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MS 615 Foundations of Church Growth

George G. Hunter

III. Textbooks: The following textbooks are for students in MS 615 and ME 700. The literature, especially McGavran's Understanding Church Growth, should be perceived as the heart of the course. Class sessions will stimulate deeper reading, provide perspective, headline some themes and expand upon others, fill gaps, suggest implications and applications, and facilitate learning and strategic thinking. Class sessions may involve varied technologies, such as lectures, experiential lectures, case studies, visiting speakers, films, maps, data gener- ation, simulations, pencil and paper instruments, reports, processing of assigned readings, etc. 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. 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. 3. George G. Hunter III. Radical Outreach: The Recovery of Apostolic Ministry and Evangelism. Abingdon, 2003. 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 1 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. Arn, Win and Charles Arn. The Master’s Plan for Making Disciples. Baker Book House,1998. Unpacks a Church Growth approach to social-network evangelism. 6. 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. McIntosh, Gary. Biblical Church Growth. Baker, 2003. This is a new engaging treatment, especially useful for people with any doubts about whether the Church Growth approach to mission and evangelism is rooted biblically. 8. 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! 9. 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.
MW 725 Primal and Folk Religions

Eunice Irwin

Required Texts and Readings 1. Burnett, David 2000 World of the Spirits: A Christian Perspective on Traditional and Folk Religions. London: Monarch Books. 2. Hiebert, Paul G., Daniel Shaw and Tite Tienou 1999 Understanding Folk Religion: A Christian Response to Popular Beliefs and Practices. Grand Rapids: Baker Books. 3. Oleksa, Father Michael 2005 Another Culture/ Another World. Juneau, AK: Association of Alaska School Boards. 4. Select a fourth book from the list below, or propose another to the professor for approval. Choose to read a book that is compatible with your research paper. Kirwin, Michael 1994 The Missionary and the Diviner. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books. Lowe, Chuck 2001 Honoring God and Family: A Christian Response to Idol Food in Chinese Popular Religion. Bangalore, India: Theological Book Trust. Mackay, John A. 1933 The Other Spanish Christ. New York: The MacMillan Company. Magesa, Laurenti 1997 African Religion: The Moral Traditions of Abundant Life. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books. Spiro, Melford 1960 Burmese Supernaturalism.
CL 553 United Methodist Polity and Discipline

Randy Jessen

REQUIRED TEXTS BIBLIOGRAPHY The Book of Discipline 2004. Nashville: United Methodist Publishing House, 2004. Thomas Edward Frank, Polity, Practice, and the Mission of the United Methodist Church Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1997 (or later).
NT 500 A Concise Greek

Brad Johnson

Required Texts Black, David Alan. It’s Still Greek to Me: An Easy-to-Understand Guide to Intermediate Greek. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1998. Douglas, J.D., ed. The New Greek-English Interlinear New Testament. Wheaton: Tyndale, 1993. Green, Joel B., ed. Hearing the New Testament: Strategies for Interpretation. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1995.
NT 500 Concise Greek

Brad Johnson

Required Texts: Black, David Alan. It’s Still Greek to Me: An Easy-to-Understand Guide to Intermediate Greek. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1998. Douglas, J.D., ed. The New Greek-English Interlinear New Testament. Wheaton: Tyndale, 1993. Green, Joel B., ed. Hearing the New Testament: Strategies for Interpretation. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1995.
NT 501 Comprehensive Greek

Brad Johnson

Required Texts 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. Black, David Alan. It’s Still Greek to Me. Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1998. Black, David Alan. Learning to Read New Testament Greek, rev. ed. Nashville: Broadman and Holman, 1994. Nestle-Aland, Novum Testamentum Graece, 27th ed. Recommended Texts Long, Gary A. Grammatical Concepts 101 for Biblical Greek: Learning Biblical Greek Grammatical Concepts Through English Grammar. Peabody, Massachusettes: Hendrickson Publishers, 2006. Mounce, William D. Basics of Biblical Greek (Second Edition). Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan, 2003.
CD 511 The Pastor and Christian Discipleship

Beverly C. Johnson-Miller

REQUIRED TEXTS 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
SF 501 Introduction to Spiritual Formation

Reginald Johnson

• Marjorie Thompson, Soul Feast • Reginald Johnson, Your Personality and the Spiritual Life & • Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together • Joyce Huggett, Listening to God
PR 610 Servant as Proclaimer

J. Ellsworth Kallas

TEXTS: Cantalamessa, The Mystery of God’s Word Kalas, Preaching from the Soul Lischer, The Company of Preachers Long & Plantinga, A Cloud of Witnesses
CD 610 Moral Development

Chris Kiesling

TEXTBOOKS James C. Wilhoit and John M. Dettoni. Nurture that is Christian: Developmental Perspectives on Christian Education. Wheaton: Victor Books, 1995. James Fowler. Faithful Change: The Personal and Public Challenges of Postmodern Life. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1996. Jean Piaget, The Moral Judgment of the Child. New York, Free Press, 1965. E Stanley Jones, The Christ of the Mount.
CH 600 History of Methodism

Kenneth C. Kinghorn

Texts Required texts: Kinghorn, Kenneth, The Heritage of American Methodism, Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1999. Norwood, Frederick A., The Story of American Methodism, Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1974. Those students who have read either of these books can arrange to read alternate materials. Recommended for present and future reference: Rowe, Kenneth E., Editor, United Methodist Studies: Basic Bibliographies, Nashville: Abingdon Press, 3rd edition, 1992.
PH 701 Faith, Reason, and Christian Belief

Kevin Paul Kinghorn

REQUIRED TEXTS (1) Faith and Reason (Oxford Readers), Paul Helm, ed. (Oxford University Press, 1999) ISBN: 0192892908. (2) The Decision of Faith, Kevin Kinghorn. (T & & Clark, 2005) ISBN: 0567030687. (3) Reading Packet (available through Asbury Bookstore)
CO 650 Play Therapy: Theory, Technique, and Theology

Reo N. Leslie

Required Readings/Textbooks (approximately 1700 pages of reading): a. Inscapes of the Child’s World: John Allan (1988). Dallas, Texas: Spring Publications; ISBN-0-88214-338-7 b. Play Therapy: Virginia M. Axline (1947/1969), New York, Ballantine Books, ISBN 0-345-30335-0 c. The Healing Power of Play: Working with Abused Children: Eliana Gil (1991), New York, Guilford Press d. The Play Therapy Primer: Kevin O’Connor (2000), New York, ISBN-0- 471-24873-8 e. Play Therapy with Children in Crisis: Individual, Group, and Family Treatment(2nd Ed.) Nancy Boyd Webb (ed.) (1999), New York, Guilford, ISBN 1-57230-485-5
CD 610 Moral Development

Mark Maddix

TEXTBOOKS Required Textbooks: James C. Wilhoit and John M. Dettoni. 1995. Nurture that is Christian: Developmental Perspectives on Christian Education. Wheaton: Victor Books. ISBN# 1564762688 James Fowler. 1996. Faithful Change: The Personal and Public Challenges of Postmodern Life. Nashville: Abingdon Press. ISBN# 0687017300 Jean Piaget. 1965. The Moral Judgment of the Child. New York, Free Press. (Out of Print-purchase used on Amazon.com) Carol Gilligan. 1993. In a Different Voice. Harvard University Press. ISBN# 0674445449 William Damon. 1988. The Moral Child: Nurturing Children’s Natural Moral Growth. New York, Free Press. ISBN# 0029069335 Recommended Reading: C.S. Lewis, The Great Divorce Reading Packet for Moral Development: Donald Joy. 1983. Moral Development Foundations: Judeo/Christian Alternatives to Piaget/Kohlberg. Abingdon Press. Chapters, 1, 2, and 11. Richard Dunn. 2001. Shaping the Lives of Students. InterVarsity Press, ch. 7. Donald Joy. 1980. Moral Development: Evangelical Perspectives. Religious Education Press, Vol. 75, No. 2. Donald Joy. 1985. Wesleyan Theology and Developmental Structuralism: An Evaluation. Wesley Theological Journal, Vol. 20, No. 2, Fall 1985.
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.