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YM 510 Foundations of Youth Ministry

James Hampton

Crabtree, Jack. Better Safe Than Sued. Loveland, CO: Group Publishing, 1998. 217 pages (7-223) (BSS) Dean, Kenda; Chap Clark, and Dave Rahn. Starting Right: Thinking Theologically About Youth Ministry. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2001. 346 pages (15-179, 195-207, 223-390) (SR) Dean, Kendra Creasy and Ron Foster. The Godbearing Life: The Art of Soul Tending for Youth Ministry. Nashville: Upper Room, 1998. 202 pages (9-210) (GL) Elkind, David. All Grown Up and No Place to Go. Perseus Press, 1997. 263 pages (3-265) (AGU) Myers, William. Black and White Styles of Youth Ministry. Cleveland: United Church Press, 1991. 188 pages (3-190) (B&W) Senter, Mark, ed. Four Views of Youth Ministry and the Church. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2001. 170 pages (ix-xix, 1-159) (FV)
YM 551 Seminar in Youth Ministry

James Hampton

Middendorf, Jon. Worship-Centered Youth Ministry. Kansas City: Beacon Hill, 2000.102 pages (9-110) Srommen, Merton and Hardel, Richard. Passing on the Faith: A Radical New Model for Youth and Family Ministry. Winona, MN: St. Mary’s Press, 2000. 300 pages (7-306)
SF 501 Introduction to Spiritual Formation

Steve Harper

Mel Lawrenz, The Dynamics of Spiritual Formation (Baker) M. Robert Mulholland, Invitation to a Journey (Inter-Varsity) Henri Nouwen, With Burning Hearts (Orbis) Dallas Willard, Renovation of the Heart (NavPress)
SF 550 Tutorial in Spiritual Formation-- “Lectio Divina”

Steve Harper

Robert M. Mulholland, Jr., Shaped by the Word (Upper Room Books) Norvene Vest, Gathered in the Word (Upper Room Books) Upper Room Spiritual Classics, Series 1 (Upper Room Books)
CL 553 United Methodist Polity and Discipline

Joe Harris

Book of Discipline, Book of Resolutions, Polity, Practice and the Mission by Thomas Frank
BS 400 Bible Survey

Mark J. Hatcher

Course Texts - Required 1. A recent version of the Bible, such as the NRSV or NIV. 2. HarperCollins Concise Atlas of the Bible, edited by James B. Pritchard, 1997
IS 501 Kingdom, Church, and World

Mark J. Hatcher

Clapp, Rodney. Border Crossings. Brazos Press, 2000. Donovan, Vincent. Christianity Rediscovered. Orbis Books, 2003. McLaren, Brian D. A New Kind of Christian. Jossey-Bass, 2001. Snyder, Howard. Kingdom, Church, and World. Wipf and Stock, 2001. Willimon, William. Shaped by the Bible. Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press, 1990. Wright, Tom. The Challenge of Jesus. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity, 1999.
MS 701 Senior Reflection Seminar

Mark J. Hatcher

The Senior Reflection Seminar for MA’s in World Mission and Evangelism meets on Wednesday mornings from 9:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. The course consists of senior students leading class discussions related to their personal, academic and mission experience, and their ministry calling. The primary source informing each class discussion is the SM615 Supervised Mission paper supplied to class members by each student leader a week before his/her class leadership. In addition to the SM615 paper, student leaders are expected to: (1) open class with an appropriate devotional, (2) direct a time of sharing in prayer, and (3) give an autobiographical account of their spiritual journey and their anticipated field of ministry (see attached form). Since the class only has a few students this semester, students will only meet at 9:30 enough times for each student to lead a session. Students will also attend the Seminar on Missiology in the ESJ Forum room on Wednesdays from 8:15 to 9:30 a.m., and write the interaction papers that the course requires.
NT 500 Concise Greek

Mark J. Hatcher

Black, David Alan. It’s Still Greek to Me: An Easy-to-Understand Guide to Intermediate Greek. (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 1998). Cotterell, Peter and Max Turner. Linguistics and Biblical Interpretation. (London: S.P.C.K.; Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity, 1989). Douglas, J.D., ed. The New Greek-English Interlinear New Testament. (Wheaton, IL:Tyndale, 1993) Course Packet
CH 610 English Reformation

William P. Haugaard

Moorman, John R. H. A History of the Church in England (3rd edn. [London: A & C Black, 1976 & Morehouse Publishing, 1986]), chapters 1-10 or Neill, Stephen, Anglicanism (4th edn [Oxford, 1978]), chapter 1 & Haigh, Christopher, English Reformations: Religion, Politics, and Society under the Tudors (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1993), Part I Three of the following: Moorman, History, chapters 10-13 and 14, part 1 and Neill, Anglicanism, chapters 2-5 and 6 (to p. 137) and/or Haigh, Christopher, English Reformations: Religion, Politics, and Society under the Tudors (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1993), Prologue, Introduction, Parts II and III, and Conclusion and/or Dickens, A. G., The English Reformation (2nd edn, [London: Batsford Press, 1989 & Pennsylvania State University Press, 1991]) and/or Scarisbrick, J. J. The Reformation and the English People (London: Basil Blackwell, 1984)
CO 655 Counseling Relations: Process and Skills

Anthony J. Headley

Egan, G.(2000). The skilled helper. (7th ed.). Monterey, CA: Brooks/Cole Publishing Co. Hill, C. E., & O’Brien, K. M. (1999). Helping skills: Facilitating exploration, insight, and action. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
CO 675 Group Counseling

Anthony J. Headley

Corey, G. (2000). Theory and Practice of Group Counseling (5th.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

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

These foundational practica are designed to provide students the opportunity to experience the role of counselor in actual situations. Each student will be expected to locate a placement where their responsibilities will include a number of counseling contacts. The Area of Counseling and Pastoral Care maintains a list of sites previously used that you may wish to consult for idea for placements sites. Students are free to arrange for their own placement sites as long as it meets the practicum requirements. Choose sites are in keeping with your career interests or that involves populations in which you have an interest. Across your 4 practicum classes you might also wish to choose at least 2 different sites to assure yourself of a broader range of experiences and clients.
IS 502 Vocation of Ministry

Anthony J. Headley

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. Perkins, S. & Rice, C. More Than Equals. Downers Grove, Il.: Intervarsity Sire, J. Habits of the Mind. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press Smith, G. (1997). Listening to God in Times of Choice, Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. Foster, R. (1998). Celebration of Discipline, New York: Harper and Row. 4 Foster, R. (1998). Richard J. Foster’s Study Guide for Celebration of Discipline , New York: Harper and Row
PC 510 The Servant as Pastoral Care Giver

Anthony J. Headley

1. Frederic, Harold. The Damnation of Theron Ware, New York: Penguin Books, 1986. 2. Headley, Anthony J. Achieving Balance in Ministry. Kansas City: Beacon Hill Press, 1999. 3. David G. Benner, Strategic Pastoral Counseling, Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1992. (This is our basic text for the theory and practice of pastoral counseling) 4. Kuenning, Delores. Helping People Through Grief. Minneapolis: Bethany House Publishers, 1987. (Many students find this to be a very emotional book. You may want to read a few chapters at a time.) 5. Nichols, Michael P. The Lost Art of Listening. New York: Guilford, 1995. 6. Steinborn, Melvin, The Lay Driven Church: How to Empower the People In Your Church to Share in the Task of Ministry. Ventura, CA: Regal Books, 1997. 7. Steinke, Peter, How Your Church Family Works. Washington, DC: Alban Institute, 1993.
PM 720 Psychopathology

Anthony J. Headley

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
IS 502 Vocation of Ministry

Virginia Todd Holeman

Chilcote, Paul. John Wesley Speaks on Christian Vocation 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. Groothius, R. M. (1997). Good News for Women: A Biblical Picture of Gender Equality, Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Guiness, O. (1998). The Call: Finding and Fulfilling the Central Purpose of Your Life. Waco,TX: Word. Smith, G. (1997). Listening to God in Times of Choice. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. Willimon, William H. Calling and Character: Virtues of the Ordained Life. Nashville: Abingdon, 2000.
SM 701 Internship

Barbara C. Holsinger

You have elected to fulfill one of your Supervised Ministry requirements in a full-time internship off-campus. This is a commitment that will involve you in continuing daily relationship with both supervisor and the people to whom you are ministering. You will find this a unique opportunity to “test the waters” of real ministry and help to confirm your call to ministry.
ME 745 Leading the Church for the Unchurched

George G. Hunter

1. Hunter, George G. Leading and Managing a Growing Church. Abingdon, 2000. 2. ___________. Radical Outreach: The Recovery of Apostolic Ministry and Evangelism. Abingdon, 2003 3. Schaller, Lyle. Strategies for Change. Abingdon, 1993. 4. Warren, Rick. The Purpose Driven Church. Zondervan, 1995.
ME 880 Doctoral Seminar in Evangelization

George G. Hunter

1. Stark, Rodney. The Rise of Christianity. 2. Fletcher, Richard. The Barbarian Conversion. 3. James, William. The Varieties of Religious Experience. 4. McLaren, Brian. More Ready Than You Realize. 5. Patrick, Confession (handout) 6. Finney, Charles G. Lectures on Revivals of Religion, ch’s 1 and 14 (handout) 7. Alcoholics Anonymous, fourth edition.
MS 610 The Ministry of Evangelism

George G. Hunter

Reading Assignments: Most of the classes will focus, for the first session, on books or readings, that have been assigned for that day. The books and readings are available in Asbury’s Cokesbury Bookstore. BOOKS: 1. Rambo, Lewis. Understanding Religious Conversion 2. Hunter, George G. III, The Celtic Way of Evangelism 3. McLaren, Brian. More Ready Than You Realize 4. Crandall, Ron. The Contagious Witness READINGS (available in ATS bookstore after about February 17): 1. Neill, Stephen. “Conversion” 2. Green, Michael. “Methods and Strategy in the Evangelism of the Early Church” 3. DeWolf, L. Harold. “The New Birth” 4. Green, Bryan. “Counseling the Seeker.” 5. Winter, Ralph. “The Highest Priority: Cross-Cultural Evangelism.” IV. Requirements and Written Assignments
MS 615 Foundations of Church Growth

George G. Hunter

Textbooks: The following textbooks are for students in MS 615 and ME 700. The literature, especially McGavran's Understanding Church Growth, should be perceived as the heart of the course. Class sessions will stimulate deeper reading, provide perspective, headline some themes and expand upon others, fill gaps, suggest implications and applications, and facilitate learning and strategic thinking. Class sessions may involve varied technologies, such as lectures, experiential lectures, case studies, visiting speakers, films, maps, data gener-ation, simulations, pencil and paper instruments, reports, processing of assigned readings, etc.
PH 501 Philosophy of Christian Religion

George Ille

Aristotle, Categories, Section I. Translated by E. M. Edghill; Provided by The Internet Classics Archive. Available online at http://classics.mit.edu//Aristotle/categories.html Hasker, William, Metaphysics, Downers Grove, IVP, 1983. Helm, Paul, Objective Knowledge, Leicester: InterVarsity Press, 1987. - selections Ille, George, Hermeneutical Explorations of Agency as Prolegomena for a Theological Epistemology, PhD Thesis, King’s College, University of London, 2000). – selections (provided in digital format) Lyotard, Jean Francois,The Postmodern Condition, Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1984. The First 5 Chapters; (digital copy available at http://www.marxists.org/reference/subject/philosophy/works/fr/lyotard.htm) Mill, John Stuart, On Liberty, (Introduction; Ch. 1 available at http://www.bartleby.com/130/) Moltmann, Jürgen, The Crucified God, London: SCM Press, 1992, (pp. 200-278) – selections. Murphy, Nancey, Beyond Fundamentalism and Liberalism. How Modern and Postmodern Philosophy Set the Theological Agenda, Harrisburg: Trinity Press International, 1996. - selections Nagel, Thomas, What does it all mean? A very short introduction to Philosophy New York : Oxford University Press, 1987. - selections Pannenberg, Wolfhart. Metaphysics and the Idea of God, translated by Philip Clayton Edinburgh: T&T Clark, 1990. - selections Peterson Michael, Hasker, Philosophy of Religion: Selected Readings (New York: Oxford University, Press, 1996). - selections Peterson Michael, Hasker, Reason and Religious Belief, New York: Oxford University, Press, 1998. - selections Plantinga, A. & Wolterstorff, N., Faith and Rationality, Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press, 1983. - selections Polanyi, Michael, Personal Knowledge. Towards a Post-Critical Philosophy , Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1974. – selections. Ricoeur, Paul, Figuring the Sacred, Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1995. - selections (pp. 35-47; 249-261; 292-302.) Ricoeur, Paul, Freedom in the Light of Hope, in Essays on Biblical Interpretation, London: SPCK, 1981. (pp. 155-182). Swinburne, Richard Revelation. From Metaphor to Analogy, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1992. - selections. Thiselton, C. Anthony. Interpreting God and the Postmodern Self, Edinburgh: T&T Clark, 1995. - selections Westphal, Fred A. The Activity of Philosophy. A Concise Introduction, Englewood Cliffs, NJ : Prentice-Hall, 1969. - selections Wolfe, L. David, Epistemology, Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 1982. Wood, Larry, Faith, History, and Hermeneutics: A Post-Critical Interpretation (digital manuscript). - selections
PH 501 Philosophy of Christian Religion

George Ille

Peterson (Reason and Religious Belief) 7-17; Hasker (Metaphysics) 13-28; Evans, (Philosophy of Religion) 11-30