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MU 510 Musical Foundations for Pastoral Ministry

William C. Goold

Course Texts: All students registered for the class will be expected to purchase and read in their entirety all listed course texts. Texts have been ordered and are available in the ATS bookstore. It is suggested that texts be read in the order listed below. At the same time, any text may be read in any order. However, generally speaking course topics will progress according to the suggested reading order. Case, Riley B., Understanding Our United Methodist Hymnal. Bristol Books, 308 East Main Street, Wilmore, KY. Wren, Brian, Praying Twice. John Knox Press. Lockyer, Herbert Jr., All the Music of the Bible. Hendrickson Press. ISBN 1566535310 Clark, Linda J., Music in Churches. Alban Institute Publications. Owens, Bill (Herb Miller, Editor), The Magnetic Music Minister. Abingdon Press, c. 1996. Flather, Doug and Tami., The Praise and Worship Team Instant Tune-Up. Zondervan, Grand Rapids, Michigan. ISBN 0-310-24232-0. Hurst, Lynn, Changing Your Tune! The Musician’s Handbook for Creating Contempory Worship. Abingdon Press. ISBN 0-687-02297-5. Wolf, Garen L., Church Music Matters. Schmul Press, Salem, OH. Costen, Melva Wikson, In Spirit and in Truth. John Knox Press. Students are not required to purchase a copy of The United Methodist Hymnal. However, you will need frequent access to a copy of this hymnal. The 1989 edition will be used very frequently.
WO 510 Worship Leadership in the Church

William C. Goold

Required texts: Authentic Worship in a Changing Culture (Grand Rapids: CRC Publications, 1997). [Note: This booklet is approximately 80 pages.] 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.] Mulder, Timothy J. So You’ve Been Asked to Lead in Prayer (Grand Rapids: CRC Publications, 1996). [This small pamphlet is 20 pages.] Peterson, David. Engaging with God: A Biblical Theology of Worship (Downers Grove, Illinois: Intervarsity Press, 1992). [Note: This book is approximately 293 pages.] Stookey, Laurence Hull. Eucharist: Christ’s Feast with the Church (Abingdon Press. 1993) ISBN: 0-687-12017-9. Webber, Robert. Planning Blended Worship: The Creative Mixture of Old and New (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1998). [Note: This book is 205 pages.] White, James F. A Brief History of Christian Worship (Nashsville: Abingdon Press, 1997). [Note: This book is approximately 180 pages.] Witvliet, John D. So You’ve Been Asked to Plan a Worship Service (Grand Rapids: CRC Publications, 1999). [This small pamphlet is 20 pages.] Witvliet, John D. So You’ve Been Asked to Lead a Worship Service (Grand Rapids: CRC Publications, 1999). [This small pamphlet is 18 pages.] Wright, Tim and Jan, Editors. Contemporary Worship: A Sourcebook for Spirit-Traditional, Praise and Seeker Services (Abingdon Press, 1997). Note: Approximately 180]
CD 670 CS 670 Discipling for Evangelism and Social Justice

Richard Gray

REQUIRED READING: The following texts are required reading for the course. You are expected to be familiar with this material as it will form the basis for class discussion, lecture material. The required texts are: Sanders, Cheryl J. Ministry at the Margins: The Prophetic Mission of Women, Youth & the Poor. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1997. *Miller, Haskell M., Social Ministry: An Urgent Agenda for Pastors and Churches. Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 2000. Richardson, Rick,. Evangelism Outside The Box. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2000. *Posterski, Donald C., Reinventing Evangelism: New Strategies for Presenting Christ in Today’s World. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1989. Schreiter, Robert J., Reconciliation: Mission & Ministry in a Changing Social Order. MaryKnoll, New York: Orbis Books, 1999. *Greenway, Roger S., Discipling the City. Eugene, Oregon: Wipf and Stock Publishers, 1997. Snyder, Howard A., Liberating the Church. Eugene, Oregon: Wipf and Stock Publishers, 1996.
CL 611 Foundations of Leadership

Richard Gray

REQUIRED READING: 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 RECOMMENDED READING: Yukl, Gary A., Leadership in Organizations. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1982 Shriberg, Lloyd, Shriberg., Practicing Leadership. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1997.
CL 617 Urban Leadership

Richard Gray

Objectives: Upon completion of this course the student will be able to: 1. Articulate the common objectives provided in the leadership orientation tutorial: • Demonstrate an understanding of the four classic organizational frames and contingency leadership. • Recognize selected organizational change processes and how to resolve the inherent conflict that accompanies change. • Practice the basic disciplines for personal leadership development and demonstrate a comprehension of key strategies for developing other servant leaders. • Use biblical and theological criteria for evaluating leadership style and practice. 2. Create a biblical and theological framework for discernment and redemptive change. 3. Understand individual and organizational change dynamics. 4. Be able to identify and design change strategies for multiple types of organizations. 5. Identify a personal change agent model with the commensurate conflict resolution tools.
CS 625 Black History, Theology and Mission

Richard Gray

REQUIRED READING: Bennett, Lerone., Before the Mayflower. New York: Penguin Books, 1982. Moses, Wilson Jeremiah., The Golden Age of Black Nationalism, 1850-1925. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Wilmore, Gayraud S., Black Religion and Black Radicalism: An Interpretation of the Religious History of Afro-American People. Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 1986. Robinson, Randall., The Debt. New York: Dutton Books, 2000.
NT 740 Exegetical Studies in the General Epistles

Joel B. Green

Course Reading: Required Aland, Barbara et al. Novum Testamentum Graece. 27th ed. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellshaft, 1998. Students are expected to interact significantly with at least one of the following commentaries for James and 1 Peter. James 1 Peter Davids, Peter H. The Epistle of James. NIGTC. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1982. Johnson, Luke Timothy. The Letter of James. AB 37A. Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1995. Martin, Patrick J. James. SP. Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical, 2003. Martin, Ralph P. James. WBC 48. Waco, Texas: Word, 1988. Achtemeier, Paul J. A Commentary on First Peter. Hermeneia. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1996. Elliott, John H. 1 Peter: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary. AB 37B. New York: Doubleday, 2000. Feldmeier, Reinhard. Der erste Brief aus Petrus. THKNT 15.1. Leipzig: Evangelische, 2005. Jobes, Karen H. 1 Peter. BECNT. Grand Rapids: BakerAcademic, 2005. Additional bibliography is included within the Course Schedule, below.
NT 753 Research Methods in New Testament Interpretation

Joel B. Green

Course Reading — Required Booth, Wayne C., Gregory G. Colomb, and Joseph M. Williams. The Craft of Research. 2nd ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2003. Green, Joel B., ed. Hearing the New Testament: Strategies for Interpretation. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1995. Alexander, Patrick H., et al., eds. The SBL Handbook of Style for Ancient Near Eastern, Biblical, and Early Christian Studies. Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson, 1999. Course Reading on the Death of Jesus — Recommended Brown, Raymond E. The Death of the Messiah--From Gethsemane to the Grave: A Commentary on the Passion Narratives. 2 vols. Anchor Bible Reference Library. New York: Doubleday, 1994. Carroll, John T., and Joel B. Green. The Death of Jesus in Early Christianity. Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson, 1995. Garland, David E. One Hundred Years of Study on the Passion Narratives. National Association of Baptist Professors of Religion Bibliographic Series 3. Macon, Georgia: Mercer University Press, 1989. McKnight, Scot. Jesus and His Death: Historiography, the Historical Jesus, and Atonement Theory. Waco: Baylor University Press, 2005.
IT 605 Internet and the Web in Ministry

Jeff Groeling

REQUIRED READINGS Lochhead, David, Shifting Realities: Information Technology and the Church. WCC Publications, 1997 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.
CD 511 The Pastor and Christian Discipleship

R. Dale Hale

Required Reading Consult the Course Schedule for dates by which sections of the reading should be completed. Introducing Christian Education:Foundations for the Twenty-first Century, Michael J. Anthony, ed. John Wesley's Class Meeting: A Model for Making Disciples, D. Michael Henderson. Disciple Making Teachers, Josh Hunt Creative Ministry, Henri Nouwen Patterns in Moral Development, Catherine M. Stonehouse. "Learning from Gender Differences," Catherine M. Stonehouse Selected readings from the Web
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) Myers, William. Black and White Styles of Youth Ministry. Cleveland: United Church Press, 1991. 188 pages (3-190) (B&W) YM510 Course Packet (291 pages)
YM 551 Area of Christian Discipleship and Leadership

James Hampton

TEXTBOOKS Dean, Kenda Creasy. Practicing Passion: Youth and the Quest for a Passionate Church. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2004. Clark, Chap, and Powell, Kara. Deep Ministry in a Shallow World. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2006.
YM 610 Communicatin the Gospel to the Youth

James Hampton

Required 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) 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 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 Need to be read before the start of class! Peterson, Eugene. Under the Unpredictable Plant. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1992. 197 pages. Trull, Joe E. and Carter, James E. Ministerial Ethics (second edition). Grand Rapids: Baker, 2004. 214 pages.
YM 670 Postmodern Youth Ministry

James Hampton

REQUIRED READING Textbooks Jones, Tony. Postmodern Youth Ministry. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2001. 223 pages Newbigin, Leslie. The Gospel in a Pluralist Society. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1989. 255 pages. Sweet, Leonard; Crouch, Andy; McLaren, Brian; and McManus, Erwin (eds.). Church in Emerging Culture: Five Perspectives. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2003. 256 pages
CH 702 Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers

William P. Haugaard

Required texts: Source readings: J. Stevenson & W. H. C. Frend, ed., A New Eusebius: Documents Illustrating the History of the Church to AD 337, SPCK J. Stevenson & W. H. C. Frend, ed., Creeds , Councils and Controversies: Documents illustrating the History of the Church AD 337-461, SPCK History of Christian thought: Stuart G. Hall, Doctrine and Practice in the Early Church, SPCK, 1991
CO 655 A Counseling Relations: Process and Skills

Anthony J. Headley

REQUIRED READINGS Egan, G. (2000). The skilled helper. (7th ed.). Monterey, CA: Brooks/Cole Publishing Co. Hill, C. E. (2006). Helping skills: Facilitating exploration, insight, and action (2nd. ed). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
CO 675 Group Counseling

Anthony J. Headley

REQUIRED READINGS Corey, G. (2004). Theory and Practice of Group Counseling (6th edition). Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole Publishing Co. The text includes a rather thorough bibliography. Corey, G., Corey, M., & Haynes, R. (2000). Evolution of a Group (workbook and videotape), Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole.
CO 680 Career Counseling

Anthony J. Headley

REQUIRED READINGS Hardy, L. (1990). The fabric of this world: inquiries into calling, career choice, and the design of human work. Grand Rapids, Mich.: W.B. Eerdmans Brown, D (2003). Career Information, Career Counseling and Career Development. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn and Bacon
CO 720 Psychopathology: Theory and Assessment

Anthony J. Headley

REQUIRED READINGS American Psychiatric Association (2000). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed.). Washington, DC: APA First, M., Frances, A., & Pincus, H. (2002). Handbook of Differential Diagnosis. Washington, DC: APA
CP 701-704 Practicum in Counseling

Anthony J. Headley

REQUIRED READING Faiver, C., Eisengart, S. & Colonna, R. (2004). The Counselor Intern’s Handbook (3rd. Ed). Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole. It would be helpful to read chapter 1 prior to selecting the practicum site. The chapter contains some useful information on selecting a site.
PC 510 The Servant as Pastoral Care Giver

Anthony J. Headley

Required Reading: 1. Frederic, Harold. The Damnation of Theron Ware, New York: Penguin Books, 1986. 2. Headley, Anthony J. Achieving Balance in Ministry. Kansas City: Beacon Hill Press, 1999. 3. David G. Benner, Strategic Pastoral Counseling, Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 2003. (This is our basic text for the theory and practice of pastoral counseling) 4. Kuenning, Delores. Helping People Through Grief. Minneapolis: Bethany House Publishers, 1987. (Many students find this to be a very emotional book. You may want to read a few chapters at a time.) 5. Nichols, Michael P. The Lost Art of Listening. New York: Guilford, 1995. 6. Steinborn, Melvin, The Lay Driven Church: How to Empower the People In Your Church to Share in the Task of Ministry. Ventura, CA: Regal Books, 1997. 7. Steinke, Peter, How Your Church Family Works. Washington, DC: Alban Institute, 1993.
CO 515 Forgiveness in hte Counseling Process

Virginia Todd Holeman

Required Course Texts: Hargrave, T. (2001). Forgiving the Devil: Coming to terms with damaged relationships. Phoeniz, AZ: Zeig, Tucker & Theisen, Inc. 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. (2005). Free of Charge: Giving and Forgiving in a Culture Stripped of Grace. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. Worthington, E.L. (2003). Forgiving and Reconciling: Bridges to Wholeness and Hope. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press.
CO 601 Counseling Theories and Techniques

Virginia Todd Holeman

Required Course Texts: Corsini, R. & Wedding, D. (2004). Current psychotherapies. (7th edition). Itasca: IL: Peacock Publishers. Jones, S. L. & Butman, R. E. (1991). Modern psychotherapies: A comprehensive Christian appraisal. Downers Grove, IL: Intervarsity Press. McMinn, M. R. (1996). Psychology, Theology, and Spirituality in Christian Counseling. Wheaton, IL: Tyndale Publishing.
CO 602 Theoretical Approaches to Assessment and Treatment Planning

Virginia Todd holeman

Required Text Aponte, H. J. (1994). Bread and spirit: Therapy with the new poor: Diversity of race, culture, and values. New York: W. W. Norton (257 pp.) Required Article (Purchase at bookstore) Heitzenrter, R. P. (1995). The Imitatio Christi and the great commandment: Virtue and obligation in Wesley’s ministry with the poor. In M. D. Meeks (Ed.) The Portion of the Poor (pp. 49-63, 177-178). Nashville, TN: Kingswood Books.