  Beverly C. Johnson-Miller

  A History of Christian Education by Reed and Prevost The Big Little School by Robert Lynn Augustine and the Catechumenate byWilliam Harmless SOURCEBOOK of the Christian Faith by Robert Lay

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  CD 651 Professional Foundations of Christian Education

  Beverly C. Johnson-Miller

  A History of Christian Education by Reed and Prevost Sourcebook of the Christian Faith: Primary source readings from the history of Christian education(latest edition), edited by Robert F. Lay, Taylor Universtiy, 2003. Augustine and the Catechumenate by William Harmless The Big Little School: Two Hundred Years of the Sunday School, by Robert W. Lynn and Elliott Wright Recommended Reading Models of Religious Education: Theory and Practice in Historical and Contemporary Perspective by Harold Burgess

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  SF 501 Introduction to Spiritual Formation

  Reginald Johnson

  Richard Foster, A Celebration of Discipline, or, if you’ve read Foster previously, Marjorie Thompson, Soul Feast Reginald Johnson, Your Personality and the Spiritual Life & Reginald Johnson, Learning to Pray Again Compact Discs Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together Joyce Huggett, Listening to God Steve Harper, Devotional Life in the Wesleyan Tradition

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  SF 503 The Life of Prayer

  Reginald Johnson

  - Dimensions of Prayer, Douglas Steere - The God Who Hears, Bingham Hunter - Prayer, The Heart's True Home, Richard Foster - Churches that Pray, Peter Wagner - Windows of the Soul, Ken Gire

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  SF 601 Spiritual Guidance

  Reginald Johnson

  Required Texts Sacred Companions, David Benner, IVP Soul Friend, Kenneth Leach, Harper & Row The Contemplative Pastor, Eugene Peterson, Eerdmans Introduction to the Devout Life, Francis de Sales Soulguide, Bruce Demarest, Navpress

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  SF 650 Comtemporary Prayer Movements

  Reginald Johnson

  Class Texts: • Richard Foster, Prayer, The Heart’s True Home(Harper & Row, 288 pages) • Jan Johnson, When the Soul Listens (NavPress, 187 pages)

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  PR 610 Servant as Proclaimer

  J. Ellsworth Kalas

  TEXTS: Craddock, Preaching Cantalamessa, The Mystery of God’s Word Kalas, Preaching from the Soul Long & Plantinga, A Cloud of Witnesses