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Pioneer Girls: Mid-Twentieth-Century American Evangelicalism's Girl Scouts, Timothy Larsen Jan 2008

Pioneer Girls: Mid-Twentieth-Century American Evangelicalism's Girl Scouts, Timothy Larsen

The Asbury Journal

Founded in 1939, in the mid-twentieth century, Pioneer Girls was a vital Christian youth movement providing an explicitly evangelical alternative to Girl Scouts. Using David Bebbington's classic four-point definition, this article will explore the evangelical identity of the organization, including its continuities and discontinuities with fundamentalism as part of the new evangelicalism of the post-World War II era. While 1950s America is well known for the ways in which this time and place was oppressive for girls and women, and the evangelical movement in general is often criticized for suppressing girls and women, a study of Pioneer Girls does not …

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Mm 511 512 Mentored Ministry, Ellen L. Marmon Jan 2008

Mm 511 512 Mentored Ministry, Ellen L. Marmon

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Mentored Ministry is a supervised, field-based experience, designed to teach an active/reflective pattern of ministry.

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Results Of The Implementation Of Turnaround Strategies For The Maquoketa United Methodist Church Based On Natural Church Development, Jeffrey Mark Dadisman Jan 2008

Results Of The Implementation Of Turnaround Strategies For The Maquoketa United Methodist Church Based On Natural Church Development, Jeffrey Mark Dadisman

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The Impact Of The 40 Days Of Purpose Spiritual Growth Campaign In Twelve Churches Of The Alabama-West Florida Conference Of The United Methodist Church, James Nathan Elliott Jan 2008

The Impact Of The 40 Days Of Purpose Spiritual Growth Campaign In Twelve Churches Of The Alabama-West Florida Conference Of The United Methodist Church, James Nathan Elliott

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Cd 511 Xl The Pastor And Christian Discipleship, Mark A. Maddix Jan 2008

Cd 511 Xl The Pastor And Christian Discipleship, Mark A. Maddix

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1. Articulate biblical and theological principles for the church’s educational/discipling ministry (purpose, process, and leadership roles). 2. Evaluate educational perspectives from the social sciences and the field of religious education. 3. Design teaching plans using the learning style model for instruction. 4. Recruit and equip God’s people for ministries with all ages and assist your congregation in understanding how lay and clergy work together as the Body of Christ. 5. Lead the laity to implement and evaluate new ways of doing CE ministry using insights from change theory to design plans. 6. Develop your theology or philosophy of Christian education …

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Ym 551 Seminar In Youth Ministry , James Hampton Jan 2008

Ym 551 Seminar In Youth Ministry , James Hampton

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COURSE DESCRIPTION: The content and focus of this seminar will address current urgent issues The seminar will build around nationally known uest faculty who are practicing ministry professionals in the content area. For the seminar, advanced reading/critique preparation and follow-up integrative reflection will supplement the contact hours with the resource person. Faculty serve as campus planners/conveners/professors of record. (Catalog)

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Ym 610 Communicating The Gospel To Youth, James Hampton Jan 2008

Ym 610 Communicating The Gospel To Youth, James Hampton

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COURSE DESCRIPTION: Communicating the gospel to youth is more than preaching a sermon to teenagers. Communicating the gospel is understanding that learning, change and growth occurs in small groups and large groups, through directive mediation and the spoken word. Effective communications requires that the leader knows their audience. Attention will be given to principles of youth education, learning and teaching style, and faith development. You will learn to develop and present: small group studies, sermons and talks, thematic teaching, curriculum for retreats. This course will help you develop the skills and the tools necessary to let the Bible come alive …

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Ym 551 Theology And Pop Culture, James Hampton Jan 2008

Ym 551 Theology And Pop Culture, James Hampton

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Description of course: The content and focus of this seminar will address current urgent issues. The seminar will build around nationally known guest faculty who are practicing ministry professionals in the content area. For the seminar, advanced reading/critique preparation and follow-up integrative reflection will supplement the contact hours with the resource person. Faculty serve as campus planners/conveners/professors of record. (Catalog) This specific course is designed to address issues (and possible intersections) of theology and pop culture. This is to go beyond diner theology (discussing God after midnight at Denny’s) and offer grounding in both methodology and critical thought. It is …

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An Evaluation Of The Teen Challenge Program's Impact On Spiritual Change In Adolescents, Brian Dennis Pikalow Jan 2008

An Evaluation Of The Teen Challenge Program's Impact On Spiritual Change In Adolescents, Brian Dennis Pikalow

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A Contemplative Youth Ministry Retreat Model, Russell H. Freeman May 2007

A Contemplative Youth Ministry Retreat Model, Russell H. Freeman

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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 …

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Asbury Theological Seminary Academic Catalog : 2007-2008, Asbury Theological Seminary Jan 2007

Asbury Theological Seminary Academic Catalog : 2007-2008, Asbury Theological Seminary

Academic Catalogs

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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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Required Texts 1. Postmodern Children’s Ministry: Ministry to Children in the 21st Century, Ivy Beckwith 2. The Godbearing Life: The Art of Soul Tending for Youth Ministry, Kenda Creasy Dean and Ron Foster 3. Growing in the Life of Faith: Education and Christian Practices, Craig Dykstra 4. A Many Colored Kingdom, Elizabeth Conde-Frazier, S. Steve Kang, & Gary A. Parrett 5. Disciple Making Teachers: How to Equip Adults for Growth and Action, Josh Hunt with Larry Mays 6. The Kolb Learning Style Inventory Version 3.1 7. Making Disciples: Faith Formation in the Wesleyan Tradition, Sondra Higgins Matthaei 8. In The …

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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

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We Are Preaching With You Pastor : Congregational Input For The Accurate And Relevant Application Of The Word Of God, Keith Patrick Michael Missel Jan 2007

We Are Preaching With You Pastor : Congregational Input For The Accurate And Relevant Application Of The Word Of God, Keith Patrick Michael Missel

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Assessing The Church-Based Bible Institutes And Master's Commission Programs Of Assemblies Of God Churches In The Great Lakes Region, Donald F. Williams Jan 2007

Assessing The Church-Based Bible Institutes And Master's Commission Programs Of Assemblies Of God Churches In The Great Lakes Region, Donald F. Williams

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Book Review: Becoming A Healthy Team: 5 Traits Of Vital Leadership, Michael Luster Apr 2006

Book Review: Becoming A Healthy Team: 5 Traits Of Vital Leadership, Michael Luster

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

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2006-2008 Academic Catalog, Asbury Theological Seminary Jan 2006

2006-2008 Academic Catalog, Asbury Theological Seminary

ATS Digital Resources

Asbury Seminary is pleased to present our academic catalog in pdf format. Please download the pdf file to your computer desktop, and refer to the catalog for course descriptions and requirements. The Catalog is the first source of information for all students. The pdf catalog will be updated annually and contains the most accurate information at the time of the initial posting. If you have any questions regarding the catalog please contact us at [email protected] or call 859.858.2197.

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Ym 610 Communicatin The Gospel To The Youth, James Hampton Jan 2006

Ym 610 Communicatin The Gospel To The Youth, James Hampton

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Required Textbooks Davis, Ken. How to Speak to Youth. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1996. 183 pages (HSY) Hampton, Jim and Edwards, Rick (eds.). Worship-Centered Teaching. Kansas City: Beacon Hill, 2001. 98 pages. (WCT) Myers, Joseph R. The Search to Belong: Rethinking Intimacy, Community, and Small Groups. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2003. 154 pages. (TSB) Palmer, Parker. To Know as We are Known. San Francisco: Harper, 1993. 140 pages. (TKWK) Richardson, Rick. Evangelism Outside the Box: New Ways to Help People Experience the Good News. InterVarsity Press, 2000. 192 pages. (EOB) Smith, Christian. Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers. …

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Asbury Theological Seminary Academic Catalog : 2006-2008, Asbury Theological Seminary Jan 2006

Asbury Theological Seminary Academic Catalog : 2006-2008, Asbury Theological Seminary

Academic Catalogs

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Ms 630 Ministry And Evangelism In The Small Church, Ronald K. Crandall, Art Mcphee Jan 2006

Ms 630 Ministry And Evangelism In The Small Church, Ronald K. Crandall, Art Mcphee

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Required texts: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Lyle Schaller, Small Congregation, Big Potential, Abingdon (2003)—190 pages Anthony Pappas, ed. Inside the Small Church, Alban (2002)—230 pages. Steve Bierly, How to Thrive as a Small Church Pastor, Zondervan (1998)—190 pages. Ron Crandall, Turnaround Strategies for the Small Church, Abingdon (1995)—160 pages. Peter Steinke, Healthy Congregations: A Systems Approach, Alban (1996)—110 pages.

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Ms 615 Foundations Of Church Growth, George G. Hunter Jan 2006

Ms 615 Foundations Of Church Growth, George G. Hunter

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III. 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. A. Read EACH of the following: 1. Donovan, Vincent J. Christianity Rediscovered. …

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Ot 520 Old Testament Introduction, Lawson G. Stone Jan 2006

Ot 520 Old Testament Introduction, Lawson G. Stone

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READING in the literature of OT studies from many perspectives, from “mainstream” (i.e. non- conservative) OT criticism as well as evangelical scholars. Some readings are difficult and not always obviously relevant to, say, sermon preparation or youth ministry. LaSor, W. S., D. A. Hubbard, F. W. Bush, Old Testament Survey: Second Edition. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1996. A Book-By-Book overview of the content and interpretation issues of the OT books followed by a section on general issues. Since this course is not organized in a book-by- book fashion, we will be reading this text "out of order" so pay close attention …

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Ot 520 Old Testament Introduction, Lawson G. Stone Jan 2006

Ot 520 Old Testament Introduction, Lawson G. Stone

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READING in the literature of OT studies from many perspectives, from “mainstream” (i.e. non- conservative) OT criticism as well as evangelical scholars. Some readings are difficult and not always obviously relevant to, say, sermon preparation or youth ministry. LaSor, W. S., D. A. Hubbard, F. W. Bush, Old Testament Survey: Second Edition. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1996. A Book-By-Book overview of the content and interpretation issues of the OT books followed by a section on general issues. Since this course is not organized in a book-by- book fashion, we will be reading this text "out of order" so pay close attention …

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Ym 510 Foundations Of Youth Ministry, James Hampton Jan 2006

Ym 510 Foundations Of Youth Ministry, James Hampton

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Textbooks Crabtree, Jack. Better Safe Than Sued. Loveland, CO: Group Publishing, 1998. 217 pages (7-223) (BSS) 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) DeVries, Mark. Family-Based Youth Ministry. InterVarsity Press, 2004. 168 pages (15-182) (FBYM) Myers, William. Black and White Styles of Youth Ministry. Cleveland: United Church Press, 1991. 188 pages (3-190) (B&W) YM510 Course Packet (291 pages)

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Ym 670 Postmodern Youth Ministry, James Hampton Jan 2006

Ym 670 Postmodern Youth Ministry, James Hampton

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REQUIRED READING Textbooks Jones, Tony. Postmodern Youth Ministry. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2001. 223 pages Newbigin, Leslie. The Gospel in a Pluralist Society. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1989. 255 pages. Sweet, Leonard; Crouch, Andy; McLaren, Brian; and McManus, Erwin (eds.). Church in Emerging Culture: Five Perspectives. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2003. 256 pages

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Ym 551 Area Of Christian Discipleship And Leadership, James Hampton Jan 2006

Ym 551 Area Of Christian Discipleship And Leadership, James Hampton

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TEXTBOOKS Dean, Kenda Creasy. Practicing Passion: Youth and the Quest for a Passionate Church. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2004. Clark, Chap, and Powell, Kara. Deep Ministry in a Shallow World. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2006.

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Ym 632 The Life Of The Youth Pastor, James Hampton Jan 2006

Ym 632 The Life Of The Youth Pastor, James Hampton

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Textbooks Jones, Tony. Soul Shaper. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2003. 227 pages MacDonald, Gordon. Ordering Your Private World. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2002. 231 pages Need to be read before the start of class! Peterson, Eugene. Under the Unpredictable Plant. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1992. 197 pages. Trull, Joe E. and Carter, James E. Ministerial Ethics (second edition). Grand Rapids: Baker, 2004. 214 pages.

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Ym 665 Youth Culture And Trends, Dean G. Blevins Jan 2006

Ym 665 Youth Culture And Trends, Dean G. Blevins

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Class Texts 1) Web-based Publications: Chapman R. Clark, “Entering Their World: A Qualitative Look at the Changing Face of Contemporary Adolescence,” Journal of Youth Ministry (Fall 2002) available on-line (3/13/2006) at http://ayme.gospelcom.net/jym_article.php?article_id=21 Read also the five part seminar on Qualitative Research courtesy Don Ratcliff (3/14/2006) at http://don.ratcliffs.net/qual/ (apx. 25 pages). 2) Patricia Hersch, A Tribe Apart: A Journey Into the Heart of American Adolescence (New York: Ballentine Books Readers Companion, 1999), 379 pages; and Christian Smith, Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers (London: Oxford Press, 2005) 271 pages, appendices optional. NOTE: Hersch and Smith are the …

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Ms 630 Ministry And Evangelism In The Small Church, Ronald K. Crandall Jan 2006

Ms 630 Ministry And Evangelism In The Small Church, Ronald K. Crandall

Syllabi

Required texts: 1. Lyle Schaller, Small Congregation, Big Potential, Abingdon (2003)—190 pages 2. Anthony Pappas, ed. Inside the Small Church, Alban (2002)—230 pages. 3. Steve Bierly, How to Thrive as a Small Church Pastor, Zondervan (1998)—190 pages. 4. Ron Crandall, Turnaround Strategies for the Small Church, Abingdon (1995)—160 pages. 5. Peter Steinke, Healthy Congregations: A Systems Approach, Alban (1996)—110 pages.

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