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Cd 552 Discipleship And Missions: Preparing People To Serve Locally And Globally, Julie Broderson Jan 2007

Cd 552 Discipleship And Missions: Preparing People To Serve Locally And Globally, Julie Broderson

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Required Texts 1. Short-term Missions Workbook: from Mission Tourists to Global Citizens, (2003). Tim Dearborn. IVP 2. The Essential Guide to the Short Term Mission Trip, ( 1998). David C. Forward. Moody. 3. GO and Make Disciples! An Introduction to Christian Missions. (1999). Roger S. Greenway. P & R Publishing Co.


Cd 511 The Pastor And Christian Discipleship, Ellen L. Marmon Jan 2007

Cd 511 The Pastor And Christian Discipleship, Ellen L. Marmon

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My goal is for this experience to help you grow in your ability to communicate the faith through teaching and discipling ministries with children, youth, and adults (all ages and stages). You will also learn to lead others, facilitating their growth as Christians and as effective servants in education ministries. In the midst of all the tools, techniques, and to do lists, I will be praying that this course enhances your own faith and opens up more room for Jesus to be your true Teacher, your ultimate Guide along The Way.Required Texts 1. Postmodern Children’s Ministry: Ministry to Children in …


Cd 560 The Ministry Of Teaching, Beverly C. Johnson-Miller Jan 2007

Cd 560 The Ministry Of Teaching, Beverly C. Johnson-Miller

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REQUIRED TEXTS Barbara Bruce, Our Spiritual Brain. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2002. ISBN: 0-687- 09266-3 Joseph Lowman, Mastering The Techniques of Teaching. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, Inc. 1995. ISBN 0-7879-0127-X. Marlene D. LeFever, Learning Styles: Reaching Everyone God Gave You to Teach. Colorado Springs: Cook Communications Ministries, 1995. ISBN: 0-7814-5117-5 Mary Elizabeth Moore, Teaching as a Sacramental Act. Cleveland: The Pilgrim Press, 2004. ISBN: 0-8298-1647-X 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 Robert Pazmino, Basics of Teaching for Christians. Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1998. ISBN: 0-8010-2173-1 Susan Shaw, …


Cd 610 Moral Development, Chris Kiesling Jan 2007

Cd 610 Moral Development, Chris Kiesling

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TEXTBOOKS James C. Wilhoit and John M. Dettoni. Nurture that is Christian: Developmental Perspectives on Christian Education. Wheaton: Victor Books, 1995. James Fowler. Faithful Change: The Personal and Public Challenges of Postmodern Life. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1996. Jean Piaget, The Moral Judgment of the Child. New York, Free Press, 1965. E Stanley Jones, The Christ of the Mount.


Cd 615 Discipleship Development In The Home, Chris Kiesling Jan 2007

Cd 615 Discipleship Development In The Home, Chris Kiesling

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Textbooks: Jack O. Balswick and Judith K. Balswick, The Family: A Christian Perspective on the Contemporary Home. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 1999. Larry Crabb, Connecting: A Radical New Vision. Nashville: Word, 1997. Donald Joy, Empower Your Kids to be Adults. Nappanee: Indiana, 2000. OR Marjorie Thompson, Family: The Forming Center. Nashville: Upper Room Books, 1996. Donald Joy, Two Become One. Napannee: Indiana, 2000. OR Gary Thomas, Sacred Marriage. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2000. OR Mike Mason, The Mystery of Marriage. Multnomah Press. 1985. Dennis Kinlaw, Sacred Pedagogy. (booklet from Francis Asbury Press).


Cd 656 Discipling Children In The Large Church, Catherine Stonehouse Jan 2007

Cd 656 Discipling Children In The Large Church, Catherine Stonehouse

Syllabi

Reading (20 points) 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 651 Professional Foundations Of Christian Education, Beverly C. Johnson-Miller Jan 2007

Cd 651 Professional Foundations Of Christian Education, Beverly C. Johnson-Miller

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Required Reading A History of Christian Education by James E. Reed and Ronnie Prevost. Sourcebook of the Christian Faith: Primary source readings from the history of Christian education(latest edition), edited by Robert F. Lay, Taylor Universtiy, 2004. (This text can only be purchased at the ATS Cokesbury bookstore.) 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 Religious Education in the African American Tradition: A Comprehensive Introduction by Kenneth H. Hill


Cd 660 Ym 660 Teaching The Whole Bible To Youth And Adults, Ellen L. Marmon Jan 2007

Cd 660 Ym 660 Teaching The Whole Bible To Youth And Adults, Ellen L. Marmon

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Required Texts (reading that forms and informs) 1. Bartholomew, Craig & Goheen, Michael. (2004). The Drama of Scripture: Finding Our Place in the Biblical Story. Baker Academic: Grand Rapids, Michigan. ISBN: 0-8010-2746-2 2. Jones, Tony. (2006). Divine Intervention: Encountering God through the Ancient Practice of Lectio Divina. Colorado Springs: TH1NK (NAVPRESS). ISBN: 1-60006-059-5 3. McBride, Neal F. (1990). How To Lead Small Groups. Colorado Springs: NAVPRESS. ISBN: 08910-93036 4. McIntosh, Gary L. (2004). One Church, Four Generations: Understanding and Reaching All Ages in Your Church. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Brothers. ISBN: 0-8010-9137-3 5. Willimon, William H. (1990). Shaped By The …


Cd 663 Older Adult Ministry, Beverly C. Johnson-Miller Jan 2007

Cd 663 Older Adult Ministry, Beverly C. Johnson-Miller

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REQUIRED TEXTS Aging: God’s challenge to church and synagogue by Richard H. Gentzler, Jr., and Donald F. Clingan 121 pages Senior Adult Ministry in the 21st century: Step-by-Step Strategies for Reaching People Over Fifty by David P. Gallagher 136 pages Aging: The fulfillment of Life by Henri J. M. Nouwen and Walter Gaffney 157 pages Growing Old in Christ edited by Stanley Hauerwas, Carole Bailey Stoneking, Keith G. Meador and David Cloutier. 301 pages


Cd 665 Curricullum Theory, Development, And Selection, Catherine Stonehouse Jan 2007

Cd 665 Curricullum Theory, Development, And Selection, Catherine Stonehouse

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Reading (20 points) Complete reading assignments prior to the class session listed with each assignment. Bring to class notes on the reflection questions and be prepared to discuss the material. Fashion Me a People: Curriculum in the Church by Maria Harris. (Read by February 13) 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 …


Ch 500 Turning Points In Church History, Meesaeng Lee Choi Jan 2007

Ch 500 Turning Points In Church History, Meesaeng Lee Choi

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REQUIRED TEXTS: Noll, Mark A. Turning Points: Decisive Moments in the History of Christianity, 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic Books, 2000. Olson, Roger E. The Story of Christian Theology: Twenty Centuries of Tradition & Reform. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1999. St. Athanasius. On the Incarnation. St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 2000. St. Benedict. The Rule of St. Benedict in English, ed. Timothy Fry. Liturgical Press, Hattaway, Paul and als. Back to Jerusalem: Three Chinese House Church Leaders Share Their Vision to Complete the Great Commission. Gabriel Publishing, 2003. CH500 Course Packet (ATS bookstore) Selected primary source and additional readings …


Ch 501 Church History I, Kenneth J. Collins Jan 2007

Ch 501 Church History I, Kenneth J. Collins

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III. Texts: The following texts are appropriate materials, in conjunction with class lectures, through which the student can actualize the course goals: Bettenson, Henry. Documents of the Christian Church. New York: Oxford University Press, 1967. (Second Edition) Gonzalez, Justo L. The Story of Christianity, Vol. 1. San Francisco: Harper/Collins Publishers, 1984. Kerr, Hugh T. ed. Readings in Christian Thought. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1989. McGrath, Alistar, Historical Theology: An Introduction to the History of Christian Thought. New York: Blackwell Publishers, 1998. Walton, Robert C. Chronological and Background Charts of Church History. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan Publishing House, 1986.


Ch 501 Church History I, J. Steven O'Malley Jan 2007

Ch 501 Church History I, J. Steven O'Malley

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REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS The following texts are appropriate materials, in conjunctioin with class lectures, throough which the student can actualize the course goals: Bettenson, Henry. Documents of the Christian Church. (Oxford paperback, second ed.). This is a record of crucial letters and texts of official church proclamations that shaped the direction of church leadership in the history of the church. Gonzalez, Justo. The Story of Christianity. Vol I. (Abingdon paper ad.) A concise but insightful analysis of the history of early Christianity, through the Middle Ages, that weaves a narrative that I often compelling for the reader. Irvin, Dale, and Sunquist, …


Ch 502 Church History Ii, Meesaeng Lee Choi Jan 2007

Ch 502 Church History Ii, Meesaeng Lee Choi

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REQUIRED TEXTS 1. Gonzalez, Justo L. The Story of Christianity: The Reformation to the Present Day, vol. 2. San Francisco: Harper/Collins Publishers, 1985. (390p) 2. Olson, Roger E. The Story of Christian Theology: Twenty Centuries of Tradition and Reform. InterVarsity Press, 1999 (Beginning from Part VII, 369-613). (240p) 3. Noll, Mark A., ed. Confessions and Catechisms of the Reformation. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1991. (200p) 4. Jenkins, Philip. The Next Christendom: the Coming of Global Christianity. Oxford University Press, 2002. (70p) 5. Course Packet


Ch 502 Church History Ii, J. Steven O'Malley Jan 2007

Ch 502 Church History Ii, J. Steven O'Malley

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Required Textbooks Bettenson, Henry, ed., Documents of the Christian Church (Oxford paperback, second ed.). This is a record of crucial letters and texts of official church proclamations that shaped the direction of church leadership in the history of the church. Gonzalez, Justo. The Story of Christianity, Vol. 2 (Abingdon paper ed., 1984) A concise, but insightful, analysis of the history of modern Christianity that weaves a narrative which is often compelling for the reader. Gonzalez, Justo. History of Christian Thought, Vol.3 (Abingdon, 1971) An in-depth treatment of theological developments. (abbreviated: HCT) Kerr, Hugh T., ed., Readings in Christian Thought. (Abingdon …


Ch 502 Church History Ii, Kenneth J. Collins Jan 2007

Ch 502 Church History Ii, Kenneth J. Collins

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II. Learning Goals I. General Goals 1. To appreciate the Christian Tradition so the student understands that our generation lives on the growing edge of a vast Christian heritage. 2. To grasp the normative historical expressions of the church that defined its community and mission. 3. To acquire basic factual knowledge of the persons, places, dates, events, and movements that shaped the history of the Christian Church. 4. To comprehend the issues that motivated the Church to develop its beliefs, practices, and structures and to grasp why, from time to time, the Church modified them. 5. To understand the evolution …


Cd 656 Discipling Children In The Large Church, Catherine Stonehouse Jan 2007

Cd 656 Discipling Children In The Large Church, Catherine Stonehouse

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Examines ministry with children in large churches to discover potentials, challenges, and approaches that provide effective Christian discipling for children and their families. This course involves traveling to visit large churches and learn from their children’s ministry staff members followed by research and reflective processing of the experiential learning. Prerequisite: CD655 or additional background reading to be completed before the course begins. Cost in addition to tuition may apply.


Ch 500 Turning Points In Church History, Thomas N. Buchan Jan 2007

Ch 500 Turning Points In Church History, Thomas N. Buchan

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Required Textbooks J. Gonzalez, Church History: An Essential Guide (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1996). ISBN-10: 0687016118 / ISBN-13: 978-0687016112 J. Gonzalez, The Story of Christianity: Volume 1: Volume One: The Early Church to the Reformation (San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 1984). ISBN-10: 0060633158 / ISBN-13: 978-0060633158 J. Gonzalez, The Story of Christianity: Volume 2: Volume Two: The Reformation to the Present Day (San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 1985). ISBN-10: 0060633166 / ISBN-13: 978-0060633165 M. Noll, Turning Points: Decisive Moments in the History of Christianity (Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2000). ISBN-10: 080106211X / ISBN-13: 978-0801062117


Ch 501 Church History I, Zaida Maldonado Perez Jan 2007

Ch 501 Church History I, Zaida Maldonado Perez

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Required Texts: González, Justo L. The Story of Christianity: The Early Church to the Dawn of the Reformation. Vol. 1 San Francisco, CA: Harper & Row, 1984. Placher, William C. Readings in the History of Christian Thought: From Its Beginnings to the Eve of the Reformation. Vol. 1. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 1988.


Ch 502 Church History Ii, Zaida Maldonado Perez Jan 2007

Ch 502 Church History Ii, Zaida Maldonado Perez

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Required Texts 1. Bettenson, Henry, ed., Documents of the Christian Church. Second edition. London, New York: Oxford University Press, 1963. 2. González, Justo L. The Story of Christianity: The Reformation to the Present Day. Vol. 2 San Francisco, CA: Harper & Row, 1985. 3. George, Timothy. Theology of the Reformers. Nashville, TN: Broadman Press, 1988. 4. Kerr, Hugh T. ed. Readings in Christian Thought. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1989.


Ch 650 The Book Of Common Prayer Across The Centuries, William P. Haugaard Jan 2007

Ch 650 The Book Of Common Prayer Across The Centuries, William P. Haugaard

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The purpose of the course is to survey the Book of Common Prayer from the sixteenth century, through succeeding three centuries, through the ecumenical liturgical movement of the twentieth century, to the present-day book authorized by the Episcopal Church in 1979. The British churches will provide the major focus up to the latter years of the eighteenth century when, in post-revolutionary North America, Anglicans first begin to modify the exclusively British setting and character of the Prayer Book. Throughout the course students will be encouraged to relate the developments of this distinctive tradition with those in other parts of the …


Cm 601 Campus Ministry Seminar, Chris Kiesling Jan 2007

Cm 601 Campus Ministry Seminar, Chris Kiesling

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Choose among one of the following two conferences: Ivy Jungle Conference - Orlando, November 15-17. (with early bird options for the 14th.) This conference features Os Guinness, Becky Pippert, Lauren Winer, Charles Gilmer, Gabe Lyons, Tim Elmore and a special theatrical rendition of Blue Like Jazz. Find more information on breakout sessions and other speakers at IvyJungle.org website for information. Refresh Conference - Houston, December 3-6. This conference features Sandy Richter, Chip Herring, Les Beauchamp, Scott Jones, Steve Moore, Brian Russell with worship directed by J.D. Walt and Matt Maher. Find more information on breakout sessions and other speakers via …


Ch 651 The Sacraments In History, William P. Haugaard Jan 2007

Ch 651 The Sacraments In History, William P. Haugaard

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Required texts: James F. White, Documents of Christian Worship: Descriptive and Interpretive Sources [DCW] Bard Thompson, ed., Liturgies of the Western Church [LWC] John H. Leith, ed., Creeds of the Churches: A Reader in Christian Doctrine from the Bible to the Present (3rd edition) [CC] John Fenwick & Bryan Spinks, Worship in Transition: the Liturgical Movement in the Twentieth Century


Cl 553 United Methodist Polity And Discipline, Robert Bushong Jan 2007

Cl 553 United Methodist Polity And Discipline, Robert Bushong

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Required Texts The Book of Discipline of the United Methodist Church, 2004 The Book of Resolutions of the United Methodist Church, 2004 Thomas Edward Frank, Polity, Practice, and the Mission of the United Methodist Church, Updated Edition *Henri Nouwen, Can You Drink the Cup? William Willimon, Calling and Character: Virtues of the Ordained Life


Cl 610 Theology Of Servant Leadership, Daryl L. Smith Jan 2007

Cl 610 Theology Of Servant Leadership, Daryl L. Smith

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REQUIRED READINGS: 1. Sections from The Power of Servant Leadership: Essays by Robert Greenleaf, edited by Larry Spears (San Francisco: Berett Koehler, 1998) ISBN: 1576750353 (Introduction, pp 1-15; Ch. 1, pp. 17-59; Ch. 5, pp. 111-167; total 113 pages used for this class). 2. Journey to the East by Herman Hesse (NY: Noonday Press, 1956). ISBN: 0374500363 (118 pages). 3. Courageous Leadership by Bill Hybels (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2002). ISBN: 031024823X (253 pages). 4. Real Power by Janet O. Hagberg (Salem, WI: Sheffield Publishing, 2003). ISBN: 1-879215-46-2 (304 pages). 5. In the Name of Jesus: Reflections on Christian Leadership by …


Ch 600 History Of Methodism, Robert G. Tuttle Jan 2007

Ch 600 History Of Methodism, Robert G. Tuttle

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IV. ASSIGNED TEXTS: These textbooks may be obtained from the Asbury Theological Seminary Cokesbury Bookstore. Required texts: Kinghorn, Kenneth, The Heritage of American Methodism, Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1999. Norwood, Frederick A., The Story of American Methodism, Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1974. Those students who have read either of these books can arrange to read alternate materials.


Development And Evaluation Of Computer-Based Coaching For Relational Evangelism, Jonathan David Bynum Jan 2007

Development And Evaluation Of Computer-Based Coaching For Relational Evangelism, Jonathan David Bynum

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Effect Of Fasting Upon The Development Of Servant Leaders At Saint Joseph United Methodist Church, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Sidney F. Gauby Jan 2007

The Effect Of Fasting Upon The Development Of Servant Leaders At Saint Joseph United Methodist Church, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Sidney F. Gauby

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Effect Of Short-Term Missions On Second Generation Korean Americans, Kyoung Won Lee Jan 2007

The Effect Of Short-Term Missions On Second Generation Korean Americans, Kyoung Won Lee

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Grow And Go : A Program For Mobilizing The Local Church For Small Group Participation And Ministry Involvement, Stuart Lee Noell Jan 2007

Grow And Go : A Program For Mobilizing The Local Church For Small Group Participation And Ministry Involvement, Stuart Lee Noell

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.