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CL 615 Cross Cultural Leadership

Christina Tellechea Accornero

De Pree, Max. Leading Without Power: Finding Hope in Serving Community. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, Inc., 1997. (189 pages) Dudley, Carl S. and Nancy T. Ammerman. Congregations in Transition: A Guide for Analyzing, Assessing, and Adapting in Changing Communities. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, Inc., 2002. (253 pages) Hitchcock, Jeff. Lifting The White Veil: An Exploration of White American Culture in a Multiracial Context. Roselle, NJ: Crandall, Dostie & Douglass Books, Inc., 2002. (221 pages) Law, Eric H. Inclusion: Making Room for Grace. St. Louis, MO: Chalice Press, 2000. (130 pages) Ortiz, Manuel. One New People: Models for Developing a Multiethnic Church. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1996. (140 pages) Willhauck, Susan and Jacqulyn Thorpe. The Web of Women’s Leadership: Recasting Congregational Ministry. Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press, 2001. (160 pages) Wright, Walter C. Relational Leadership: A Biblical Model for Leadership Service. Waynesboro, GA: Paternoster Press, 2000. (206 pages)
CH 502 Church History II

Christopher J. Anderson

1) To identify the key historical period of the Reformation and post- Reformation era. 2) To understand the major Reformation traditions—Lutheran, Anabaptist, Reformed, and Anglican—and their theologians, especially in terms of faithfulness to the teachings of Scripture, the nature of the church, the sacraments, and soteriology. 3) To grasp the significant issues pertaining to salvation in the Protestant Reformation and understand the issues relating to Roman Catholicism. 4) To understand the Roman Catholic response to the Protestant Reformation including the Council of Trent. 5) To recognize and evaluate the major issues involved in the Church’s ministries within the Christian community and its efforts to relate to the social and political structures of the modern world. 6) To explore the eighteenth-century Enlightenment’s impact on the church. 7) To articulate the Puritan, Pietist, and Methodist traditions, and to develop an increased awareness of the significant contributions of Wesleyanism to the broader Church. 8) To demonstrate an understanding of the First and Second Great Awakenings. 9) To understand the cultural and theological context of historical criticism and its effect on the nature and authority of Scripture. 10) To reflect on the problems and possibilities of church/state relations during this period. 11) To explore the interaction between church and culture, as the leading theologians developed their theologies. 12) To survey the major religious non-Christian traditions, with a view to the students’ future ministries in evangelism, nurture, and leadership. 13) To trace the rise of modern missions and how Christianity became a global religion.
NT 520 New Testament Introduction

Garwood P. Anderson

Having completed this course, students should be able 1. to give a broad account of the content of the individual New Testament writings and identify resources for further study of these writings; 2. to articulate the social and historical background out of which the New Testament arose; 3. to articulate how one’s beliefs about Scripture impinge on how one engages biblical texts in interpretation; 4. to identify a range of questions (e.g., historical, literary, canonical) that might be addressed to particular New Testament texts and explore those questions in the process of interpreting particular New Testament texts 5. to identify significant, critical resources for New Testament study and deploy those sources critically in New Testament study; 6. to probe the interplay of theology and ethics in the various New Testament writers; 7. to demonstrate awareness of the significance of the original languages for understanding and interpreting the New Testament; and 8. to integrate these concerns and methodologies in a sound hermeneutical method.
NT 500 Concise Greek

Kevin L. Anderson

(1) Black, David Alan Black. Learn to Read New Testament Greek. Expanded edition; Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 1994. Learn. This is our primary text and must be studied with great care. (2) Black, David Alan. It’s Still Greek to Me: An Easy-to-Understand Guide to Intermediate Greek. Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1998. ISGM. This is our secondary text. It is actually designed as a first-semester, second year grammar. It will be especially important at the beginning and end of the course. Still (191 pages) is concise, easy to use, and has two helpful introductory chapters for those who need a refresher or introduction to basic grammar (English, that is!). (3) Aland, Barbara et al., eds. Novum Testamentum Graece. 27th ed.; Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 1993. NA27. This is your Greek New Testament. (4) Bauer, W., F. W. Danker, W. F. Arndt, and F. W. Gingrich, eds. A Greek- English Lexicon of New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature. 3rd ed.; Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, 2000. (BDAG). If you already own the second edition (BAGD), this is acceptable; but you are strongly encouraged to buy BDAG as soon as you can, since it is the state of the art in Greek lexicography and is vastly improved over the second edition. (5) Greek Flash Pro 2 (Portland, Ore.: Paradigm Software Development, 1996- 98). GFP. A flexible and powerful Greek flash card vocabulary program. The strength of this program is its audio option that will help distance learners drill cards orally. (6) [This book is only required if you want to learn Greek accents. The learning of accents is not required for this course!] Carson, D. A. Greek Accents: A Student’s Manuel. GA
NT 502 Comprehensive Greek II

Kevin L. Anderson

(1) David Alan Black, Learn to Read New Testament Greek (expanded edition; Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 1994). Learn. This is our primary text and must be studied with great care. (2) David Alan Black, It’s Still Greek to Me: An Easy-to-Understand Guide to Intermediate Greek (Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1998). Still Greek. This is a supplemental text that will become increasing important this semester. You will find this book helpful when you are doing research for your Translation Notebook. (3) Barbara Aland, et al., eds. Novum Testamentum Graece (27th ed.; Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 1993). NA27. (4) W. Bauer, F. W. Danker, W. F. Arndt, and F. W. Gingrich, eds. A Greek- English Lexicon of New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature (3d ed.; Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, 2000. BDAG. (5) GreekFlash Pro 2 (Portland, Ore.: Paradigm Software Development, 1996- 98). GFP. (6) Daniel B. Wallace, The Basics of Greek Syntax: An Intermediate Greek Grammar. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2000. Basics. Daniel B. Wallace, Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1997). Beyond.
IS 502 Christian Formation: Vocation of Ministry

Leslie A. Andrews

Chilcote, Paul. John Wesley Speaks on Christian Vocation Foster, Richard J. Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth. San Francisco: Harper, 1998. [210 pages] Grenz, S. & Bell, R. Betrayal of Trust: Sexual Misconduct in the Pastorate. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1995. [198 pages] Guiness, O. The Call: Finding and Fulfilling the Central Purpose of Your Life. Waco,TX: Word, 1998. [247 pages] Sire, James W. Habits of the Mind: Intellectual Life as a Christian Calling. Downers Grover, IL: 2000. [224 pages] Smith, G. Listening to God in Times of Choice. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1997. [150 pages] Sumner, Sarah. Men and Women in the Church:Building Consensus on Christian Leadership. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2003. [326 pages] Willimon, William H. Calling and Character: Virtues of the Ordained Life. Nashville: Abingdon, 2000. [150 pages]
OT 520 Old Testament Introduction

Bill T. Arnold

LaSor, William S., David Allan Hubbard, and Frederic Wm. Bush. Old Testament Survey: The Message, Form, and Background of the Old Testament. 2nd ed.; Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans, 1996 Coogan, Michael David, editor. The Oxford History of the Biblical World. New York: Oxford University Press, 1997 Alexander, T. Desmond. From Paradise to the Promised Land: An Introduction to the Pentateuch. Second Edition. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 2002.
IS 502 Vocation of Ministry Reading List

Asbury Theological Seminary
Mentored Ministry Handbook

Asbury Theological Seminary
BS 502 Introduction to Biblical Studies

David R. Bauer

Course Texts 1. The Bible (NRSV) 2. An Annotated Guide To Biblical Resources for Ministry, Bauer 3. Bible Study That Works, Thompson 4. An Introduction to the New Testament: Context, Methods, and Ministry Formation, deSilva
NT 510 The Gospel of Matthew

David R. Bauer

Course Texts A. Revised Standard Version of the Bible or New Revised Standard Version of the Bible B. Methodical Bible Study, Robert A. Traina C. Matthew, Proclamation Commentaries, Jack Dean Kingsbury D. An Annotated Guide to Biblical Resources for Ministry, David R. Bauer
NT 646 Hebrews

David R. Bauer

Course Texts. A. Required Texts: Revised Standard Version of the Bible, or New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, Greek New Testament, or Interlinear Greek New Testament. It’s Still Greek to Me, by David A. Black An Annotated Guide to Biblical Resources for Ministry, by David R. Bauer B. Collateral Text: “Hebrews,” by William L. Lane, in Dictionary of the Later New Testament & Its Development. (This dictionary is a fine book to own, and is reasonably priced. But copies of this article are available at the Circulation Desk at the Library.
OT 520 Old Testament Introduction

Mark J. Boda

Dillard, R. B. and Longman, Tremper. An Introduction to the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1994. Provan, Iain; Long, V. Philips; and Longman, Tremper. A Biblical History of Israel. Louisville: Westminster/John Knox, 2003. Tate, W. Randolph. Biblical Interpretation: An Integrated Approach (Revised Edition). Peabody: Hendrickson, 1997.
DO 670 United Methodist Theology

Chris Bounds

• The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church, 2000. • Abraham, William J. Waking from Doctrinal Amnesia: The Healing of Doctrine in The United Methodist Church. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1995. • Chiles, Robert E. Theological Transitions in American Methodism: 1790-1935, Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 1984. • Campbell, Dennis. United Methodism and American CultureVol. III, Doctrines and Disciplines. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1999.
IT 501 Technology in Ministry

Kenneth A. Boyd

Required Readings Schultze, Quentin. High-Tech Worship: Using Presentational Technologies Wisely. Grand Rapids, Baker, 2004. Wilson, Len. Digital Storytellers: The Art of Communicating the Gospel in Worship. Nashville. Abingdon Press, 2002.
CO 622 Theories of Personality

Harold W. Burgess

TEXTUAL READING: Theories of Personality, by Calvin Hall, Gardiner Lindzey, and John Campbell (Fourth edition).
CO 675 Group Counseling

Harold W. Burgess

Texts: Gerald Corey, Theory and Practice of Group Counseling (Sixth edition). Brooks/Cole Publishing Co., 2004. The text includes a thorough bibliography. Gerald Corey, Marianne Schneider Corey and Robert Haynes, Evolution of a Group (workbook and videotape), Brooks/Cole, 2000. (or current date)
MS 610 The Ministry of Evangelism

James B. Buskirk

Required Texts: Barna, George, Evangelism That Works, Regal Books, Ventura, Cal., 1995, 164 pp. Beckham, William A., The Second Reformation, Touch Pub. 1995, 241pp. Hybels and Mittelberg, Becoming a Contagious Christian, Zondervan, 1994, 221pp. *Seamonds, John T., Tell It Well, Beacon Hill Press, 1981, 223pp. Streett, R. Alan, The Effective Invitation, Kregel Publications, 1984, 218pp. Swanson and Clement, The Faith Sharing Congregation, Discipleship Resources, 1999, 104pp. Tuttle, Robert G., Jr., Can We Talk? Abingdon , 1999, 110pp. *This book is difficult to get in significant quantity. The student may want to select either Seamonds or Tuttle in that one book deals with the Gospel across cultures and the other with the transcultural Gospel. Note: Approximately 900 pages are to be read from this list.
BS 400 Bible Survey

Holly J. Carey

1. HarperCollins Study Bible (NRSV), Harper San Francisco, 1993 (Hard: ISBN 0060655801) or 1997 (Soft: ISBN 0060655275). 2. HarperCollins Concise Atlas of the Bible, edited by James B. Pritchard, 1997 (ISBN 0062514997).
NT 502 Comprehensive Greek II

Holly J. Carey

(1) David Alan Black, Learn to Read New Testament Greek (expanded edition; Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 1994). Learn. This is our primary text and must be studied with great care. (2) David Alan Black, It’s Still Greek to Me: An Easy-to-Understand Guide to Intermediate Greek (Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1998). Still Greek. This is a supplemental text. You will find this book helpful when you are doing research for your Translation Notebook. (3) Barbara Aland, et al., eds. Novum Testamentum Graece (27th ed.; Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 1993). NA27. (4) W. Bauer, F. W. Danker, W. F. Arndt, and F. W. Gingrich, eds. A Greek- English Lexicon of New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature (3d ed.; Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, 2000. BDAG. (5) GreekFlash Pro 2 (Portland, Ore.: Paradigm Software Development, 1996-98). GFP. (6) Daniel B. Wallace, The Basics of Greek Syntax: An Intermediate Greek Grammar. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2000. Basics.
CH 502 Church History II

Paul W. Chilcote

Required Texts: Justo Gonzalez, The Story of Christianity, 2 (Story) Teresa of Avila, Let Nothing Disturb You Phillip J. Spener, Pia Desideria Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together
CH 750 The Spirituality of Select Christian Women

Paul W. Chilcote

Required Texts Background Reading for Today: Chilcote, Early Methodist Spirituality Keith Schwanz, Satisfied: Women Hymn Writers of the 19th-century Wesleyan/Holiness Movement Therese of Lisieux Background Reading for Today: Nelson, ed., The Little Way of Saint Therese 300 pages 40 pages 140 pages Paul W. Chilcote, ed., Early Methodist Spirituality: Selected Women’s Writings (Kingswood Books, 2005: ISBN ) J. M. Cohen, ed., The Life of Saint Teresa of Avila by Herself (Penguin Books, 1988: ISBN 0140440739) Joann W. Conn, ed., Women’s Spirituality: Resources for Christian Development (Paulist Press, 2nd edition, 1996: ISBN 0809136562) John Kirvan, ed., Set Aside Every Fear: Love and Trust in the Spirituality of Catherine of Siena (Ave Maria Press, 1997: ISBN 0877936242) John Nelson, ed., The Little Way of Saint Therese of Lisieux: Readings for Prayer and Meditation (Liguori Pub., 1998: ISBN 0764801996) Keith Schwanz, Satisfied: Women Hymn Writers of the 19th-century Wesleyan/Holiness Movement
DO 690 John Wesley’s Theology Today

Paul W. Chilcote

Required Texts: Paul W. Chilcote, Praying in the Wesleyan Spirit Paul W. Chilcote, Recapturing the Wesleys’ Vision Albert C. Outler, ed., John Wesley Albert C. Outler, Evangelism & Theology in the Wes’n Spirit A. Outler & R. Heitzenrater, eds., John Wesley’s Sermons Frank Whaling, ed., John and Charles Wesley
DO 691 Readings in Wesley

Paul W. Chilcote

Required Texts: Steven W. Manskar, A Perfect Love A. Outler & R. Heitzenrater, eds., John Wesley’s Sermons Frank Whaling, ed., John and Charles Wesle
BS 502 Introduction to Biblical Studies

Hunn Choi

1. Required Course Texts deSilva, David A. An Introduction to the New Testament: Contexts, Methods and Ministry Formation. Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity, 2004 [hereafter abbreviated INT]. Willimon, William. Shaped by the Bible. Nashville: Abingdon, 1990. Thompson, David. Bible Study that Works. Nappanee, IN: Evangel, 1994. Bauer, David. Biblical Resources for Ministry. Nappanee, IN: Evangel, 1995. 2. Biblical Texts Assumed: It is assumed that students have access to at least two contemporary translations of the Bible, preferably the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV), Revised Standard Version (RSV), New International Version (NIV), English Standard Version (ESV), or New American Standard (NAS). The Living Bible, New Living Translation, The Message, the King James, and New King James, whatever their other merits, do not well serve the objectives of this course. See Comparisons of reading levels of several major translations, go to http://www.zondervanbibles.com/translations.htm. Recommended: Meeks, Wayne A. et al., eds. The HarperCollins Study Bible, New Revised Standard Version with Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books. New York: HarperCollins, 1993. 3. Web Resources Resources for Near Eastern, Mesopotamian and Biblical Studies: http://www.sas.upenn.edu/~ekondrat/neareast.html Bible History Online: http://www.bible-history.com/ Resource Pages for Biblical Studies: (http://www.torreys.org/bible/) New Testament Gateway (http://www.ntgateway.com) Exploring Ancient World Culture (Near East): http://eawc.evansville.edu/nepage.htm