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CD 511 The Pastor and Christian Discipleship

Catherine Stonehouse

Postmodern Children’s Ministry: Ministry to Children in the 21st Century, Ivy Beckwith The Godbearing Life: The Art of Soul Tending for Youth Ministry, Kenda Creasy Dean and Ron Foster Growing in the Life of Faith: Education and Christian Practices, Craig Dykstra John Wesley’s Class Meeting: A Model for Making Disciples, D. Michael Henderson Disciple Making Teachers: How to Equip Adults for Growth and Action, Josh Hunt with Larry Mays Patterns in Moral Development, Catherine Stonehouse Soul Stories: African American Christian Education, Anne Streaty Wimberly The Kolb Learning Style Inventory Version 3.1 The Gospel of Mark
CD 656 Discipling Children in the Large Church

Catherine Stonehouse

Barna, George. Transforming Children into Spiritual Champions: Why Children Should be Your Church’s # 1 Priority, Ventura CA: Regal, 2003. Beckwith, Ivy. Postmodern Children’s Ministry: Ministry to Children in the 21st Century. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2004. Miller, Sue, David Stall. Making Your Children’s Ministry the Best Hour of Every Kid’s Week, Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2004. Westerhoff III, John H. Will Our Children Have Faith? Revised Edition, Toronto: Morehouse, 2000.
CD 656 Discipling Children in the Large Church

Catherine Stonehouse

Barna, George. Transforming Children into Spiritual Champions: Why Children Should be Your Church’s # 1 Priority, Ventura CA: Regal, 2003. Beckwith, Ivy. Postmodern Children’s Ministry: Ministry to Children in the 21st Century. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2004. Miller, Sue, David Stall. Making Your Children’s Ministry the Best Hour of Every Kid’s Week, Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2004. Westerhoff III, John H. Will Our Children Have Faith? Revised Edition, Toronto: Morehouse, 2000.
CD 656 Discipling Children in the Large Church

Catherine Stonehouse

Barna, George. Transforming Children into Spiritual Champions: Why Children Should be Your Church’s # 1 Priority, Ventura CA: Regal, 2003. Beckwith, Ivy. Postmodern Children’s Ministry: Ministry to Children in the 21st Century. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2004. Miller, Sue, David Stall. Making Your Children’s Ministry the Best Hour of Every Kid’s Week, Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2004. Westerhoff III, John H. Will Our Children Have Faith? Revised Edition, Toronto: Morehouse, 2000.
CO 601 Counseling Theories and Techniques

Stephen P. Stratton

Corsini, R. J. & Wedding, D. (2008). Current psychotherapies, 8th Ed., Belmont, CA: Brooks Cole. Jones, S.L. & Butman, R.E. (1991). Modern psychotherapies. Downer's Grove, IL: Intervarsity Press. Johnson, E.L. & Jones, S.L. (2000). Psychology and Christianity: Four views. Downers Grove, IL: Intervarsity Press
CO 601 Counseling Theories and Techniques

Stephen P. Stratton

Corsini, R. J. & Wedding, D. (2008). Current psychotherapies, 8th Ed., Belmont, CA: Brooks Cole. Jones, S.L. & Butman, R.E. (1991). Modern psychotherapies. Downer's Grove, IL: Intervarsity Press. Johnson, E.L. & Jones, S.L. (2000). Psychology and Christianity: Four views. Downers Grove, IL: Intervarsity Press
PC 510 The Servant as Pastoral Care Giver

Stephen P. Stratton

Benner, D. G. (2003). Strategic Pastoral Counseling, 2nd Ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker. (This book is our basic text for the theory and philosophy of pastoral counseling.) Carkhuff, R. R. (2000). The Art of Helping in the 21st Century, 8th Ed. Amherst, MA: Human Resource Development Press. (This book is our basic text for micro skills of pastoral counseling.) Headley, A. J. (2007). Reframing Your Ministry: Balancing Professional Responsibilities and Personal Needs. Napanee, IL: Evangel Publishing House. (Our own Dr. Headley has created a wonderful resource about pastoral care starting with the foundational emphasis on self-care.) Kuenning, D. (1987). Helping People through Grief. Minneapolis: Bethany House. (Many students find this an emotional book. You may want to read a few chapters at a time.) Seamands, S. A. (2005). Ministry in the Image of God: The Trinitarian Shape of Christian Service. Downer’s Grove, IL: Intervarsity Press. (This book helps build our theological foundation for relational pastoral service.) Steinborn, M. J. (1997). The Lay Driven Church: How to Empower the People in Your Church to Share in the Task of Ministry. Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock. (This book provides the secret to balancing care for others and care for self – growing caregivers from within the congregation.) Townsend, L. (2006). Suicide: Pastoral Responses. Nashville: Abingdon Press. (This book provides a practical but essential discussion of care for those who are contemplating harm to themselves.)
CH 502 Church History II

Jennifer L. Woodruff Tait

The Story of Christianity (Volume II: The Reformation to the Present), Justo Gonzalez. Harper, 1985. Readings in Christian Thought, ed. Hugh Kerr (2nd edition). Abingdon, 1990. Documents of the Christian Church, ed. Henry Bettenson and Chris Maunder (3rd edition). Oxford University Press, 1999.
CH 500 Turning Points in Church History

D. Allen Tennison

Henry Bettenson. Documents of the Christian Church. (London: Oxford University Press, 1967). Justo Gonzalez, The Story of Christianity, Vol. 1 and 2. (New York: HarperColins, 1985). Hugh T. Kerr, editor. Readings in Christian Thought (Nashville: Abingdon, 1990). Philip Jenkins, The Next Christendom (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002).
CH 501 Church History I

D. Allen Tennison

Henry Bettenson, ed. Documents of the Christian Church. (London: Oxford University Press, 1967). John W. Coakley and Adrea Sterk, eds. Readings in World Christian History. Volume I: Earliest Christianity to 1453. (Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 2005). Justo Gonzalez, The Story of Christianity, Vol. 1. (New York: HarperColins, 1985). Dale T. Irvin and Scott W. Sunquist, History of the World Christian Movement: Volume 1. (Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 2003). Timothy Ware. The Orthodox Church. (London: Penguin, 1997).
CS 680 Bioethics: Death and Dying

James R. Thobaben

Lammers & Verhey, On Moral Medicine (2nd edition) Chia, Cooper, Thobaben, Fergusson, and Kilner, Bioethics: Obstacle or Opportunity for the Gospel Lausanne Occasional Paper No.58 based on Pattaya, Thailand Meeting 2004, Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization, 2004. Thobaben, JR "A United Methodist Approach to End-of-Life..." Christian Bioethics Poe, Edgar Allan, "The Premature Burial" Tolstoy, Death of Ivan Ilych (a good translation may be found at:
CS 682 Bioethics: Creation and the Environment

James R. Thobaben

Barkey, M. (ed) Environmental Stewardship in the Judeo-Christian Tradition [a very short book, easy to read, more "liberty" oriented] Pojman, Louis P. , Environmental Ethics: Readings in Theory and Application, 4th Edition
CS 684 Bioethics: Evolution and Creation

James R. Thobaben

Collins, Francis, The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief Moreland, J.P. & Reynolds, J., editors Three Views on Creation and Evolution
BS 504 W1 Introduction to Biblical Studies: Old Testament

David Loren Thompson

This course orients the students to the discipline of Old Testament studies, stressing contemporary approaches to the historical and cultural settings, composition, authorship, and literary characteristics of the OT books. Attention will be given to the significance of the study of the Old Testament for the ministerial vocation represented in the master of arts programs.
BS 504 W1 Introduction to Biblical Studies: Old Testament

David Loren Thompson

Catalog Description: This course orients the students to the discipline of Old Testament studies, stressing contemporary approaches to the historical and cultural settings, composition, authorship, and literary characteristics of the OT books. Attention will be given to the significance of the study of the Old Testament for the ministerial vocation represented in the master of arts programs.
NT 511 The Gospel of Mark

David Loren Thompson

Thompson, David L. Bible Study That Works. Revised edition. Evangel Press, 1994.(=BSTW). This non–technical book will give us a quick overview of the terrain we will explore more precisely throughout the semester. • Longenecker, Bruce W. Lost Letters of Pergamum. Baker Academic, 200?
OT 615 Minor Prophets

David Loren Thompson

1. A standard contemporary English translation. Revised Standard Version of the Bible, or some other contemporary, standard (non-paraphrasing) version such as The New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, New American Standard Bible, with minimal editorial clutter in the layout. 2. A Masoretic text of the Hebrew Bible. Either Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia. 4th ed. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 1990, or The NIV Interlinear Hebrew-English Old Testament. John Kohlenberger III, editor. Zondervan, 1993, or its equivalent. 3. Bible Study That Works. Revised edition. Evangel Press, 1994. David L. Thompson. Do not use the 1982 edition for class! 4. An Annotated List of Biblical Resources for Ministry. Hendrickson, 2003. David R. Bauer. 5. A concordance of the Hebrew Bible Either Even-Shoshan, A New Concordance of the Old Testament, Baker, or G. V. Wigram , The New EnglishmanÕs Hebrew Concordance, Hendrickson or BibleWorks with its concordance search capability, or the equivalent of these. 6. A lexicon of the Hebrew Bible Either M. E. J. Richardson, The Hebrew & Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament, Brill, 1999. or William Holladay, A Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament, Eerdmans, or BibleWorks, with its lexical capabilities (outdated but OK for preliminary definition for this class). 7. A Syntax of Biblical Hebrew A Guide for the Perplexed or A Guide to the Syntax of Biblical Hebrew by Bill Arnold and John Choi, 2002. 8. M.A. students other than M.A. B.S. would probably be best served in a lexicon by The New Brown-Driver-Briggs-Gesenius Hebrew and English Lexicon (Hendrickson, 1979), in a concordance by The New EnglishmanÕs Hebrew Concordance (Hendrickson) or by software such as BibleWorks. A Hebrew text and the syntax of biblical Hebrew are not required for these students.
CL 614 Leading Groups and Organizations

Thomas F. Tumblin

Building the Bridge as You Walk on It by Robert E. Quinn (Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley and Sons, 2004), 256 pages, ISBN: 978-0-7879-7112-0. Discussing the Undiscussable by William Noonan (Hoboken, NY: John Wiley and Sons, 2007), 288 pages, ISBN: 978-0-7879-8632-2. How the Way We Talk Can Change the Way We Act by Robert Kegan and Lisa L. Lahey (San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 2002), 256 pages, ISBN: 978-0-7879-6379- 6378-1. Masterplanning by Bob Biehl (Nashville: Broadman and Holman Publishers, 2005), 280 pages, ISBN: 0805460969. Organization Theory by Ann L. Cunliffe (Thousand Oaks, CA, Sage Publications, 2008). 184 pages, ISBN: 978-1-4129-3549-4. The Virtuous Organization by Charles C. Manz, et al. (eds) (Hackensack, NJ: World Scientific Publishing, 2008), 316 pages, ISBN: 978-981-281-859-1 Why Non-Profits Fail by Stephen R. Block (San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 2003), 208 pages, ISBN: 978-0-7879-6409-2.
ML 714 Leading Groups and Organizations

Thomas F. Tumblin

Building the Bridge as You Walk on It by Robert E. Quinn (Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley and Sons, 2004), 256 pages, ISBN: 978-0-7879-7112-0. Discussing the Undiscussable by William Noonan (Hoboken, NY: John Wiley and Sons, 2007), 288 pages, ISBN: 978-0-7879-8632-2. How the Way We Talk Can Change the Way We Act by Robert Kegan and Lisa L. Lahey (San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 2002), 256 pages, ISBN: 978-0-7879-6379- 6378-1. Masterplanning by Bob Biehl (Nashville: Broadman and Holman Publishers, 2005), 280 pages, ISBN: 0805460969. Organization Theory by Ann L. Cunliffe (Thousand Oaks, CA, Sage Publications, 2008). 184 pages, ISBN: 978-1-4129-3549-4. The Virtuous Organization by Charles C. Manz, et al. (eds) (Hackensack, NJ: World Scientific Publishing, 2008), 316 pages, ISBN: 978-981-281-859-1 Why Non-Profits Fail by Stephen R. Block (San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 2003), 208 pages, ISBN: 978-0-7879-6409-2.
DO 630 Doctrine of the Holy Spirit

Robert G. Tuttle

Chad Owen Brand, ed., Perspectives on Spirit Baptism. Broadman & Holman Publishers. ISBN: 0805425942 Raniero Cantalamessa, Come, Creator Spirit:Meditations on the Veni Creator, Liturgical Press, 2003, pp. 382. ISBN 0814628710, 9780814628713. Come, Creator Spirit is a detailed commentary on the famous hymn "Veni Creator." Gordon Fee, Paul, the Spirit and the People of God, Hendrickson Publishers, ISBN: 1-56563-170-6. Craig Keener, Gift & Giver: The Holy Spirit for Today, Baker Academic, 0-8010-2266-5. Clark Pinnock, Flame of Love, InterVarsity Press, 1999. pp. 280. ISBN 0-8308-1590-2. Robert Tuttle, Sanctity without Starch, Bristol Books, 1992, pp. 203. ISBN: 0-917851-19-6.
DO 670 United Methodist Theology

Robert G. Tuttle

1. The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church, 2004. 2. Abraham, William J. Waking from Doctrinal Amnesia: The Healing of Doctrine in The United Methodist Church. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1995. 3. Campbell, Dennis. United Methodism and American Culture, Vol. III, Doctrines and Disciplines. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1999. 4. Chiles, Robert E. Theological Transitions in American Methodism: 1790-1935, Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 1984. 5. Langford, Thomas, ed. Practical Divinity: Readings in Wesleyan Theology, Vol. 2, revised text 1999. Abingdon Press. 6. Tuttle, Robert G., Jr. Sanctity without Starch: A LaypersonÕs Guide to a Wesleyan Theology of Grace, Bristol House, 1992. Collateral Texts: 1. Keller, Rosemary, Spirituality and Social Responsibility: Vision of Women in the United Methodist Tradition, Abingdon Press, 1993. 2. Norwood, Frederick A., The Story of American Methodism, Abingdon Press, 1974. 3. Tuttle, Robert G. Jr. On Giant Shoulders: The History, Role and Influence of the Evangelist in the Movement Called
DO 671 United Methodist Theology

Robert G. Tuttle

1. The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church, 2004. 2. Abraham, William J. Waking from Doctrinal Amnesia: The Healing of Doctrine in The United Methodist Church. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1995. 3. Campbell, Dennis. United Methodism and American Culture, Vol. III, Doctrines and Disciplines. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1999. 4. Chiles, Robert E. Theological Transitions in American Methodism: 1790-1935, Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 1984. 5. Langford, Thomas, ed. Practical Divinity: Readings in Wesleyan Theology, Vol. 2, revised text 1999. Abingdon Press. 6. Tuttle, Robert G., Jr. Sanctity without Starch: A LaypersonÕs Guide to a Wesleyan Theology of Grace, Bristol House, 1992.
MS 610 The Ministry of Evangelism

Robert G. Tuttle

1. Turnaround Strategies for the Small Church, Ron Crandall (160 pp.) 2. The Celtic Way of Evangelism. George Hunter, III, Abingdon Press (140 pp.). 3. Preaching for a Response, Bristol Books, 2008, Lathem/Dunn (162 pp.). 4. The Story of Evangelism, Abingdon Press, 2006, Robert Tuttle, Jr. (424 pp.). 5. Can We Talk?, Abingdon Press, Robert Tuttle, Jr. (110 pp.).
MS 610 The Ministry of Evangelism

Robert G. Tuttle

urnaround Strategies for the Small Church, Ron Crandall 1. (160 pp.). 2. The Celtic Way of Evangelism. George Hunter, III, Abingdon Press (140 pp.). 3. Preaching for a Response, Bristol Books, 2008, Lathem/Dunn (162 pp.). 4. The Story of Evangelism, Abingdon Press, 2006, Robert Tuttle, Jr. (424 pp.). 5. Can We Talk?, Abingdon Press, Robert Tuttle, Jr. (110 pp.)
MS 685 The Church Abroad: - Egypt/Jordan/Israel

Robert G. Tuttle

Robert Tuttle, Jr. The Story of Evangelism, chapters 1-9, Abingdon Press, 2006. _______________, ÒThe Cave,Ó an unpublished novel. This will be placed in the Course Center as an attachment. The Bible, ÒGenesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Matthew, Luke and Acts.Ó Collateral texts: Nahim Ateek, Justice and Only Justice. Both this and the follow book are excellent resources. ____________, Faith and the Intifado. Jimmy Carter, Palestine, Peace Not Apartheid, Simon and Schuster, 2006. Elias Chacour, Blood Brothers. Archbishop Chacour has written several excellent books as a Palestinian Christian. Thomas Friedman, From Beruit to Jerusalem, an outstanding book for historical background to the present conflict (recently updated). Carl Voltz and Charles Page, The Land and the Book. It has references to all of the sites you will visit and many more. For each site there is a historical background and list of biblical references.