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MW 725 Primal and Folk Religions

Eunice L. Irwin

Burnett, David 2000 World of the Spirits: A Christian Perspective on Traditional and Folk Religions. London: Monarch Books. Hiebert, Paul a., Daniel Shaw & TiteTienou 1999 Understanding Folk Religion: A Christian Response to Popular Beliefs and Practices. Grand Rapids: Baker Books. Kraft, Marguerite G. 1995 Understanding Spiritual Power: A Forgotten Dimension of Cross-Cultural Mission and Ministry. Maryknoll, N. Y .: Orbis Books. 4d1 ReQuired Reading (Select ONE below or propose one to instructor) Bediako, Kwame 1994 Christianity in Africa: The Renewal of a Non- Western Religion. Maryknoll, N.Y.: Orbis Books. Ching, Julia 1993 Chinese Religions. Marykno11, N. Y.: Orbis Books. Hultkrantz, Ake 1979 [1967] The Religions of the American Indians. Translated by Monica Setterwal. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press. Kirwin, Michael 1994 The Missionary and the Diviner. Marykno11, NY: Orbis Books. Magesa, Laurenti 1997 African Religion: The Moral Traditions of Abundant Life. Marykno11, NY: Orbis Books.
CD 560 The Ministry of Teaching

Beverly C. Johnson-Miller

Thomas Groome, Christian Religious Education. San Francisco: Harper & Row Publishers, 1980, ISBN 0-06-063491-X Donald M. Joy, Meaningful Learning in the Church. Indianapolis: Light and Life Press, 1969, revised 1989. ISBN 0-89367-019-7 Marlene D. LeFever, Learning Styles: Reaching Everyone God Gave You to Teach. Colorado Springs: Cook Communications Ministries, 1995. ISBN: 0-7814-5117-5 Parker Palmer, The Courage to Teach: Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher’s Life. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1998. ISBN: 0-7879-1058-9 Anne Streaty Wimberly, Soul Stories: African American Christian Education. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1994. ISBN: 0-687-00932-4 *Additional articles may be assigned from time to time throughout the course. RECOMMENDED
CD 651 Professional Foundations of Christian Education

Beverly C. Johnson-Miller

Models of Religious Education: Theory and Practice in Historical and Contemporary Perspective by Harold Burgess The Big Little School by Robert Lynn Augustine and the Catechumenate byWilliam Harmless SOURCEBOOK of the Christian Faith by Robert Lay
CD 651 Professional Foundations of Christian Education

Beverly C. Johnson-Miller

Models of Religious Education: Theory and Practice in Historical and Contemporary Perspective by Harold Burgess Sourcebook of the Christian Faith: Primary source readings from the history of Christian education(latest edition), by Robert F. Lay, Taylor Universtiy, Fall 1999. Augustine and the Catechumenate by William Harmless The Big Little School: Two Hundred Years of the Sunday School, by Robert W. Lynn and Elliott Wright Reed and Prevost, A History of Christian Education is an excellent reading investment. It largely covers the history of Christian education in early centuries.
IS 502 Vocation of Ministry

Reginald Johnson

Chilcote, P.W. (1986) John Wesley Speaks on Christian Vocation. Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock Publishers. Foster, R. (1978) Celebration of Discipline. San Francisco: Harper Collins. Foster, R. (1983) Study Guide for Celebration of Discipline. San Francisco: Harper Collins. 5 Grenz, S. & Bell, R. (1995). Betrayal of Trust: Sexual Misconduct in the Pastorate. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. Groothuis, 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. Sire, J.W. (2000). Habits of the Mind: Intellectual Life as a Christian Calling. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. Smith, G. (1997). Listening to God in Times of Choice, Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press.
IS 502 Vocation of Ministry

Reginald Johnson

Chilcotte, Paul John Wesley Speaks on Christian Vocation 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. Sire, James W. (2000) Habits of the Mind: Intellectual Life as Christian Calling. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. Smith, G. (1997). Listening to God in Times of Choice, Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press.
SF 501 Introduction to Spiritual Formation

Reginald Johnson

• Richard Foster, A Celebration of Discipline • Reginald Johnson, Your Personality and the Spiritual Life &“Learning to Pray Again” Compact Disc • Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together • Joyce Huggett, Listening to God
SF 503 The Life of Prayer

Reginald Johnson

- Dimensions of Prayer, Douglas Steere - The God Who Hears, Bingham Hunter - Prayer, The Heart's True Home, Richard Foster - Churches that Pray, Peter Wagner - Windows of the Soul, Ken Gire
SF 503 The Life of Prayer

Reginald Johnson

Prayer, The Heart's True Home, Richard Foster (ISBN 0-06-062846-4) Living Before God: Deepening Our Sense of the Divine Presence, Ben Campbell Johnson (ISBN 0-8028-4652-1) Prayerwalking, Hawthorne & Kendrick (ISBN 0-88419-268-7 ) Windows of the Soul, Ken Gire (ISBN 0-310-20397-X) )
SF 550 Praying Toward Purpose

Reginald Johnson

Steve Hawthorne and Graham Kendrick, Prayerwalking W. Bingham Hunter, The God Who Hears Richard Foster, Prayer, The Heart’s True Home
PR 610 The Servant as Proclaimer

J. Ellsworth Kalas

Craddock, Preaching Kalas, Preaching from the Soul Kalas, Old Testament Stories from the Back Side
PR 702 Expository Preaching

J. Ellsworth Kalas

Robert Alter, Genesis Kalas, Preaching from the Soul Kalas, New Testament Stories from the Back Side Lowry, The Homiletical Plot
CD 615 Discipleship Development in the Home

Chris Kiesling

Paul Borgman, Genesis: The Story We Haven’t Heard. Downers Grove: Intervarsity Press. Larry Crabb, Connecting: A Radical New Vision. Nashville: Word, 1997. Ben Freudenberg and Rick Lawrence, The Family Friendly Church. Vital Ministry, 1998. Donald Joy, Empower Your Kids to be Adults. Nappanee: Indiana, 2000. Donald Joy, Two Become One. Napannee:Indiana, 2000. OR Walt Wangerin, As For Me and My House. Thomas Nelson: Nashville. 1987. Catherine Clark Kroeger & Nancy Nason-Clark, No Place for Abuse. Downers Grove, IL, 2001. (Available free of charge for those willing to participate in research project)
CD 691 Discipleship Development Through Residential Camping

Chris Kiesling

HOW TO USE CAMPING EXPERIENCES IN RELIGIOUS EDUCATION by Stephen Venable and Donald Joy - a proposal for future use in recreating meaningful camping experiences EMPOWER YOUR KIDS TO BE ADULTS by Donald Joy - a reflection on the need for and how to's of rites of passage WINDOWS OF THE SOUL by Ken Gire - a personal reflection paper on this devotional book that really touches the heart RECLAIMING OUR PRODIGAL SONS AND DAUGHTERS by Larson.
CM 510 Foundations of Campus Ministry

Chris Kiesling

Steve Shadrach, The Fuel and the Flame: Body Builders, 2003. Doug Fields. Purpose Driven Youth Ministry: Grand Rapids, 1998. Henri Nouwen. The Return of the Prodigal Son: Doubleday, 1992. Gordon MacDonald. Ordering Your Private World: Thomas Nelson, 1984. Robert Coleman. The Master's Plan of Evangelism: Spire Books, 1964. James Sire, Discipleship of the Mind: Sharon Parks, Big Questions, Worthy Dreams: Jossey-Bass, 2000.
CM 601 Campus Ministry Seminar- Ivy Jungle Conference

Chris Kiesling

Adventures in Missing the Point: How the Culture-Controlled Church Neutered the Gospel by Brian McLaren and Tony Campolo.
PR 703 Storytelling and Preaching

Charles D. Killian

The overall objectives of this course are that you will: • Grow in your ability to discover stories, write stories, and tell stories; • Draw upon the nature and dynamics of autobiography (oral history, journal) as a means of enhancing self-confidence and oral expression; • Appreciate and gain facility in using narrative imagination in the preaching process; • Grow in your awareness that while the kerygma of authentic preaching is centered on the Jesus Story, the storyteller is a person whose very humanity is essential to telling The Story.
PR 703 Storytelling and Preaching

Charles D. Killian

The overall objectives of this course are that you will: • Grow in your ability to discover stories, write stories, and tell stories; • Draw upon the nature and dynamics of autobiography (oral history, journal) as a means of enhancing self-confidence and oral expression; • Appreciate and gain facility in using narrative imagination in the preaching process; • Grow in your awareness that while the kerygma of authentic preaching is centered on the Jesus Story, the storyteller is a person whose very humanity is essential to telling The Story.
SP 501 Communication for Christian Leaders

Charles D. Killian

Duane Litfin, Public Speaking: A Handbook for Christians, 2nd Edition, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Baker Book House, 1992.
CH 502 Church History II

Kenneth C. Kinghorn

1. Henry Bettenson, ed., Documents of the Christian Church, second edition (London, New York: Oxford University Press, 1963). 2. Justo L. González, The Story of Christianity: The Reformation to the Present Day (San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1984). 3. Kerr, Hugh T., ed., Readings in Christian Thought, Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1966. 4. Although not required, students may wish to obtain The Baker Atlas of Christian History, ed. Tim Dowley (Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1996).
CH 600 History of Methodism

Kenneth C. Kinghorn

Kinghorn, Kenneth, The Heritage of American Methodism, Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1999. Norwood, Frederick A., The Story of American Methodism, Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1974.
CH 600 History of Methodism

Kenneth C. Kinghorn

-Kinghorn, Kenneth, The Heritage of American Methodism, Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1999. -Norwood, Frederick A., The Story of American Methodism, Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1974. -Rowe, Kenneth E., United Methodist Studies: Basic Bibliographies, Third edition, Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1992. (Note: This book is for reference, future consolation on specific subjects, and use in your used book store browsings.)
CH 600 History of Methodism

Kenneth C. Kinghorn

General Learning Goals (1) To develop an appreciation for the Methodist heritage, so that the student who is interested in Methodism understands that our generation lives on the growing edge of this important Christian tradition. (2) To acquire basic factual knowledge of persons, ideas, places, events, and movements that helped shape the history of American Methodism. (3) To comprehend the factors that motivated American Methodism to develop its beliefs, practices, and structures and to grasp why, from time to time, the church modified them. (4) To understand the theological shifts that have taken place within American Methodism. (5) To view present challenges and opportunities in the light of the prior beliefs and actions of those in the Wesleyan tradition. (6) To evaluate one’s Christian vocation in the light of United Methodist history. (7) To gain insight into the nature of Christian ministry in the context of United Methodism.
CH 600 History of Methodism

Kenneth C. Kinghorn

1999. -Norwood, Frederick A., The Story of American Methodism, Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1974. -Rowe, Kenneth E., United Methodist Studies: Basic Bibliographies, Third edition, Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1992. (Note: This book is for reference, future consolation on specific subjects, and use in your used book store browsings.)
CH 600 History of Methodism

Kenneth C. Kinghorn

1999. -Norwood, Frederick A., The Story of American Methodism, Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1974. -Rowe, Kenneth E., United Methodist Studies: Basic Bibliographies, Third edition, Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1992. (Note: This book is for reference, future consolation on specific subjects, and use in your used book store browsings.)