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Sp 501 Communication For Christian Leaders, Michael Pasquarello
Sp 501 Communication For Christian Leaders, Michael Pasquarello
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David S. Cunningham, Faithful Persuasion G. Robert Jacks, Getting the Word Across: Speech Communication for Pastors and Lay Leaders Duane Litfin, Public Speaking
Is 502 Vocation Of Ministry, R. Dale Hale
Is 502 Vocation Of Ministry, R. Dale Hale
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• Clouse, B. & Clouse, R. B. (1989). Women in Ministry: Four Views. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. • Barton, Ruth H. (2006). Sacred Rhythms: Arranging Our Lives for Spiritual Transformation. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. ISBN# 0830833331 • Grenz, S. & Bell, R. (1995). Betrayal of Trust: Sexual Misconduct in the Pastorate. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. ISBN# 083081857x • Guiness, O. (1998). The Call: Finding and Fulfilling the Central Purpose of Your Life. Waco,TX: Word. ISBN# 0849944376 • Willard, Dallas. (1999). Hearing God: Developing a Conversational Relationship with God. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. ISBN# 083082226 • Sire, …
Mm 601 Mentored Ministry Section, Daryl L. Smith
Mm 601 Mentored Ministry Section, Daryl L. Smith
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1. Reaching People under 40 while Keeping People over 60 by Edward H. Hammett with James R. Pierce (Chalice Press, 2007). ISBN 978-0-827232-54-9 2. Mentored Ministry Handbook: MM601/602: purchased from the professor for $11.00, the first day of class. 3. Preparing for Ministry: A Practical Guide to Theological Field Education edited by George M. Hillman Jr. (Kregel Press, available October 2008) ISBN-10: 0825427576.
Cd 511 The Pastor And Christian Discipleship, Beverly C. Johnson-Miller
Cd 511 The Pastor And Christian Discipleship, Beverly C. Johnson-Miller
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Basics of Christian Education by Karen B. Tye The Younger Evangelicals by Robert Webber John Wesley’s Class Meeting: A model for making disciples by Michael Henderson Making All Things New: An Invitation to the Spiritual Life by Henri Nouwen The Big Little School: Two Hundred Years of The Sunday School by Robert W. Lynn and Elliott Wright Growing in the Life of Faith: Education and Christian Practices by Craig Dykstra Management Essentials for Christian Ministries by Michael J. Anthony and James Estep, Jr. (editors) Specific chapters will be assigned to each student for in-class project.
Cd 510 Foudnations In Christian Discipleship, Ellen L. Marmon
Cd 510 Foudnations In Christian Discipleship, Ellen L. Marmon
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Required Textbooks (reading that forms and informs) • • • • • • • Introducing Christian Education: Foundations for the Twenty-first Century, Michael J. Anthony, ed. Making Disciples: Faith Formation in the Wesleyan Tradition, Sondra Higgins Matthaei Creative Ministry, Henri Nouwen – Chapters 1 and 4 Patterns in Moral Development, Catherine M. Stonehouse. "Learning from Gender Differences," Catherine M. Stonehouse A Many Colored Kingdom, Conde-Frazier, Kang, & Parrett Spiritual Preparation for Christian Leadership, Glenn Hinson
Cd 511 The Pastor And Christian Discipleship, Beverly C. Johnson-Miller
Cd 511 The Pastor And Christian Discipleship, Beverly C. Johnson-Miller
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REQUIRED TEXTS Basics of Christian Education by Karen B. Tye The Younger Evangelicals by Robert Webber John Wesley’s Class Meeting: A model for making disciples by Michael Henderson Making All Things New: An Invitation to the Spiritual Life by Henri Nouwen The Big Little School: Two Hundred Years of The Sunday School by Robert W. Lynn and Elliott Wright Growing in the Life of Faith: Education and Christian Practices by Craig Dykstra Management Essentials for Christian Ministries by Michael J. Anthony and James Estep, Jr. (editors) Specific chapters will be assigned to each student for in-class project. *On Reserve - …
Ch 501 Church History I, Kenneth J. Collins
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 502 Church History Ii, Meesaeng Lee Choi
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
Cl 553 United Methodist Polity And Discipline, Robert Bushong
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
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 …
Mb 750 Mc 672 Values And Ethics In Cross-Cultural Perspective, Steven Ybarrola
Mb 750 Mc 672 Values And Ethics In Cross-Cultural Perspective, Steven Ybarrola
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Required Texts: Achebe, Chinua, Things Fall Apart Adeney, Bernard, Strange Virtues: Ethics in a Multicultural World Ritchie, Mark Andrew, Spirit of the Rainforest: A Yanomamo Shaman’s Story Smith, Christian, Moral, Believing Animals: Human Personhood and Culture Wentzel Wolfe, Regina and Christine Gudorf, Ethics and World Religions: Cross-Cultural Case Studies
Mb 770 The Indigenous Church, Steven Ybarrola
Mb 770 The Indigenous Church, Steven Ybarrola
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Required Texts: David Hesselgrave and Edward Rommen, Contextualization: Meanings, Methods, and Models Lalsangkima Pachuau, Ethnic Identity and Christianity Lamin Sanneh (1989) Translating the Message Robert Schreiter (1985) Constructing Local Theologies
Me 630 Planting New Churches, Ronald K. Crandall
Me 630 Planting New Churches, Ronald K. Crandall
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READING REQUIREMENTS (25% of Grade) The following are required texts and a 1 and 1/2 to 2 page single spaced reading report must be completed on each: 1. 2. 2. Stuart Murray, Church Planting: Laying Foundations, 2001 (250 pages). Reading report due on October 3rd. Tom Jones, ed., Church Planting from the Ground Up, 2004 (350 pages). Reading report due on October 24th. Ed Stetzer, Planting Missional Churches, 2006 (350 pages). Reading report due on November 7th.
Do 670 United Methodist Theology, Lawrence W. Wood
Do 670 United Methodist Theology, Lawrence W. Wood
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REQUIRED TEXTS 1. L. Wood,The Meaning of Pentecost in Early Methodism, Rediscovering John Fletcher As John Wesley’s Vindicator and Designated Successor (Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2002). Chapters 11-16, pp. 223-385. Pneumatology has been a central focus of Asbury Theological Seminary since its very beginning. This corresponds to its emphasis upon Christian perfection. This book shows that the baptism with the Spirit and Pentecostal terminology were widely used in 19th Century American Methodism. The last chapters of this book explore this theme in Methodist history since Wesley. The first half of this book is about John Fletcher “pentecostalizing” John Wesley’s theology …
Bt 605 Old Testament Theology, Lawson G. Stone
Bt 605 Old Testament Theology, Lawson G. Stone
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READING B. W. Anderson. Contours of Old Testament Theology. Fortress. Greer, Rowan and J. Kugel. Early Biblical Interpretation. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1986. Childs, Brevard S. Old Testament Theology in a Canonical Context. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1985. A survey of the theology of the OT that procedes by topics rather than historically or in canonical order. Childs, Brevard S. Bibilcal Theology: A Proposal. Minneapolis: Fortress, 2002. A brief analysis of the current problems of OT and biblical theology combined with a fresh argument for a canonical approach. Hayes John H. & F. Prussner. Old Testament Theology: Its history and Development. Westminster/John Knox. Additional …
Cd 510 Foundations In Christian Discipleship, Ellen L. Marmon
Cd 510 Foundations In Christian Discipleship, Ellen L. Marmon
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Required Textbooks (reading that forms and informs) • • • • • • • Introducing Christian Education: Foundations for the Twenty-first Century, Michael J. Anthony, ed. Making Disciples: Faith Formation in the Wesleyan Tradition, Sondra Higgins Matthaei Creative Ministry, Henri Nouwen – Chapters 1 and 4 Patterns in Moral Development, Catherine M. Stonehouse. "Learning from Gender Differences," Catherine M. Stonehouse A Many Colored Kingdom, Conde-Frazier, Kang, & Parrett Spiritual Preparation for Christian Leadership, Glenn Hinson
Ch 501 Church History I, Meesaeng Lee Choi
Ch 501 Church History I, Meesaeng Lee Choi
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REQUIRED BOOKS � Dale T. Irvin and Scott W. Sunquist, History of the World Christian Movement, vol. 1: Earliest Christianity to 1453 (Orbis Books, 2001). � John W. Coakley and Andrea Sterk, Readings in World Christian History, vol. 1: Earliest Christianity to 1453 (Orbis Books, 2004). � Roger E. Olson, The Story of Christian Theology (InterVarsity Press, 1999). � St. Athanasius, On the Incarnation (St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 2000). � St. Benedict, The Rule of St. Benedict (The Liturgical Press, 1982). One of Two � Brother Yun and Paul Hattaway, The Heavenly Man (Grand Rapids, MI: Monarch Books, 2002) or …
Cl 553 United Methodist Polity And Discipline, Randy Jessen
Cl 553 United Methodist Polity And Discipline, Randy Jessen
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REQUIRED TEXTS BIBLIOGRAPHY The Book of Discipline 2004. Nashville: United Methodist Publishing House, 2004. Thomas Edward Frank, Polity, Practice, and the Mission of the United Methodist Church Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1997 (or later).
Cl 651 Ms 651 Women In Ministry, Catherine Stonehouse
Cl 651 Ms 651 Women In Ministry, Catherine Stonehouse
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Reading Equal to the Task: Men and Women in Partnership, Ruth Haley Barton Two Views on Women in Ministry, James R. Beck and Craig L. Blomberg, Eds., Part Two (175- 327). 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.
Ch 502 Church History Ii, J. Steven O'Malley
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 …
Cl 610 Theology Of Servant Leadership, Thomas F. Tumblin
Cl 610 Theology Of Servant Leadership, Thomas F. Tumblin
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Readings: 1. In the Name of Jesus: Reflections on Christian Leadership by Henri Nouwen. (NY: Crossroad/Herder & Herder, 1993) ISBN: 0824512596 (81 pages). 2. Being as Communion by John Zizioulis. (Crestwood, NY: St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 1997) ISBN: 0881410292 (269 pages).
Cl 615 Ms 653 Ml 715 Cross Cultural Leadership, Russel W. West
Cl 615 Ms 653 Ml 715 Cross Cultural Leadership, Russel W. West
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Required Texts for Course (CRIB Notes Due on “Read By” Dates Below) Read By – Sep 12 • Book(s):TheMulticulturalLeader:DevelopingaCatholicPersonality.DanSheffield,ClemmentsPublishing,2005. • Article(s)“BodyRitualsoftheNacerima”and“MindlessnessinAmerica” Read By – Oct 10 • Book(s):LiftingtheWhiteVeil:AnExplorationofWhiteAmericanCultureinaMultiracialContext.JeffHitchcock. Crandall Dostie & Douglass, 2003. • Article(s): “HowIBenefitfromWhitePrivilege,”“JustBeneathMySkin,”“APrayerGodCouldNotAnswer” Read By – Oct 24 • Book(s): Riding The Waves of Culture: Understanding Diversity in Global Business. F. Trompenaars. McGraw-Hill, 1998. • Article(s):“EmicsandEticsofCulturallyImplicitLp.Theories”and“CulturalConstraintsinMgmtTheories” Read By – Nov 10 • Book(s):DividedbyFaith:EvangelicalReligionandtheProblemofRaceinAmerica.M.Emerson,C.Smith.Oxford,2001. • Article(s):“HarderthanAnyoneCanImagine”and“God’sNewCommunity:TheChallengesandHopesfor Multi-racial Churches in America” Read By – Nov 17 • Choose 1 of 4 Options (Graduate Participants) 1. United by Faith: The Multiracial Congregation As an Answer to the Problem of Race …
Cl 614 Ml 714 Leading Groups And Organizations, Russell W. West
Cl 614 Ml 714 Leading Groups And Organizations, Russell W. West
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Required Texts for Course (See “Read By” Dates Below) Read By – Sep 14 • Book(s):PartIofH.TosiandN.Mero.FundamentalsofOrganizationBehavior.(FOB) • Article: J. Collins & J. Porras. Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies. Read By – Oct 7 • Book(s): R. Quinn. Building the Bridge As You Walk on It. • Article: R.West.“TowardaReflexTheoryofLeadershipDevelopment” Read By – Oct 28 • Book(s):PartIIofFOB;R.Kaplan,D.Norton.TheBalancedScorecard:TranslatingStrategytoAction. • Article: “Implementing a Balanced Scorecard Approach to Managing Hotel Operations” Read By – Oct 28 • Book(s):PartIIIofFOB;andP.Lencioni.FiveDysfunctionsofaTeam.Jossey-Bass. • Article:“JourneyintotheSoulofanOrganization” Read By – Oct 28 • Choose One of Four Options (Graduate Participants Only) 1. Hans Finzel. The Top Ten Mistakes Leaders …
Cl 660 Advanced Seminar In Wesleyan Leadership, Stephen L. Martyn
Cl 660 Advanced Seminar In Wesleyan Leadership, Stephen L. Martyn
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Required Textbooks Jones, E. Stanley, A Song of Ascents: A Spiritual Autobiography. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1968. (395 pages) Wills, Dick, Waking To God’s Dream: Spiritual Leadership and Church Renewal. Nashville, Abingdon Press, 1999. (112 pages) Heitzenrater, Richard P., The Elusive Mr. Wesley, 2nd Edition. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2003. (406 pages) Note: Please read Chapter 4 “The Colonial Missionary” through Chapter 8 “The Persecuted Preacher; Chapter 10 “Practical Theologian,” and Chapter 15 “The Practical Planner.”
Cl 617 Urban Leadership, Richard Gray
Cl 617 Urban Leadership, Richard Gray
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Objectives: Upon completion of this course the student will be able to: 1. Articulate the common objectives provided in the leadership orientation tutorial: • Demonstrate an understanding of the four classic organizational frames and contingency leadership. • Recognize selected organizational change processes and how to resolve the inherent conflict that accompanies change. • Practice the basic disciplines for personal leadership development and demonstrate a comprehension of key strategies for developing other servant leaders. • Use biblical and theological criteria for evaluating leadership style and practice. 2. Create a biblical and theological framework for discernment and redemptive change. 3. Understand individual …
Nt 520 New Testament Introduction, M. Robert Mulholland
Nt 520 New Testament Introduction, M. Robert Mulholland
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Textbooks: PartI: Backgrounds of Early Christianity, Everett Ferguson(BEC)1 Introducing the New Testament, Achtemeier, Green, Thompson (AGT) Part II: Interpreting the New Testament, Black and Dockery, eds. (BD) Hearing the New Testament, Joel B. Green (HNT) Part III: Opening the Bible, Thomas Merton (OB) Shaped by the Word, M. Robert Mulholland, Jr. (SW)
Mi 770 Christian Mission And Global Culture, Lalsangkima Pachuau
Mi 770 Christian Mission And Global Culture, Lalsangkima Pachuau
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TEXTBOOKS Barnett, Mike & Michael Pocock, eds. The Centrality of Christ in Contemporary Missions. Pasadena: William Carey Library, 2005. Friedman, Thomas L. The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century. New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux, 2005, 2006. Rifkin, Jeremy. The Age of Access: The New Culture of Hypercapitalism Where All of Life is a Paid-For Experience. Tarcher/Putnam, 2000. Schreiter, Robert J, C.PP.S. The New Catholicity: Theology between the Global and the Local. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 1997. Snyder, Howard A. EarthCurrents: The Struggle for the World’s Soul. Abingdon, 1995.
Mm 601 Mentored Ministry, Mike Currans
Mm 601 Mentored Ministry, Mike Currans
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Required Readings: Bill Hybles Courageous Leadership Ken Blanchard and Phil Hodges The Servant Leader (Nashville: Countryman, 2003) Andy Stanley, Reggie Joiner and Lane Jones 7 Practices of Effective Ministry (Sisters, Oregon: Multnomah, 2004) Mentored Ministry Handbook: MM/SMin 601/602 purchased from the professor for $5, or downloaded from the ATS website
Cl Ms 651 Women In Ministry, Catherine Stonehouse
Cl Ms 651 Women In Ministry, Catherine Stonehouse
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Reading Draft Check for changes at the beginning of the semester Catherine Stonehouse, Ph.D. Professor of Christian Education Asbury Theological Seminary Wilmore, KY 40390 Cathy_Stonehouse@asburyseminary.edu Course Prospectus CL/MS 651: WOMEN IN MINISTRY Three Hours The purpose of this course is to acquaint students with matters relating to women in the ordained and lay ministries of the church. Consideration is given to both the impact of the Church on women, and the impact of women on the Church, from biblical times to the present. The course is interdisciplinary in its structure, investigating the topic of women in ministry from biblical, historical, …
Cl 611 Foundations Of Leadership, Richard Gray
Cl 611 Foundations Of Leadership, Richard Gray
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REQUIRED READING: Clinton, J. Robert, The Making of a Leader. Colorado Springs: NavPress, 1988. 272 pages Hersey, Paul and Ken Blanchard., Management of Organizational Behavior. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1996. 536 pages Wren, Thomas J., The Leader’s Companion: Insights on Leadership Through the Ages. New York: The Free Press, 1995. 554 pages RECOMMENDED READING: Yukl, Gary A., Leadership in Organizations. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1982 Shriberg, Lloyd, Shriberg., Practicing Leadership. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1997.