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WO 510 Worship Leadership in the Church
Lester Ruth
Long, Thomas G. Beyond the Worship Wars: Building Vital and Faithful Worship (The Alban Institute, 2001). [to be tested on midterm] Mulder, Timothy J. So You've Been Asked To Lead in Prayer (Grand Rapids: CRC Publications, 1996). [to be tested on final] Webber, Robert E. Planning Blended Worship: The Creative Mixture of Old & New (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1998). [to be tested on midterm] White, James F. A Brief History of Christian Worship (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1993). [to be tested on final] Witvliet, John D. So You've Been Asked To Plan a Worship Service (Grand Rapids: CRC Publications, 1999). [to be tested on midterm] Witvliet, John D. So You've Been Asked To Lead a Worship Service (Grand Rapids: CRC Publications, 1999; ISBN 1-52212-392-0 [to be tested on final]
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WO 510 Worship Leadership in the Church
Lester Ruth
This course will seek to equip the student to: 1) glorify God and edify the church; 2) provide gracious worship leadership; 3) develop ability to make sound worship decisions based on historical, theological, and pastoral concerns; 4) explore ways to enrich congregational worship in prayer, word, and sacraments/ordinances; and 5) put herself or himself in context, gaining perspective on her or his own present practice of worship within the diversity of approaches to Christian worship.
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WO 601 Worship Design: Study-Discussion-Practicum
Lester Ruth
Frankforter, A. Daniel. Stones for Bread (Louisville: Westminster/John Knox Press, 2001). Long, Thomas G. Beyond the Worship Wars: Building Vital and Faithful Worship (The Alban Institute, 2001). Webber, Robert E. Planning Blended Worship: The Creative Mixture of Old & New (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1998). Wright, Timothy and Jan, editors. Contemporary Worship: A Sourcebook (Nashville: Abingdon, 1997)
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WO 740 The Road to Revival: The Origins of the Second Great Awakening and Camp Meetings
Lester Ruth
Ruth, Lester. A Little Heaven Below: Worship at Early American Methodist Quarterly Meetings Nashville: Kingswood Books, 2000. Schmidt, Leigh Eric. Holy Fairs: Scottish Communions and American Revivals in the Early Modern Period. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1989.
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CO 602 Theoretical Approaches to Assessment and Treatment Planning
Carol B. Saenger
Berman, Pearl S. (1997). Case conceptualization and treatment planning. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications.
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PM 731 732 733 734 Practicum Seminar
Carol B. Saenger
Text: Berman, Pearl S. (1997). Case conceptualization and treatment planning. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications.
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DO 501 Basic Christian Theology
Stephen A. Seamands
Thomas Oden, The Living God; The Word of Life; Life in the Spirit Ed Miller and Stanley Grenz, Fortress Introduction to Contemporary Theologies
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DO 501 Basic Christian Theology
Stephen A. Seamands
Thomas Oden, The Living God, The Word of Life, Life in the Spirit Ed Miller and Stanley Grenz, Fortress Introduction to Contemporary Theologies
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DO 650 The Theology of Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Stephen A. Seamands
Dietrich Bonhoeffer: The Cost of Discipleship; Life Together; Ethics; Letters and Papers from Prison John DeGrunchy, ed., The Cambridge Companion to the Study of Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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DO 670 United Methodist Theology
Stephen A. Seamands
William Abraham, Waking from Doctrinal Amnesia Thomas Langford, Practical Divinity, Vol 1. Ted Campell: Methodist Doctrine Thomas Schmidt, Straight and Narrow: Compassion and Clarity in the Homosexuality Debate By Word and Spirit (on reserve in library) 2000 United Methodist Discipline
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DO 670 United Methodist Theology
Stephen A. Seamands
William Abraham, Waking from Doctrinal Amnesia Ted Campbell, Methodist Doctrine: The Essentials Thomas Langford, Practical Divinity, vol 1. Thomas Schmidt, Straight and Narrow: Compassion and Clarity in the Homosexuality Debate By Water and the Spirit (on reserve in library)
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DO 770 United Methodist Theology
Stephen A. Seamands
William Abraham, Waking from Doctrinal Amnesia Ted Campbell, Methodist Doctrine: The Essentials Thomas Langford, Practical Divinity, vol 1. Thomas Schmidt, Straight and arrow: Compassion and Clarity in the Homosexuality Debate
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ME 780 Spiritual Warfare in Mission and Ministry
Stephen A. Seamands
1. Clifford Arnold, Three Crucial Questions about Spiritual Warfare 2. Gregory Boyd, God at War 3. Charles Kraft, I Give You Authority 4. George Otis, Informed Intercession 5. Neil Anderson, The Steps to Freedom in Christ 6. Marvin Wolford, Free Indeed from Sorcery Bondage
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CD 511 The Pastor and Christian Discipleship
Daryl L. Smith
Roaring Lambs, Robert A. Briner. (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 177pp) “The Organization Kid,” David Brooks. (Atl Monthly: April 2001, 19 pp) [on reserve] The Pastor as Religious Educator, Robert L. Browning, ed. (Birmingham, AL: REP, 206pp). 10 Lies the Church Tells Women, J. Lee Grady (Lake Mary, FL: Creation House, 204pp). John Wesley’s Class Meeting: A Model for Making Disciples, D. Michael Henderson. (Nappanee, IL: Evangel, 160pp) Empower Your Kids, Donald Joy. (Nappanee, IL: Evangel, 116pp) Learning Styles, Marlene LeFever. (Colorado Springs: D.C. Cook, 250pp) The Dirt on Learning, Thom and Joani Schultz (Loveland, CO: Group, 200pp) Patterns in Moral Development, Catherine M. Stonehouse. (Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stack, 121 pp) PLUS--From the following list select one book to read (see Learning Group section below). Eve’s Daughters, Lynn Austin Leading the Team-based Church, George Cladis. Purpose Driven Youth Ministry, Doug Fields. Men Under Construction, Donald Joy. Creative Ministry, Henri Nouwen. Transitioning, Dan Southerland. Joining Children on the Spiritual Journey, Catherine Stonehouse.
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CE 605 The Servant as Teacher
Daryl L. Smith
The Pastor as Religious Educator, Robert L. Browning, ed. “The Means of Grace and Ways of Knowing: A Wesleyan Approach to Sacramental Learning,” (Christian Education Journal, Spring 2000), Dean G. Blevins The Safest Place on Earth, Larry Crabb. John Wesley’s Class Meeting: A Model for Making Disciples, D. Michael Henderson. Learning Styles, Marlene LeFever Creative Ministry, Henri Nouwen Patterns in Moral Development, Catherine M. Stonehouse. From the following list select one book to read (see Learning Group section below) that meets your learning goals. Leading the Team-based Church, George Cladis. Purpose Driven Youth Ministry, Doug Fields. Revitalizing the Sunday Morning Dinosaur, Ken Hemphill. Children in the Worshiping Community, David Ng and Virginia Thomas. 7-Steps to the Vision Driven Small Group Ministry, Serendipity House A D Serendipity 8-Hour Retreat, Lyman Coleman. Transitioning, Dan Southerland. Joining Children on the Spiritual Journey, Catherine Stonehouse.
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SM 601 Supervised Ministry
Daryl L. Smith
This calendar is for planning purposes. We will update it during the Reflection Group. All changes become part of the “official” schedule for which each student is responsible.
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SM 602 Supervised Ministry Handbook
Daryl L. Smith and James Loftin
This handbook is your working guide for Supervised Ministry SM601 (Parish Placement) and SM602 (Cross-cultural Placement). You should probably keep it in a three-ring binder with your other Supervised Ministry materials. Carefully read through all materials related to this semester (with marker and calendar in hand) before the class starts
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CD 511 The Pastor and Christian Discipleship
Catherine Stonehouse
The Pastor as Religious Educator, Robert L. Browning, ed. John Wesley’s Class Meeting: A Model for Making Disciples, D. Michael Henderson. Disciple Making Teachers, Josh Hunt Creative Ministry, Henri Nouwen – Chapters 1 and 4 Reaching Out, Henri Nouwen – Pages 79-100 Patterns in Moral Development, Catherine M. Stonehouse. "Learning from Gender Differences," Catherine M. Stonehouse Soul Stories: African American Christian Education, Anne Streaty Wimberly
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CE 640 Ministering with Children Through the Church
Catherine Stonehouse
Joining Children on the Spiritual Journey, Catherine Stonehouse Experiencing the Bible with Children, Dorothy Jean Furnish. The Pastoral Care of Children, Daniel H. Grossoehme Children in Crisis: A ew Commitment, Phyllis Kilbourn, ed. Offering the Gospel to Children, Gretchen Wolff Pritchard
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CE 640 Ministering with Children Through the Church
Catherine Stonehouse
Joining Children on the Spiritual Journey, Catherine Stonehouse Experiencing the Bible with Children, Dorothy Jean Furnish. The Pastoral Care of Children, Daniel H. Grossoehme Children in Crisis: A ew Commitment, Phyllis Kilbourn, ed. Offering the Gospel to Children, Gretchen Wolff Pritchard
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CE 642 Curriculum Theory, Development, and Selection
Catherine Stonehouse
Hearts, Brains, and Growing Pains. (Read by February 15) Reflection Questions: Consult “Project 1.” Fashion Me a People: Curriculum in the Church by Maria Harris. (Read by February 22) Reflection Questions: What do you see as the most significant insights from Harris? How does Harris define education? How would you explain her concepts to your lay volunteer teachers? How does Harris define curriculum? What challenges will we face in our effort to shape the whole life of the church as the curriculum? What will we gain if we succeed? Goal Analysis by Robert Mager. (Read by February 27) Processing: Using Mager's instructions, prepare and bring to class objectives for a sample session. “The Taxonomy of Educational Objectives—Its Use in Curriculum Building,” David R. Krathwol, in Curriculum: An Introduction to the Field, Second Edition, James R. Gress, ed., pp. 259-275. (Read by March 1) “Educational Objectives: Help or Hindrance,” Elliot W. Eisner, in Curriculum: An Introduction to the Field, First Edition, James R. Gress, ed., pp. 358-366. (Read by March 1) The 4 MAT System by Bernice McCarthy. (Read by March 8) Or, if you have already read McCarthy, read Learning Styles by Marlene D. LeFever. Reflection Questions: What kind of learner are you? Which learning styles are served best by the kind of teaching usually experienced by the learners for whom you are designing your curriculum materials?
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CE / PM 650 Women In Ministery
Catherine Stonehouse
Equal to the Task: Men and Women in Partnership, Ruth Haley Barton Women in Ministry: Four Views, Bonnidell Clouse and Robert G. Clouse, Eds., Pages 9 – 123. 2 Women in the Church, Stanley J. Grenz with Denise Muir Kjesbo. Origins of Difference: The Gender Debate Revisited, Elaine Storkey. "Learning from Gender Differences" by Catherine Stonehouse. Or, if you have read the Stonehouse article for another course, review it and read two chapters from You Just Don't Understand: Women and Men in Conversation, Deborah Tannen. An additional 300 pages. Include reading on: The ministry of women throughout history and God language.
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CL MS 651 Women in Ministry
Catherine Stonehouse
Equal to the Task: Men and Women in Partnership, Ruth Haley Barton Women in Ministry: Four Views, Bonnidell Clouse and Robert G. Clouse, Eds., Pages 9 – 123. Women in the Church:A Biblical Theology of Women in Ministry, Stanley J. Grenz with Denise Muir Kjesbo Not Without a Struggle: Leadership Development for African American Women in Ministry, Vashti M. McKenzie Origins of Difference: The Gender Debate Revisited, Elaine Storkey. "Learning from Gender Differences" by Catherine Stonehouse. Or, if you have read the Stonehouse article for another course, review it and read two chapters from You Just Don't Understand: Women and Men in Conversation, Deborah Tannen.
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