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SM 601 Supervised Ministry

Daryl L. Smith

1. The Journey of Desire by John Eldredge (Nashville: Nelson, 2000). 2. A Robust Ministry by Donald E. Demaray & Kenneth W. Pickerill (Nappanee, IN: Evangel, 2004). 3. Supervised Ministry Handbook: SM601/602 ; purchased from the professor for $3.00.
SM 650 A Readings Tutorial in Supervised Ministry

Daryl L. Smith

Sweet, Leonard, Jesus Drives Me Crazy! (Grand Rapids: Zondervan), ISBN 0-310-23224-4, 138 pp. Thrall, Bill; McNicol, Bruce; McElrath, Ken, The Ascent of a Leader (San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1999), ISBN:0-7879-4766-0, 181 pp.
NT 510 The Gospel of Matthew

David F. Smith

Textbooks (1) The Bible The primary text is the Bible. As a part of your work, feel free to draw on the Revised Standard Version (RSV), the New American Standard Bible (NASB), the New International Version (NIV), the New Jerusalem Bible (NJB), and the New American Bible (NAB). There are several versions which are not suitable as the primary texts for this class. For example, translations that are done by a single translator (e.g., The Message), or translations which are simply paraphrases built from an English text (e.g., The Living Bible [not to be confused with the New Living Translation]). However, as we will discuss throughout the course, utilizing a variety of translations is of utmost importance. This is especially true if you do not know Greek, but that is not true with those of you who have signed up for this class. Ideally, it would be best if your copy of the Bible was not overly interpretive (i.e., with extended notes, paragraph headings, etc., etc.). Still, most Bibles these days come with "user-friendly" helps and so all I ask is that you wait on consulting these notes until AFTER your own inductive work! Note: In my personal study, I like a Bible with margins large enough to make notes on things I observe. You may want to start this class with a new bible in which you can study Matthew afresh. (2) David L. Thompson, Bible Study That Works (Hereafter: BSTW) Revised edition. (Nappanee, IN: Evangel Press, 1994). (3) Joel B. Green et al., eds, Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels (Hereafter: DJG) Downers Grove, IL: IVP (1992).
NT 636 Acts of the Apostles

David F. Smith

Textbooks (1) The Bible The primary text is the Bible. As a part of your work, feel free to draw on the Revised Standard Version (RSV), the New American Standard Bible (NASB), the New International Version (NIV), the New Jerusalem Bible (NJB), and the New American Bible (NAB). There are several versions which are not suitable as the primary texts for this class. For example, translations that are done by a single translator (e.g., The Message), or translations which are simply paraphrases built from an English text (e.g., The Living Bible [not to be confused with the New Living Translation]). However, as we will discuss throughout the course, utilizing a variety of translations is of utmost importance. This is especially true if you do not know Greek, but that is not true with those of you who have signed up for this class. Ideally, it would be best if your copy of the Bible was not overly interpretive (i.e., with extended notes, paragraph headings, etc., etc.). Still, most Bibles these days come with "user-friendly" helps and so all I ask is that you wait on consulting these notes until AFTER your own inductive work! Note: In my personal study, I like a Bible with margins large enough to make notes on things I observe. You may want to start this class with a new bible in which you can study Acts of the Apostles afresh. (2) Liefeld, Walter. Interpreting the Book of Acts (Hereafter: IBA) Revised edition. (Grand Rapids: Baker, 1995). (3) Fernando, Ajith, Acts: The NIV Application Commentary (Hereafter: Acts) (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1998).
ME 770 Renewing the Church for Mission

Howard A. Snyder

The Community of the King, rev. ed. (2004), by Howard Snyder The Other Six Days, by R. Paul Stevens Natural Church Development, by Christian Schwarz Churches That Make a Difference, by Ronald Sider, Philip Olson, and Heidi Rolland Unruh
ME 770 Renewing the Church for Mission

Howard A. Snyder

The Community of the King, rev. ed. (2004), by Howard Snyder The Other Six Days, by R. Paul Stevens Natural Church Development, by Christian Schwarz Churches That Make a Difference, by Ronald Sider, Philip Olson, and Heidi Rolland Unruh
MI 720 Mission Biographies

Howard A. Snyder

Pioneers of the Younger Churches, by John T. Seamands. Abingdon Press, 1967; Wipf & Stock, 2001. 221 pp. Missiology 27:4 (October 1999) – Issue on Missionary Biography as Missiology. Read pp. 429- 531. Hudson Taylor’s Spiritual Secret, by H. and G. Taylor. Discovery House, 1990. Through Gates of Splendor, by Elisabeth Elliot. Rev. ed. Tyndale House, 1986. (Instead of this book, you may read the same author’s Shadow of the Almighty.) Mary Slessor, Heroine of Calabar, by Basil Miller. Bethany House, 1974. (Instead of or in addition to Miller’s biography, you may read a different biography of Slessor.)
MI 730 Biblical Theology of Mission

Howard A. Snyder

The Bible. NRSV, NIV, or TNIV preferred. Let the Earth Rejoice: A Biblical Theology of Holistic Mission, by William Dyrness. Wipf & Stock, 1998. Images of the Church in Mission, by John Driver. Herald Press, 1997. Slaves, Women and Homosexuals: Exploring the Hermeneutics of Cultural Analysis, by William J. Webb. InterVarsity, 2001.
PC 501 Stephen Ministry Training and Leadership

Stephen Ministry

No Required Reading
CD 510 Foundations in Christian Discipleship

Catherine Stonehouse

Introducing Christian Education: Foundations for the Twenty-first Century, Michael J. Anthony, ed. Making Disciples: Faith Formation in the Wesleyan Tradition, Sondra Higgins Matthaei Is it a Lost Cause? Having the Heart of God for the Church’s Children, Marva J. Dawn Creative Ministry, Henri Nouwen – Chapters 1 and 4 Reaching Out, Henri Nouwen – Chapter 5 Patterns in Moral Development, Catherine M. Stonehouse. "Learning from Gender Differences," Catherine M. Stonehouse 2 The Gospel of Mark Leadership and the One Minute Manager, Kenneth Blanchard, Patricia Zigarmi, Drea Zigarmi
CD 511 The Pastor and Christian Discipleship

Catherine Stonehouse

Consult the Course Schedule for dates by which sections of the reading should be completed. The Pastor as Religious Educator, Robert L. Browning, ed. Making Disciples: Faith Formation in the Wesleyan Tradition, Sondra Higgins Matthaei Disciple Making Teachers, Josh Hunt Creative Ministry, Henri Nouwen – Chapters 1 and 4 Reaching Out, Henri Nouwen – Chapter 5 Patterns in Moral Development, Catherine M. Stonehouse. "Learning from Gender Differences," Catherine M. Stonehouse Soul Stories: African American Christian Education, Anne Streaty Wimberly 2 From the following list select one book to read. Revitalizing the Sunday Morning Dinosaur, Ken Hemphill Children in the Worshiping Community, David Ng and Virginia Thomas Young Children and Worship, Sonja Stewart and Jerome Berryman Shaping the Spiritual Life of Students: A Guide for Youth Workers, Pastors, Teachers, and Campus Ministers, Richard R. Dunn Family the Forming Center, Marjorie J. Thompson
CD 511 The Pastor and Christian Discipleship

Catherine Stonehouse

The Pastor as Religious Educator, Robert L. Browning, ed. Making Disciples: Faith Formation in the Wesleyan Tradition, Sondra Higgins Matthaei Disciple Making Teachers, Josh Hunt Creative Ministry, Henri Nouwen, chapters 1 and 4 Reaching Out, Henri Nouwen, chapter 5 Patterns in Moral Development, Catherine M. Stonehouse. "Learning from Gender Differences," Catherine M. Stonehouse. (article at ATS bookstore) Soul Stories: African American Christian Education, Anne Streaty Wimberly LSI Inventory and Grid (ATS bookstore)
CD 655 Ministering with Children Through the Church

Catherine Stonehouse

Joining Children on the Spiritual Journey, Catherine Stonehouse Children Matter, Cannell, May, Posterski, and Stonehouse Book Manuscript draft available at the beginning of the semester Children in the Early Church, W.A. Strange Family the Forming Center, Marjorie J. Thompson Offering the Gospel to Children, Gretchen Wolff Pritchard The Pastoral Care of Children, Daniel H. Grossoehme Children in Crisis: A New Commitment, Phyllis Kilbourn, ed.
CD 655 Ministering with Children Through the Church

Catherine Stonehouse

Reading Joining Children on the Spiritual Journey, Catherine Stonehouse Children Matter, Cannell, May, Posterski, and Stonehouse Book Manuscript draft available at the beginning of the semester Children in the Early Church, W.A. Strange Family the Forming Center, Marjorie J. Thompson Offering the Gospel to Children, Gretchen Wolff Pritchard The Pastoral Care of Children, Daniel H. Grossoehme Children in Crisis: A New Commitment, Phyllis Kilbourn, ed. Select one of the following: Young Children and Worship, Sonja Stewart and Jerome Berryman (Read by March 16) Children in the Worshiping Community, David Ng and Virginia Thomas (Read by March 16) The Family Friendly Church, Ben Freudenburg and Rick Lawrence (Read by March 23) Nurturing Faith in Families, Jolene L. Roehlkepartain (Read by March 23) Why Nobody Learns Much about Anything at Church, Thom and Joani Schultz (Read by April 6) Celebrate the Feasts, Martha Zimmermans (Read by April 6) Bullying: A Spiritual Crisis, Ronald Hecker Cram (Read by April 13) Exceptional Teaching: A Comprehensive Guide for Including Students with Disabilities, Jim Pierson (Read by April 20) Safe Sanctuaries: Reducing the Risk of Child Abuse in the Church, Joy Thomburg (Read by May 4)
CL 651 Women in Ministry

Catherine Stonehouse

Equal to the Task: Men and Women in Partnership, Ruth Haley Barton Two Views on Women in Ministry, James R. Beck and Craig L. Blomberg, Eds., Part Two (175- 327). Women in the Church: A Biblical Theology of Women in Ministry, Stanley J. Grenz with Denise Muir Kjesbo Not Without a Struggle: Leadership Development for African American Women in Ministry, Vashti M. McKenzie Origins of Difference: The Gender Debate Revisited, Elaine Storkey. "Learning from Gender Differences" by Catherine Stonehouse. Or, if you have read the Stonehouse article for another course, review it and read two chapters from You Just Don't Understand: Women and Men in Conversation, Deborah Tannen. An additional 200 pages, including reading on: The ministry of women throughout history God language.
BS 501 Introduction to Biblical Studies I

Lawson G. Stone

D. Bauer, An Annotated Guide to Biblical Resources for Ministry. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 2003. Drane, John. Introducing the Old Testament. Completely Revised and Updated edition. Minneapolos: Fortress, 2001. Klein, W., Craig L. Blomberg and R. L. Hubbard, Jr. Introduction to Biblical Interpretation. Dallas: Word Publishing, 1993. Revised Standard Version of the Bible or New American Standard Bible or some other contemporary, formal (vs. dynamic) equivalence translation with minimal editorial clutter (i.e. no study notes) in the layout. NRSV and NIV are also fine. Thompson, David L. Bible Study That Works. Revised edition. Nappanee, IN: Evangel Press, 1994.
BT 605 Old Testament Theology

Lawson G. Stone

Sailhammer, John. H., Introduction to Old Testament Theology: A Canonical Approach. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1995. This book reviews the history and achievements of OT Theology, but does so with a thematic and methodological concern that goes beyond a mere bibliographic survey. Miller, P. D. The Religion of Ancient Israel. Louisville: Westminster/John Knox, 2000. No discussion of the OT theology is adequate without a serious analysis of the actual religious life of ancient Israel. This book is the best current summary of that field. Childs, Brevard S. Old Testament Theology in a Canonical Context. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1985. A survey of the theology of the OT that procedes by topics rather than historically or in canonical order. Von Balthasar, Hans Urs. The Glory of the Lord—A Theological Aesthetics: Vol. VI, Theology: The Old Covenant. San Francisco: Ignatius, 1991, orig. Germ. 1967. This is a hard book! Von Balthasar is a theologian and this book is part of a 7-volume theological work that makes glory the organizing concept and which sets out a theological analysis of beauty. The climax of the work is an analysis of the OT (vol 6) and the NT (vol 7). A significant selection of additional readings will be posted on the Intranet
OT 520 Old Testament Introduction

Lawson G. Stone

READING in the literature of OT studies from many perspectives, from “mainstream” (i.e. non- conservative) OT criticism as well as evangelical scholars. Some readings are difficult and not always obviously relevant to, say, sermon preparation or youth ministry. LaSor, W. S., D. A. Hubbard, F. W. Bush, Old Testament Survey: Second Edition. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1996. A Book-By-Book overview of the content and interpretation issues of the OT books followed by a section on general issues. Since this course is not organized in a book-by- book fashion, we will be reading this text "out of order" so pay close attention to the Course Schedule. W. W. Klein, C. L. Blomberg, R. L. Hubbard, Introduction to Biblical Interpreatation. Waco: Word, 1993. Introduces essential issues involved in biblical interpretation and the methods employed with specific types of material. Our assignments skip sections dealing explicitly with the New Testament. Pritchard, James, Ed. HarperCollins Concise Atlas of the Bible. Harper, 1991. Much more than maps, a good atlas (like this one) is a concise guide to the geography, history, culture, and lifestyle of the people it treats. Try to go beyond reading with this book, and spend time enjoying the maps and sheer glory of factual data presented in a fairly small space. Several articles are in electronic form and will be in the Course Conference icon. Full citations and filenames are given in the schedule. All are Adobe Acrobat PDF files. To read these, you use the free Adobe Acrobat Reader. Recommended Bibliographical Resource: Bauer, David. Biblical Resources for Ministry. Wilmore, Revised 2nd Edition, 1995.
OT 617 The Book of Judges

Lawson G. Stone

Required General Exegetical Tools. Arnold, Bill T. and John H. Choi. A Guide to Hebrew Syntax. Cambridge, 2003. Elliger, K., and W. Rudolph, eds. Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 1967-77. Murphy, T. J. Pocket Dictionary for the Study of Biblical Hebrew. IVP. 2003. Vasholz, R. I. Data for the Sigla in BHS. Eisenbrauns, 1983. Provided by instructor. A Hebrew-based Concordance or Biblical Software with full Hebrew root and grammar based search capability (For Wintel: Bibleworks, Logos; for Macintosh Accordance. The latter is sufficient reason to go out and buy a Mac!) Required Material Directly Related to the Book of Judges Block, Daniel. Judges, Ruth. New American Commentary. Broadman, 1999. Professor-Prepared Materials available for download from the Course Center
OT 712 Hebrew Exegesis of the Psalms

Lawson G. Stone

Course Resources Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia is the standard critical text. Please do not bring interlinear or parallel column Bibles to class. Some Handy Tools: Arnold, Bill T. and John H. Choi. A Guide to Hebrew Syntax. Cambridge, 2003. Attendance 25 Class Participation 25 Reading: Mays 30 Log 1-3 30 Steiner 1-6 30 Word Study 40 Commentary Review 40 Exegesis Paper 50 T otal 270 Letter From To A 254 270 A- 240 253 B+ 235 239 B 227 234 B- 213 226 C+ 208 212 C 200 207 C- 186 199 D+ 181 185 D 173 180 D- 159 172 F 0 158 Stone: Exegesis of Psalms September, 04 Page 5 Elliger, K., and W. Rudolph, eds. Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 1967-77. Murphy, T. J. Pocket Dictionary for the Study of Biblical Hebrew. IVP. 2003. Vasholz, R. I. Data for the Sigla in BHS. Eisenbrauns, 1983. Provided by instructor. A Hebrew-based Concordance or Biblical Software with full Hebrew root and grammar based search capability (For Wintel: Bibleworks, Logos; for Macintosh Accordance)
NT 500 Concise Greek

J. Christian Stratton

1. Black, David Alan. It's Still Greek to Me: An Easy-to-Understand Guide to Intermediate Greek. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1998. 2. Cotterell, Peter and Max Turner. Linguistics and Biblical Interpretation. London: S.P.C.K.; Downers Grove, Illinois: InterVarsity, 1989. 3. Douglas, J.D., ed. The New Greek-English Interlinear New Testament. Wheaton: Tyndale, 1990.
CO 715 Assessment Tools and Inventories

Stephen P. Stratton

Kaplan, R. M. & Saccuzzo, D. P. (2000). Psychological testing: Principles, applications, and issues, 5th Ed. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole Publishing Co. Heitzman, C. A. (2000). Workbook for Kaplan & Saccuzzo’s Psychological Testing, 5th Ed. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole Publishing Co. Zuckerman, E.L. (2001). Clinician’s thesaurus: The guidebook for writing psychological reports, 5th Ed. New York: The Guilford Press. Horney, K. (1950). Neurosis and human growth: The struggle toward self-realization. New York: W & W Norton and Co.
CH 502 Church History II

D. Allen Tennison

Justo Gonzalez, The Story of Christianity, Vol. 2. (1985). Adrian Hastings, ed. A World History of Christianity, (1999). Phillip Jenkins, The Next Christendom (2001). Hugh T. Kerr, editor. Readings in Christian Thought (1990).
CS 601 Christian Ethics

James R. Thobaben

Dayton, Donald W., Discovering an Evangelical Heritage (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1988). Miles, Rebekah L. The Pastor as Moral Guide (Minneapolis: Fortress, 1999). Packet (readings are not necessarily in order)
CS 601 Christian Ethics

James R. Thobaben

Wayne G., Thomas D.Kennedy, and Allen Verhey, eds., From Christ to the World: Introductory Readings in Christian Ethics (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1994). Dayton, Donald W., Discovering an Evangelical Heritage (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1988). Hollinger, Dennis, Choosing the Good: Christian Ethics in a Complex World (Grand Rapids: Baker, 2002). Miles, Rebekah L., The Pastor as Moral Guide (Minneapolis: Fortress, 1999). Selected readings on electronic reserve