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BT 660 New Testament Theology

Joel B. Green

Course Reading — Required Fowl, Stephen, and L. Gregory Jones. Reading in Communion: Scripture and Ethics in Christian Life. Grand Rapids: Wm.B. Eerdmans, 1991. Green, Joel B., and Max Turner, eds. Between Two Horizons: Spanning New Testament Studies and Systematic Theology. Grand Rapids: Wm.B. Eerdmans, 2000. One of the following two titles: Caird, G.B., with L.D. Hurst. New Testament Theology. Oxford: Clarendon, 1994. Wright, N.T. The New Testament and the People of God. Christian Origins and the Question of God. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1996. One of the following three titles: Bauckham, Richard J. The Theology of the Book of Revelation. New Testament Theology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1993. Green, Joel B. The Theology of the Gospel of Luke. New Testament Theology. Cambridge: Cambridge University, 1995. Lincoln, Andrew T., and A.J.M. Wedderburn. The Theology of the Later Pauline Letters. New Testament Theology. Cambridge: Cambridge University, 1993.
CL 553 United Methodist Polity and Discipline

Jeff Greenway

Book of Discipline (2004). Polity, Practice and the Mission by Thomas Frank.
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.
CD 510 Foundations of Christian Discipleship

R. Dale Hale

Creative Ministry, Henri Nouwen. Introducing Christian Education: Foundations for the Twenty-first Century, Michael J. Anthony, ed.. 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.
YM 551 Seminar in Youth Ministry - NYWC

James Hampton

TEXTBOOKS Dean, Kenda Creasy. Practicing Passion: Youth and the Quest for a Passionate Church. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2004. White, David. Practicing Discernment with Youth. Pilgrim Press, 2004.
YM 610 Communicating the Gospel to Youth

James Hampton

Davis, Ken. How to Speak to Youth. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1996. 183 pages Donahue, Bill. Leading Life-Changing Small Groups, Revised. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2002. 208 pages. Hampton, Jim and Edwards, Rick (eds.). Worship-Centered Teaching. Kansas City: Beacon Hill, 2001. 104 pages. McNabb, Bill and Mabry, Scott. Teaching the Bible Creatively. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1990. 193 pages. Myers, Joseph R. The Search to Belong: Rethinking Intimacy, Community, and Small Groups. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2003. 192 pages. Palmer, Parker. To Know as We are Known. San Francisco: Harper, 1993. 160 pages. Stier, Greg. Outbreak: Creating a Contagious Youth Ministry Through Viral Evangelism. Chicago: Moody, 2002. 247 pages.
YM 632 The Life of the Youth Pastor

James Hampton

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.
CL 553 United Methodist Polity and Discipline

Joe Harris

The Book of Discipline (2004) (United Methodist Publishing House) Lyle E. Schaller, The Ice Cube Is Melting, (Nashville: Abingdon, 2004) Thomas Edward Frank, Polity, Practice, and the Mission of the United Methodist Church
CH 651 The Sacraments in History

William P. Haugaard

Required texts: James F. White, Documents of Christian Worship: Descriptive and Interpretive Sources Bard Thompson, ed., Liturgies of the Western Church John H. Leith, ed., Creeds of the Churches: A Reader in Christian Docgrine from the Bible to the Present John Fenwick & Bryan Spinks, Worship in Transition: the Liturgical Movement in the Twentieth Century
CO 655 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. (2005). 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. RECOMMENDED READING Corey, G., Corey, M., Callahan, P., & Russell, J. (2004). Group Techniques (3rd. edition). Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole Publishing Co.
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 701 CO 704 Practicum in Counseling

Anthony J. Headley

500 pages of reading are required. These readings may be drawn from books, articles etc. related to the student’s practicum setting. Reading should be reported to your faculty supervisor at the end of the semester.
CO 720 Psychopathology

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
CO 515 Forgiveness in Counceling

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. Shults, F. L., & Sandage, S. J. (2003). The Faces of Forgiveness. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic. 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. (6th OR 7th edition). Itasca: IL: Peacock Publishers. Note: Both editions will most likely show up in class, where possible, please use the 6th edition, but if you have obtained the 7th edition, don’t worry! We can adjust as needed. Jones, S. L. & Butman, R. E. (1991). Modern psychotherapies: A comprehensive Christian appraisal. Downers Grove, IL: Intervarsity Press.
CO 605 Treating the Serious Mentally Ill

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. Recommended Course Texts Carter, L., & Minirth, F. (1995). The freedom from depression workbook. Thomas Nelson. ISBN: 0840762070 1 2 Frese, F. J. (2001). New directions for mental health services: The role of organized psychology in treatment of the seriously mentally ill, No. 88. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. ISBN: 0787914371 112 pps. [paperback] Green, M.F. (2003). Schizophrenia revealed: From neurons to social interactions. New York: WW Norton. ISBN: 0390704181, pp. 224. Jamison, K. (1997). The unquiet mind. Vintage. ISBN: 0679763309, pp. 240. Lachenmeyer, N. (2001). The outsider: A journey into my father’s struggle with madness. Broadway Trade Paperback. ISBN: 07679-0191-6, pp. 228. Miklowitz, D. (2002). The bipolar disorder survival guide: What you and your family need to know. New York: Guilford Press. ISBN 157235258, 322 pp. [paperback] Moorman, M. (2002). My sister’s keeper: Learening to cope with a sibling’s mental illness. ISBN 039332404, pp 320. Woolis, R. & Hatfield, A. (1992). When someone you love has a mental illness: A handbook for family, friends, and caregivers. J. P. Tarcher. ISBN: 0874776953, pp. 336. [paperback]
CO 660 Crisis Counseling

Virginia Todd Holeman

Required Course Texts: 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)
CO 670 Marriage and Family Therapy

Virginia Todd Holeman

REQUIRED TEXTS Guerin, P.J., Jr., Forgarty, T. F., Fay, L.F., Kautto, J. G. (1996). Working with Relationship Triangles. New York: Guilford Press. Holeman, V. T. (2004). Reconcilable differences: Hope and healing for troubled marriages. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. McGoldrick, M. & Gerson, R., & Shellenberger, S. (1999). Genograms in Family Assessment (2nd Ed.). New York: Norton. Schnarch, D. (1997). Passionate Marriage. New York: Norton. Stanley, S., et al. (1998). The Lasting Promise. Jossey-Bass. ISBN: 0-7879-3983-8 1 Worthington, E. L. (1999). Hope-focused Marriage Counseling: A Guide to Brief Therapy. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press.
IS 502 Christian Formation: Vocation of Ministry

Virginia Todd Holeman

Clouse, B. & Clouse, R. B. (1989). Women in Ministry: Four Views. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. 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. Guiness, O. (1998). The Call: Finding and Fulfilling the Central Purpose of Your Life. Waco,TX: Word. Muto, S. & vanKaam, A. (1994). Divine guidance: Seeking to find and follow the will of God. Pittsburgh, PA: Epiphany Books. Sire, J. (2000). Habits of the mind: Intellectual life as a Christian calling. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. Wesley, J. (1977/1777). A plain account of Christian perfection. Kansas City, MO: Beacon Hill Press.
MM 602 Mentored Ministry

Barbara C. Holsinger

Required Reading The Acts of the Apostles, selected chapters Sider, Olson, and Unruh, Churches that Make a Difference, (Grand Rapids: Baker, 2002). Mentored Ministry Handbook: MM/SMin 601/602 purchased from the professor for $5, or down- loaded from the website.
OT 520 Old Testament Introduction

Edwin C. Hostetter

John Drane, Introducing the Old Testament, rev. ed. (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2001) Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures, student edition (Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society, 1985)
MS 645 Cross Cultural Communication of Christianity

George G. Hunter

Required Textbooks for all students (MS 645 AND MB 720) in the order of assignment. 1. Storti, Craig. The Art of Crossing Cultures, second edition. Intercultural Press, Inc., 2001. 2. _________. Figuring Foreigners Out. Intercultural Press, Inc., 1999. 3. Hunter, George G. III, The Celtic Way of Evangelism. Abingdon Press, 2000. 4. Nydell, Margaret K. Understanding Arabs, Fourth Edition. Intercultural Press, Sept. 2005. Additional Required Textbooks for MB 720 students (optional for MS 645 students). 5. Berger, Peter and Thomas Luckman. The Social Construction of Reality. Doubleday @ Company, 1967. 6. Nida, Eugene. Message and Mission: The Communication of the Christian Faith, rev. ed. William Carey Library, 1990. Additional Required Readings for both MS 645 and MB730 (will be available on line; click on the ESJ icon.) 1. Milton J. Bennett, "Toward Ethnorelativism: A Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity." 2. Edward T. Hall and Mildred Reed Hall. "Key Concepts: Underlying Structures of Culture", from Understanding Cultural Differences. Intercultural Press, 1990. 3. Herbert Blumer. Symbolic Interactionism: Perspective and Method, pp. 1-21.
MI 728 Mission and Gender

Eunice L. Irwin

Required Readings: Houghton, Frank L. 1953 Amy Carmichael of Dohnavur. Fort Washington, PA: Christian Literature Crusade. Robert, Dana L. 1997 American Women in Mission: A Social History of their Thought and Practice. Macon, GA: Mercer University Press. 2002 Gospel Bearers, Gender Barriers: Missionary Women in the Twentieth Century. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books. Stocks, Janet 1997 “Voices from the Margins: Evangelical Feminist Negotiation in the Public Debate of a Small Denomination in the United States” IN Mixed Blessings: Gender and Religious Fundamentalism Cross Culturally, Judy Brink and Joan Mencher, eds. New York and London: Routledge, pp. 59-71. Storkey, Elaine 2001 Origins of Difference: The Gender Debate Revisited. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic. Zoba, Wendy Murray 2000 “Women reaching women is key to the future of missions.” Christianity Today, August 7:40-48 Additional (Suggested) Readings: Barton, R.R. 1998 Equal to the Task: Men & Women in Partnership. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. Beaver, R. Pierce 1960 American Protestant Women in World Mission. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans. Belenky, Mary F., Blythe M. Clinchy, Nancy R. Goldberger, and Jill M. Tarule 1986 Women’s Ways of Knowing: The Development of Self, Voice, and Mind. Bilezikian, New York, NY: Basic Books. Beyond Sex Roles. Grand Rapids: Baker Books. Drummond, Lewis A. and Betty Drummond 1997 Women of Awakenings: The Historic Contribution of Women to Revival Movements. Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel Publications. Grenz, Stanley and Denise M. Kjesbo 1995 Women in the Church: A Biblical Theology of Women in Ministry. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. Tucker, Ruth A. and Walter L. Liefeld 1987 Daughters of the Church: Women and Ministry from New Testament Times to the Present. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan