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Ch 501 Church History, J. Steven O'Malley
Ch 501 Church History, J. Steven O'Malley
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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, Scott, eds. History of the World Christian Movement (Earliest Christianity to 1453), (New York:Orbis Books, 2001). An engagement of Western with non- …
Cl 610 Theology Of Servant Leadership, Stephen L. Martyn
Cl 610 Theology Of Servant Leadership, Stephen L. Martyn
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Foster, Richard. Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth. San Francisco, Harper & Row, 1978. (184 pages) [Note: if you have not previously read this classical text please dive into it. For the purposes of our class I want you to read chapters 8 “submission” and 9 “service”] Greenleaf, Robert. The Power of Servant Leadership. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 1998. (313 pages) [Read these pages: Introduction, pp 1-15; Ch. 1, pp. 17-59; Ch. 5, pp. 111-167] Hunter, James C. The World’s Most Powerful Leadership Principle: How to Become a Servant Leader. New York: Crown Business, 2004. (224 pages) Miller, …
Extended Case Guidelines, Counseling Department
Extended Case Guidelines, Counseling Department
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Instructions on how to do a case study
Sm 701 Supervised Ministries Internship, Asbury Theological Seminary
Sm 701 Supervised Ministries Internship, Asbury Theological Seminary
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You have elected to fulfill one of your Supervised Ministry requirements in a full-time internship off-campus. This is a commitment that will involve you in continuing daily relationship with both supervisor and the people to whom you are ministering. You will find this a unique opportunity to “test the waters” of real ministry and help to confirm your call to ministry. Internships differ from the concurrent semester placements as you will note in this handbook. You are “on your own” during the entire extended period of internship, except that regular contact with the Supervised Ministries Office is maintained by a …
Student Pastor's Handbook, Asbury Theological Seminary
Student Pastor's Handbook, Asbury Theological Seminary
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The program of Supervised Ministries at Asbury Theological Seminary is designed to meet certain goals. These goals are embraced by the following Statement of Purpose: The Supervised Ministries program seeks to provide a supervised action/reflection experience in ministry through which students will achieve the following goals. 1. DEVELOP A VALID PERSONAL CONCEPT AND PRACTICE OF MINISTRY. 2. LEARN HOW TO LEARN FROM EXPERIENCE. 3. LEARN HOW TO DO THEOLOGICAL REFLECTION ON EXPERIENCES IN MINISTRY. 4. DEVELOP EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL MATURITY. 5. HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TEST AND FULFILL THEIR CALL TO MINISTRY.
Sm 701 Supervised Ministry, H. O. Thomas
Sm 701 Supervised Ministry, H. O. Thomas
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You have elected to fulfill one of your Supervised Ministry requirements in a full-time internship off-campus. This is a commitment that will involve you in continuing daily relationship with both supervisor and the people to whom you are ministering. You will find this a unique opportunity to “test the waters” of real ministry and help to confirm your call to ministry.
Supervised Ministry, H. O. Thomas
Supervised Ministry, H. O. Thomas
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This booklet is designed to provide guidance for the Local Church Lay Committee within your church. Near the beginning of the student’s internship and in consultation with the student, your pastor will select three to five persons which you feel would be committed and qualified to carry out the educational ministry described in these pages by meeting with the student at least once a month during the internship.
Extended Case Guidelines, Asbury Theological Seminary
Extended Case Guidelines, Asbury Theological Seminary
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The case study is a way of doing theology which does not divorce theory from practice or action from reflection. It may be helpful to read The Bible in Human Transformation by Walter Wink in this connection. The case study will help the participant in the following ways.
Cs 640 Sociology Of Religion, James R. Thobaben
Cs 640 Sociology Of Religion, James R. Thobaben
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McGuire, Meredith B., Religion: The Social Context Kivisto, Peter, Social Theory: Roots & Branches Volker, David H. & Orton, Peter Z., Statistics
Cs 640 Sociology Of Religion, James R. Thobaben
Cs 640 Sociology Of Religion, James R. Thobaben
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McGuire, Meredith B., Religion: The Social Context Kivisto, Peter, Social Theory: Roots & Branches Volker, David H. & Orton, Peter Z., Statistics (Cliff Notes Quick Review)
Is 501 Christian Formation: Kingdom, Church, And World, Hugo Magallanes
Is 501 Christian Formation: Kingdom, Church, And World, Hugo Magallanes
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Clapp, Rodney. A Peculiar People. InterVarsity Press, 1996. Hauerwas, Stanley and William Willimon. Resident Aliens. Abingdon, 1989. McClaren, Brian D. A New Kind of Christian. Jossey-Bass, 2001. Snyder, Howard. A Kingdom Manifesto. Wipf and Stock, 1997 Wright, N.T.. The Challenge of Jesus. InterVarsity, 1999.
Is 501 Christian Formation: Kingdom, Church, And World, Hugo Magallanes
Is 501 Christian Formation: Kingdom, Church, And World, Hugo Magallanes
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Clapp, Rodney. Border Crossings. Brazos Press, 2000. Crandall, Ron. Witness. Discipleship, 2001. Hauerwas, Stanley and William Willimon. Resident Aliens. Abingdon McClaren, Brian D. A New Kind of Christian. Jossey-Bass, 2001. Snyder, Howard. A Kingdom Manifesto. Wipf and Stock, 1997 Wright, Tom. The Challenge of Jesus. InterVarsity, 1999.
Ms 685 The Church Abroad: China, James Loftin
Ms 685 The Church Abroad: China, James Loftin
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All these must be read, viewed or listened to prior to the trip. An Introduction to the Mainland Chinese Soul. Various authors (unnamed). 2001. $5 each from LEAD Consulting, PO Box 32026, Raleigh, NC 27622. 919/783-0354. 50 pages. China, The Forgotten Harvest. Video produced by the Church of God, Cleveland that illustrates the growth of the church in China and tells the story of Pastor George Chen. 9 minutes. Counts as 5 pages. Fernando, Ajith. Sharing the Truth in Love: How to Relate to People of Other Faiths. Grand Rapids: Discovery House Publishers, 2001. 269 pages. *GO Prepared. Produced by …
Wo 510 Worship Leadership In The Church, Paul W. Chilcote
Wo 510 Worship Leadership In The Church, Paul W. Chilcote
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(1) James White, Introduction to Christian Worship, 3rd ed. (Abingdon, 2000) (2) E. Byron Anderson, ed., Worship Matters, 2 vols. (Discipleship Resources, 1999) (3) UM Book of Worship/The UM Hymnal OR comparable denominational resources for non-UM students
Ch 501 Church History I, J. Steven O'Malley
Ch 501 Church History I, J. Steven O'Malley
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REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS 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. (Oxford paperback). 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 ed.) A concise but insightful analysis of the history of early Christianity, through the Middle Ages, that weaves a narrative that is often compelling for the reader. Irvin, Dale, and Sunquist, Scott, eds., …
Co 520 Narrative Pastoral Counseling, Burrell D. Dinkins
Co 520 Narrative Pastoral Counseling, Burrell D. Dinkins
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1) Coles, The Call of Stories 2) Monk, Winslade, Crocket and Epston: Narrative Therapy in Practice: The Archeology of Hope, Jossey Bass. 3) Rooks, Diane. Spinning Gold Out of Straw: How Stories Heal. FL: Saltrun Press, 2001. 4) Simmons, Annette. The Story Factor. MA: Perseus Publishers, 2001. 5) White, Michael and David Epston. Narrative Means To Therapeutic Ends.
Lay Committee Hand Book, Asbury Theological Seminary
Lay Committee Hand Book, Asbury Theological Seminary
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This booklet is designed to provide guidance for the Local Church Lay Committee within your church. Near the beginning of the student’s internship and in consultation with the student, your pastor will select three to five persons which you feel would be committed and qualified to carry out the educational ministry described in these pages by meeting with the student at least once a month during the internship?
Sm 701 Internship, H. O. Thomas
Sm 701 Internship, H. O. Thomas
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You have elected to fulfill one of your Supervised Ministry requirements in a full-time internship off-campus. This is a commitment that will involve you in continuing daily relationship with both supervisor and the people to whom you are ministering. You will find this a unique opportunity to “test the waters” of real ministry and help to confirm your call to ministry.
Ch 501 Church History I, J. Steven O'Malley
Ch 501 Church History I, J. Steven O'Malley
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Bettenson, Henry. Documents of the Christian Church. (Oxford paperback). 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 ed.) A concise but insightful analysis of the history of early Christianity, through the Middle Ages, that weaves a narrative that is often compelling for the reader. Irvin, Dale, and Sunquist, Scott, eds., History of the World Christian Movement (Earliest Christianity to 1453), (unpublished manuscript, used with authors’ permission). (abbreviated HWCM) Kerr, Hugh T., ed. …
Co 520 Narrative Pastoral Counseling, Burrell D. Dinkins
Co 520 Narrative Pastoral Counseling, Burrell D. Dinkins
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Coles, The Call of Stories Monk, Winslade, Crocket and Epston: Narrative Therapy in Practice: The Archeology of Hope, Jossey Bass. Powell, Mark Allan. What Is Narrative Criticism? Polkinghorne, Donald E. Narrative Knowing and the Human Sciences Ruffing, Janet. Uncovering Stories of Faith, Spiritual Direction and Narrative. ( ote: This book is out of print. The publisher has given permission to make copies for this class. They can be purchased in the bookstore.) White, Michael and David Epston. Narrative Means To Therapeutic Ends,
Mw 690 The Church Abroad: China, James Loftin
Mw 690 The Church Abroad: China, James Loftin
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*Fulton, Brent, ed. ChinaSource Journal: Perspectives and Analysis for Those Who Serve China. Vol. I, No. 4. 16 pages. *GO Prepared. Produced by Teams Commissioned for Christ International, Inc. 1999. Six thirty-minute sessions. *Lambert, Anthony. China’s Christian Millions: The Costly Revival. Monarch Books/OMF, 1999. 250 pages. *Lee, Isaac. Cornerstone Ministries International. 7-minute video tape. Ling, Samuel. Megatrends: The Chinese, Asia and the World. 30-minute video tape by ChinaSource. *Notebook of selected articles and readings provided by James Loftin. 62 pages. Russell, Gary. The Role of the Short-term and Church-based Ministries. Gary Russell. 40-minute audio tape. *Serving China: A Primer for …
Pm 700 The Servant As Leader, Thomas F. Tumblin
Pm 700 The Servant As Leader, Thomas F. Tumblin
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The Management of Organizational Behavior, 7th ed. by Paul Hersey and Ken Blanchard (627 pgs. – especially attend to chapters 4, 8, 9, 19, 21) The Making of a Leader by Robert Clinton (272 pgs.) Christian Chaos: Revolutioning the Congregation by Tom Bandy (336 pgs.) Leadership That Works: Hope and Direction for Church and Parachurch Leadership in Today’s Complex World by Leith Anderson (224 pgs.) The Ascent of a Leader by Bill Thrall et al. (195 pgs.)