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MB 765 Colonialism and Neo-Colonialism

Michael A. Rynkiewich

Required Reading 1. A package of readings (source: the professor, not the bookstore) from the following: a. Frantz Fanon: “Concerning Violence,” chapter 1 of The Wretched of the Earth: The Handbook for the Black Revolution that is Changing the Shape of the World. 1963. b. Albert Memmi: “Portrait of the Colonizer: Does the Colonial Exist?” and “Portrait of the Colonized: Mythical Portrait of the Colonized,” two selections from The Colonizer and the Colonized. 1965. c. Kwame Nkrumah: “Obstacles to Economic Progress,” “Imperialist Finance,” “Companies and Combines,” and “The Mechanisms of Neo-Colonialism” from Neo-Colonialism: the Last Stage of Imperialism. 1965. d. Andre Gunder Frank: “Sociology of Development and Underdevelopment of Sociology” in Latin America: Underdevelopment or Revolution. 1969. e. Immanuel Wallerstein: “World Systems Analysis” (1987) and “America and the World: Today, Yesterday, and Tomorrow” (1992) from The Essential Wallerstein. 2000. 2. Of Revelation and Revolution: Christianity, Colonialism, and Consciousness in South Africa. Volume 1. By Jean L. Comaroff and John L. Comaroff. 1991 University of Chicago Press. Paperback. ISBN 0-226-11442-2 3. Of Revelation and Revolution: The Dialectics of Modernity on a South African Frontier. Volume II. By Jean L. Comaroff and John L. Comaroff. 1999 University of Chicago Press. Paperback. ISBN 0-226-11444-9 4. Land and Churches in Melanesia: Issues and Contexts. Point Series No. 25. Edited by Michael A. Rynkiewich. 2001 The Melanesian Institute. Paperback. ISBN 9980-65-000-3 5. Globalization and Its Discontents. By Joseph E. Stiglitz. 2003 W. W. Norton and Company. $16.00. Paperback. ISBN 0393324397
IS 501 Christian Formation: Kingdom, Church, and World

Michael A. Rynkiewich and Michael Pasquarello

Clapp, Rodney. Border Crossings. Hauerwas, Stanley and Will Willimon. Resident Aliens Donovan, Vincent. Christianity Rediscovered Wright, Tom. The Challenge of Jesus Yoder, John Howard. The Politics of Jesus Brueggemann, Walter. The Prophetic Imagination
CO 603 Orientation to Christian Approaches to Diagnosis and Treatment Planning

Carol B. Saenger

Competent Christian Counseling, (Vol. 1) by Timothy Clinton and George Ohlschlager
CO 604 Using Diagnostic Information to Facilitate Treatment Planning

Carol B. Saenger

Seligman, Linda (1996). Diagnosis and Treatment Planning in Counseling. New York: Plenum Press.
NT 510 The Gospel of Matthew

Kenneth Schenck

(1) The Bible (2) David L. Thompson, Bible Study That Works (Hereafter: BSTW) Revised edition. (Nappanee, IN: Evangel Press, 1994). (3) David R. Bauer, An Annotated Guide to Biblical Resources for Ministry (Hereafter: BRM), (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 2003).
NT 638 Epistle to the Romans

Kenneth Schenck

(1) The Bible (2) David R. Bauer, An Annotated Guide to Biblical Resources for Ministry (Hereafter: BRM), (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 2003). One or more of the following commentaries on Romans: a. Achtemeier, P. J. Romans (Atlanta: John Knox, 1985). Interpretation Series. b. Dunn, J. D. G. Romans. 2 vols (Dallas: Word, 1988). Word Series. c. Fitzmeyer, J. A. Romans (New York: Doubleday, 1993). Anchor Bible Series.
DO 501 Basic Christian Doctrine

Stephen A. Seamands

Thomas Oden, The Living God The Word of Life Life in the Spirit Gregory Boyd & Paul Eddy, Across the Spectrum Timothy George Is the Father of Jesus the God of Muhammed?
DO 501 Basic Christian Doctrine

Stephen A. Seamands

Thomas Oden, The Living God The Word of Life Life in the Spirit Gregory Boyd & Paul Eddy, Across the Spectrum
DO 501 Basic Christian Doctrine

Stephen A. Seamands

Thomas Oden, The Living God The Word of Life Life in the Spirit Gregory Boyd & Paul Eddy, Across the Spectrum
ME 780 Spiritual Warfare in Mission and Ministry

Stephen A. Seamands

TEXTS: Clifford Arnold, Three Crucial Questions about Spiritual Warfare Gregory Boyd, God at War Charles Kraft, Confronting Powerless Christianity Francis MacNutt, Deliverance from Evil Spirits Scott. Moreau, Tokunboah Adeyemo, eds Deliver Us From Evil Russ Parker, Healing Wounded History Neil Anderson, The Steps to Freedom in Christ
PR 610 The Servant as Proclaimer

Riley P. Short

“Lectures on Preaching” Phillips Brooks “The Homiletical Plot” Eugene Lowery “The Practice of Preaching” Paul Scott Wilson “The Four Pages of the Sermon: A Guide to Biblical Preaching” Paul Scott Wilson “The Witness of Preaching” by Thomas Long “The Preaching Life” by Barbara Brown Taylor
CD 511 The Pastor and Christian Discipleship

Daryl L. Smith

1. Roaring Lambs by Bob Briner (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1993; 175 pages). 2. The Pastor as Religious Educator by Robert L. Browning, ed. (Birmingham, AL: Religious Ed. Press, 1989; use selections from 180 pages). 3. 10 Lies the Church Tells Women by J. Lee Grady (Lake Mary, FL: Creation House; 205 pages). 4. John Wesley's Class Meeting by D. Michael Henderson (Nappanee, IN: Evangel Press, 1997; use pages 83-160). 5. Empower Your Kids to be Adults by Donald M. Joy (Nappanee, IN: Evangel Press, 2000; 116 pages). 6. About Learning by Bernice McCarthy (Wauconda, IL: About Learning, Inc., 2000; 288 pages). [tel: 1-800-822-4628] 7. Eve’s Daughters by Lynn Austin (Bethany House, 1999; 428 pages). 8. Patterns in Moral Development by Catherine M. Stonehouse (Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock Publishers; 148 pages).
CL 610 Theology of Servant Leadership

Daryl L. Smith

1. The Power of Servant Leadership: Essays by Robert Greenleaf, edited by Larry Spears (San Francisco: Berett Koehler, 1998) ISBN: 1576750353 (181 pages used for this class). 2. Journey to the East by Herman Hesse (NY: Noonday Press, 1956) ISBN: 0374500363 (118 pages). 3 3. Courageous Leadership by Bill Hybels (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2002) ISBN: 031024823X (253 pages). 4. Wesleyan Leadership in Troubled Times by David L. McKenna (Kansas City: Beacon Hill Press, 2002) ISBN: 0834119579 (139 pages). 5. In the Name of Jesus: Reflections on Christian Leadership by Henri Nouwen (NY: Crossroad/Herder & Herder, 1993) ISBN: 0824512596 (81 pages). 6. Upside Down by Stacy T. Rinehart (Colorado Springs: Navpress, 1998) ISBN: 1576830799 (164 pages). B. Choose One Book: [You will present your 4-MAT to your team by designated date on calendar.] 1. Mentoring: Confidence in Finding a Mentor and Being One by Bobb Biehl (Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 1996) ISBN: 080546347X (182 pages). 2. A Servant’s Manual by Michael W. Foss (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2002) ISBN: 0800634535 (133 pages). 3. Real Power, 3rd Edition by Janet O. Hagberg (Salem, WI: Sheffield Publishing, 2003) ISBN: 1879215462 (304 pages). 4. Dog Training, Fly Fishing & Sharing Christ in the 21st Century by Ted Haggard (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2002) ISBN: 0785265147 (207 pages). 5. How to Change Your Church (without killing it) by Alan Nelson and Gene Appel (Nashville: W Publishing Group, Thomas Nelson, 2000) ISBN: 0849916607 (329 pages). 6. If You Want to Walk on Water, You’ve Got to Get Out of the Boat by John Ortberg (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2001) ISBN: 0310228638 (203 pages). C. Choose One Fast Company Article: Any Fast Company article relating to leadership in the 21st century.
CL 613 Equipping the Laity

Daryl L. Smith

1. Be Our Guest by Disney Institute (2001,195 pages) 2. Building a Church of Small Groups by Donahue & Robinson (Zondervan, 2001, 219 pages) 3. The Equipping Church by Sue Mallory (Zondervan, 2001, 203 pages) 4. The Other Six Days by R. Paul Stevens (Eerdmans, 2000, 255 pages) 5. Network—Leaders Manual (Zondervan. 1994, 235 pages) 6. Ephesians 4-5 3 7. Search out information about Saddleback Church’s S.H.A.P.E. materials, on-line
SM 601 Supervised Ministry

Daryl L. Smith

The Reading List: 1. Soul Feast by Marjorie Thompson (Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 1995). 2. How to Think Theologically by Howard W. Stone & James O. Duke (Fortress Press, 1996). 3. Supervised Ministry Handbook: SM601/602
SM 601 Supervised Ministry

Daryl L. Smith

1. Calling and Character by William H. Willimon (Abingdon, 2000). 2. How to Think Theologically by Howard W. Stone & James O. Duke (Fortress Press, 1996). 3. Supervised Ministry Handbook: SM601/602 ;
SM 650 A Readings Tutorial in Supervised Ministry

Daryl L. Smith

Hagberg, Janet O., Real Power, 3rd Edition (Salem, WI: Sheffield Publishing, 2003), ISBN: 1-879215-46-2, 300 pp. Slaughter, Michael with Bird, Warren, Unlearning Church (Loveland, CO: Group, Flagship Church Resources, 2002), ISBN: 0-7644-2297-9, 222 pp.
MI 600 History of the Christian Movement

Harold W. Snyder

Texts Anderson, Gerald H., Robert Coote, Norman Horner, and James Phillips, eds. Mission Legacies: Biographical Studies of Leaders of the Modern Missionary Movement. Orbis, 1994. Neill, Stephen. A History of Christian Missions. Rev. ed. New York: Penguin, 1986. Seamands, John T. Pioneers of the Younger Churches. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2001. Tucker, Ruth A. From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya: A Biographical History of Christian Missions. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1983. Mission Frontiers (April, 2000) will also be used as a resource because of several articles it contains. Free copies will be distributed early in the semester.
ME 770 MS 635 Renewing the Church for Mission

Howard A. Snyder

Decoding the Church: Mapping the DNA of Christ’s Body, 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 735 Wesleyan Theology of Mission

Howard A. Snyder

Wesley, John. Wesley’s 52 Standard Sermons, ed. N. Burwash. Salem, OH: Schmul Publishing Co., 1996. Heitzenrater, Richard P. Wesley and the People Called Methodists. Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press, 1995. Snyder, Howard A. The Radical Wesley and Patterns for Church Renewal (1980). Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 1996, 1999.
MI 725 Survey of Renewal Movements

Howard A. Snyder

Required Texts Orr, J. Edwin. Campus Aflame: A History of Evangelical Awakenings in Collegiate Communities. Wheaton, IL: International Awakenings Press, 1994. 286 pp. Rausch, Thomas P. Radical Christian Communities. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2002. 216 pp. Riss, Richard M. A Survey of Twentieth-Century Revival Movements in North America. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers, 1997. 202 pp. Snyder, Howard A. Signs of the Spirit: How God Reshapes the Church. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1989; Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 1997. 336 pp.
MI 730 Biblical Theology of Mission

Howard A. Snyder

Texts The Bible. NRSV or NIV 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.
CD 511 The Pastor and Christian Discipleship

Catherine Stonehouse

Course Requirements The following outlines our course requirements. You can see a full explanation of each assignment by clicking on the related entry in its corresponding module. 1. Participate in on-line discussions of readings and other activities for each module. 2. Two brief reflection papers Module 1 Module 2 2. Two brief integrative papers Using Learning Styles in Teaching – Module 4 Leading Change – Module 7 3. Cooperative Learning Group Project – Modules 2 - 5 4. Basic Beliefs Processing and Presentation Basic Beliefs Processing Statements – At the end of each Modules Basic Beliefs Creative Presentation – Module 8
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
CD 650 Advanced Seminar in Children's Spirituality

Catherine Stonehouse

Students will: 1 Articulate theologically, developmentally, and research grounded understandings of spirituality and spiritual formation during childhood. 2. Through personal research and interaction with conference participants and seminar members identify implications for the nurture of children that grow out of their new or refined understandings. 3. Demonstrate respect for the child’s spiritual potential and the importance of spiritual formation during childhood