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Is 502 Christian Formation: Vocation Of Ministry, Reginald Johnson
Is 502 Christian Formation: Vocation Of Ministry, Reginald Johnson
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Beck, James R. & Blomberg, Craig L. (2001). Two Views on Women in Ministry. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. ISBN# 0310231957 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, J. (2000). Habits …
Nt 622 Exegesis Of The Corinthian Correspondence, Fredrick J. Long
Nt 622 Exegesis Of The Corinthian Correspondence, Fredrick J. Long
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1. A fairly literal English translation of the Bible; I would recommend NASB95. The RSV or ESV would also be acceptable. The reason for this request is that we will be semantic-diagramming verses in English and Greek. Other translations are encouraged for consultation and comparison. 2. David Bauer, An Annotated Guide to Biblical Resources for Ministry. Annotated Guides 16. Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson, 2003. NOTE: Use this book as an aid for using the best secondary resources (Bible dictionaries, Greek grammars, lexicons, etc.) for exegesis. Buy it, consult it, and buy books cited in it as needed in this and other …
Pr 501 Communication As Christian Rhetoric, Michael C. Voigts
Pr 501 Communication As Christian Rhetoric, Michael C. Voigts
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Holy Bible. (NRSV Preferred) Berger, Daniel R. Speaking the Truth in Love: Christian Public Rhetoric. (Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock, 2007). ISBN: 15-563-51-186 Luntz, Frank. Words that Work: It’s Not What You Say, It’s What People Hear. (New York: Hyperion, 2007). ISBN: 978-1-4013-0929-9 Pieper, Josef. Abuse of Language – Abuse of Power. (San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 1992). ISBN: 08-987-03-62X 1 VHS Tape or a DVD-R for recording your speeches. If you record to a DVD you will need to stay after class to finalize it. Finalizing the DVD allows you to view it on other DVD players. This process takes …
Cd 692 Multiple Staff Ministry, James Hampton
Cd 692 Multiple Staff Ministry, James Hampton
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Bonem, M. and Patterson, R. Leading from the Second Chair. San Francisco: Jossey Bass, 2005. 208 pages (LSC) Cladis, G. Leading the Team-Based Church. San Francisco: Jossey Bass, 1999. 208 pages (LTBC) Dulles, Avery. Models of the Church (Expanded Edition). Image, 1991. 288 pages (MC) Fisher, Roger and Sharp, Alan. Getting It Done: How to Lead When You’re Not in Charge. Harper Collins, 1999. 240 pages (HLNC) Lawson, K. How to Thrive in Associate Staff Ministry. Besthesda: The Alban Institute, 2000. 224 pages (HTASM) Lencioni, P. The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable. Jossey-Bass, 2002. 229 pages (FDT)
Cl 610 Theology Of Servant Leadership, Daryl L. Smith
Cl 610 Theology Of Servant Leadership, Daryl L. Smith
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1. Read and DIGEST the article ÒServant-Leadership (Robert K. Greenleaf) on website: Also, spend some time nosing around 2. Real Power, 3rd Edition by Janet O. Hagberg (Salem, WI: Sheffield Publishing, 2003). ISBN: 1-879215-46-2 (304 pages). 3. Journey to the East by Herman Hesse (NY: Noonday Press, 1956). ISBN: 0374500363 (118 pages). 4. In the Name of Jesus: Reflections on Christian Leadership by Henri Nouwen (NY: Crossroad/Herder & Herder, 1993) ISBN: 0824512596 (81 pages). 5. Firms of Endearment by Raj Sisodia, David B. Wolfe & Jag Sheth (Upper Saddle River, NJ: Wharton School Publishing, 2007) ISBN-10: 0-13-187372-5 (271 pages) 6. …
Cl 553 United Methodist Polity And Discipline, Randy Jessen
Cl 553 United Methodist Polity And Discipline, Randy Jessen
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The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church 2008 Polity, Practice and the Mission of The United Methodist Church (2006 Edition), by Thomas Frank
Cl 614 Leading Groups And Organizations, Thomas F. Tumblin
Cl 614 Leading Groups And Organizations, Thomas F. Tumblin
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Building the Bridge as You Walk on It by Robert E. Quinn (Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley and Sons, 2004), 256 pages, ISBN: 978-0-7879-7112-0. Discussing the Undiscussable by William Noonan (Hoboken, NY: John Wiley and Sons, 2007), 288 pages, ISBN: 978-0-7879-8632-2. How the Way We Talk Can Change the Way We Act by Robert Kegan and Lisa L. Lahey (San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 2002), 256 pages, ISBN: 978-0-7879-6379- 6378-1. Masterplanning by Bob Biehl (Nashville: Broadman and Holman Publishers, 2005), 280 pages, ISBN: 0805460969. Organization Theory by Ann L. Cunliffe (Thousand Oaks, CA, Sage Publications, 2008). 184 pages, ISBN: 978-1-4129-3549-4. The Virtuous …
Cl 692 Multiple Staff Ministry, James Hampton
Cl 692 Multiple Staff Ministry, James Hampton
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Bonem, M. and Patterson, R. Leading from the Second Chair. San Francisco: Jossey Bass, 2005. 208 pages (LSC) Cladis, G. Leading the Team-Based Church. San Francisco: Jossey Bass, 1999. 208 pages (LTBC) Dulles, Avery. Models of the Church (Expanded Edition). Image, 1991. 288 pages (MC) Fisher, Roger and Sharp, Alan. Getting It Done: How to Lead When You’re Not in Charge. Harper Collins, 1999. 240 pages (HLNC) Lawson, K. How to Thrive in Associate Staff Ministry. Besthesda: The Alban Institute, 2000. 224 pages (HTASM) Lencioni, P. The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable. Jossey-Bass, 2002. 229 pages (FDT)
Co 675 Group Counseling, Anthony J. Headley
Co 675 Group Counseling, Anthony J. Headley
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Corey, G. (2008). Theory and Practice of Group Counseling (7th edition). Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole Publishing Co. The text includes a rather thorough bibliography. ISBN: 9780534641740 Corey, G., Corey, M., & Haynes, R. (2000). Evolution of a Group (workbook and videotape), Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole. ISBN: 0534363245
Ym 692 Multiple Staff Ministry, James Hampton
Ym 692 Multiple Staff Ministry, James Hampton
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Bonem, M. and Patterson, R. Leading from the Second Chair. San Francisco: Jossey Bass, 2005. 208 pages (LSC) Cladis, G. Leading the Team-Based Church. San Francisco: Jossey Bass, 1999. 208 pages (LTBC) Dulles, Avery. Models of the Church (Expanded Edition). Image, 1991. 288 pages (MC) Fisher, Roger and Sharp, Alan. Getting It Done: How to Lead When You’re Not in Charge. Harper Collins, 1999. 240 pages (HLNC) Lawson, K. How to Thrive in Associate Staff Ministry. Besthesda: The Alban Institute, 2000. 224 pages (HTASM) Lencioni, P. The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable. Jossey-Bass, 2002. 229 pages (FDT)
Cs 632 Christian Min/Multi-Cultural Soc, Steve Ybarrola
Cs 632 Christian Min/Multi-Cultural Soc, Steve Ybarrola
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Angelou, Maya 1983 I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. New York: Bantam Books. ISBN: 0553279378 Carroll, M. Daniel 2008 Christians at the Border: Immigration, the Church, and the Bible. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic. ISBN: 080103566X. Crespo, Orlando 2003 Being Latino in Christ. Grand Rapids, MI: InterVarsity Press. ISBN: 0830823743. Kazin, Alfred 1969 A Walker in the City. New York: Harvest Books. ISBN: 0156941767 Priest, Robert and Alvaro Nieves, eds. 2007 This Side of Heaven: Race, Ethnicity, and Christian Faith. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN: 0195310578. Scupin, Raymond, ed. 2003 Race and Ethnicity: An Anthropological Focus on the …
Ot 520 Old Testament Introduction, Edwin C. Hostetter
Ot 520 Old Testament Introduction, Edwin C. Hostetter
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Barry L. Bandstra, Reading the Old Testament: An Introduction to the Hebrew Bible, 4th ed. (Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, 2009) Dianne Bergant, Israel's Story, 2 vols. (Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2006-7) Sandra L. Gravett et al., An Introduction to the Hebrew Bible: A Thematic Approach (Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2008)
Pc 510 The Servant As Pastoral Care Giver, Stephen P. Stratton
Pc 510 The Servant As Pastoral Care Giver, Stephen P. Stratton
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Benner, D. G. (2003). Strategic Pastoral Counseling, 2nd Ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker. (This book is our basic text for the theory and philosophy of pastoral counseling.) Carkhuff, R. R. (2000). The Art of Helping in the 21st Century, 8th Ed. Amherst, MA: Human Resource Development Press. (This book is our basic text for micro skills of pastoral counseling.) Headley, A. J. (2007). Reframing Your Ministry: Balancing Professional Responsibilities and Personal Needs. Napanee, IL: Evangel Publishing House. (Our own Dr. Headley has created a wonderful resource about pastoral care starting with the foundational emphasis on self-care.) Kuenning, D. (1987). Helping …
Cd 610 Moral Development, Daryl L. Smith
Cd 610 Moral Development, Daryl L. Smith
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1. Nurture that is Christian: Developmental Perspectives on Christian Education by James C. Wilhoit and John M. Dettoni (Baker Academic, 1995). 278p. ISBN-10: 0801021324 2. Faithful Change: The Personal and Public Challenges of Postmodern Life by James Fowler (Abingdon, 2001). 246p. ISBN-10: 0687097207 3. The Moral Judgment of the Child by Jean Piaget (Free Press, 1965). 410p. ISBN-10: 0029252407 4. The Christ of the Mount by E. Stanley Jones (Abingdon, 1931). ASIN: B000GJTH3G 5. Hardwired to Connect: The New Scientific Case for Authoritative Communities (ORDER from the Institute of American Values www:americanvalues.org)
Cd 656 Discipling Children In The Large Church, Catherine Stonehouse
Cd 656 Discipling Children In The Large Church, Catherine Stonehouse
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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.
Do 670 United Methodist Theology, Robert G. Tuttle
Do 670 United Methodist Theology, Robert G. Tuttle
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1. The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church, 2004. 2. Abraham, William J. Waking from Doctrinal Amnesia: The Healing of Doctrine in The United Methodist Church. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1995. 3. Campbell, Dennis. United Methodism and American Culture, Vol. III, Doctrines and Disciplines. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1999. 4. Chiles, Robert E. Theological Transitions in American Methodism: 1790-1935, Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 1984. 5. Langford, Thomas, ed. Practical Divinity: Readings in Wesleyan Theology, Vol. 2, revised text 1999. Abingdon Press. 6. Tuttle, Robert G., Jr. Sanctity without Starch: A LaypersonÕs Guide to a Wesleyan Theology of Grace, …
Do 671 United Methodist Theology, Robert G. Tuttle
Do 671 United Methodist Theology, Robert G. Tuttle
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1. The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church, 2004. 2. Abraham, William J. Waking from Doctrinal Amnesia: The Healing of Doctrine in The United Methodist Church. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1995. 3. Campbell, Dennis. United Methodism and American Culture, Vol. III, Doctrines and Disciplines. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1999. 4. Chiles, Robert E. Theological Transitions in American Methodism: 1790-1935, Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 1984. 5. Langford, Thomas, ed. Practical Divinity: Readings in Wesleyan Theology, Vol. 2, revised text 1999. Abingdon Press. 6. Tuttle, Robert G., Jr. Sanctity without Starch: A LaypersonÕs Guide to a Wesleyan Theology of Grace, …
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, Tom. The Challenge of Jesus. InterVarsity, 1999
Is 502 Christian Formation: Vocation Of Ministry, Burrell D. Dinkins
Is 502 Christian Formation: Vocation Of Ministry, Burrell D. Dinkins
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Drury, Keith. (2004) Holiness for Ordinary People, Indianapolis, Indiana: Wesleyan Publishing House Gill, David W. (2000). Becoming Good: Building Moral Character Downers Grove, Illinois: InterVarsity Press. Guinness, O. (1998). The Call: Finding and Fulfilling the Central Purpose of Your Life,Waco,TX. Word. Rediger, G. Lloyd. (2003) Beyond the Scandals: A Guide to Healthy Sexuality for Clergy. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Fortress Press Sire, James W. (2000). Habits of the Mind: Intellectual Life as a Christian Calling. Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity Press. Stevens, R. Paul. (1999) The Other Six Days: Vocation, Work, and Ministry in Biblical Perspective. Vancouver, British Columbia: Eerdmans/Regent
Ms 635 Renewing The Church For Mission, Jeffrey Stiggins
Ms 635 Renewing The Church For Mission, Jeffrey Stiggins
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Becoming a Blessed Church: Forming a Church of Spiritual Purpose, Presence and Power. N. Graham Standish. (Herndon, Virginia: The Alban Institute, 2005). Managing Transitions: Making the Most of Change, 2nd edition. William Bridges. (Cambridge: Perseus Books Group, 2003). Simple Church: Returning to God's Process for Making Disciples. Thom S. Rainer & Eric Geiger (B & H Publishing Group: 2006). Taking the Next Step: Leading Lasting Change in the Church. Lovett H. Weems. (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2004). Direct Hit: Aiming Real Leaders at the Mission Field. Paul D. Borden. (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2006). Leading Change in the Congregation: Spiritual and Organizational …
Ms 652 Christian Min/Multi-Cultural Soc, Steven Ybarolla
Ms 652 Christian Min/Multi-Cultural Soc, Steven Ybarolla
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Angelou, Maya 1983 I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. New York: Bantam Books. ISBN: 0553279378 Carroll, M. Daniel 2008 Christians at the Border: Immigration, the Church, and the Bible. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic. ISBN: 080103566X. Crespo, Orlando 2003 Being Latino in Christ. Grand Rapids, MI: InterVarsity Press. ISBN: 0830823743. Kazin, Alfred 1969 A Walker in the City. New York: Harvest Books. ISBN: 0156941767 Priest, Robert and Alvaro Nieves, eds. 2007 This Side of Heaven: Race, Ethnicity, and Christian Faith. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN: 0195310578. Scupin, Raymond, ed. 2003 Race and Ethnicity: An Anthropological Focus on the …
Mb 745 Ethnicity, Race, And The Church, Steven Ybarrola
Mb 745 Ethnicity, Race, And The Church, Steven Ybarrola
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Chacour, Elias 2003 Blood Brothers. Grand Rapids, MI: Chosen Books. ISBN: 0800793218. Eriksen, Thomas Hyland 2002 Ethnicity and Nationalism: Anthropological Perspectives. Second Edition. London: Pluto Press. ISBN: 0745318878 Hays, J. Daniel 2003 From Every People and Nation: A Biblical Theology of Race. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. ISBN: 0830826165. Hutchinson, John and Anthony D. Smith 1996 Ethnicity. New York: Oxford University Press, USA. ISBN: 0192892746 Volf, Miroslav 1996 Exclusion and Embrace: A Theological Exploration of Identity, Otherness, and Reconciliation. Nashville: Abingdon Press. ISBN: 0687002826
Mi 610 Introduction To Christian Mission, Charles Madinger
Mi 610 Introduction To Christian Mission, Charles Madinger
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Perspectives on the World Christian Movement: A Reader, Fourth Edition, Edited by Ralph D. Winter and Steven C. Hawthorne, William Carey Library, © 2009 Perspectives on the World Christian Movement: A Study Guide, 2009 Edition, by Steven C. Hawthorne, William Carey Library, © 2009 These texts are included in the cost of the class.
Mi 630 Biblical Theology Of Mission, Lalsangkima Pachuau
Mi 630 Biblical Theology Of Mission, Lalsangkima Pachuau
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Bible: NRSV or NIV Bosch, David. Transforming Mission: Paradigm Shifts in Theology of Mission. Maryknoll (NY): Orbis Books, 1991. Newbigin, Leslie. The Open Secret: Sketches of a Missionary Theology. Revised. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1995. Wright, Christopher. The Mission of God: Unlocking the Bible’s Grand Narrative. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2006.
Mi 730 Biblical Theology Of Mission, Lalsangkima Pachuau
Mi 730 Biblical Theology Of Mission, Lalsangkima Pachuau
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Bible: NRSV or NIV Bosch, David. Transforming Mission: Paradigm Shifts in Theology of Mission. Maryknoll (NY): Orbis Books, 1991. Newbigin, Leslie. The Open Secret: Sketches of a Missionary Theology. Revised. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1995. Wright, Christopher. The Mission of God: Unlocking the Bible’s Grand Narrative. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2006
Mm 601 Title: Parish: Inside The Walls, Mike Currans
Mm 601 Title: Parish: Inside The Walls, Mike Currans
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Bill Hybles Courageous Leadership Jim Collins Good To Great Mentored Ministry Handbook: MM 601/602 purchased from the professor for $5, or downloaded from the ATS website
Ml 714 Leading Groups And Organizations, Thomas F. Tumblin
Ml 714 Leading Groups And Organizations, Thomas F. Tumblin
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Building the Bridge as You Walk on It by Robert E. Quinn (Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley and Sons, 2004), 256 pages, ISBN: 978-0-7879-7112-0. Discussing the Undiscussable by William Noonan (Hoboken, NY: John Wiley and Sons, 2007), 288 pages, ISBN: 978-0-7879-8632-2. How the Way We Talk Can Change the Way We Act by Robert Kegan and Lisa L. Lahey (San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 2002), 256 pages, ISBN: 978-0-7879-6379- 6378-1. Masterplanning by Bob Biehl (Nashville: Broadman and Holman Publishers, 2005), 280 pages, ISBN: 0805460969. Organization Theory by Ann L. Cunliffe (Thousand Oaks, CA, Sage Publications, 2008). 184 pages, ISBN: 978-1-4129-3549-4. The Virtuous …
Mm 602 Parish: Outside The Walls, Randy Jessen
Mm 602 Parish: Outside The Walls, Randy Jessen
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MM601-602 Handbook (via One ATS or the Mentored Ministry office for a hardcopy, $5.00) A Many Colored Kingdom (2004), Conde-Frazier, Kang, & Parrett Same Kind of Different as Me, Hall & Moore Select and watch one movie from the following list: Remember the Titans The Freedom Writers Crash The Secret Life of Bees The Air Up There Driving Miss Daisy
Ms 614 Ethnicity, Race, And The Church, Steven Ybarrola
Ms 614 Ethnicity, Race, And The Church, Steven Ybarrola
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Chacour, Elias 2003 Blood Brothers. Grand Rapids, MI: Chosen Books. ISBN: 0800793218. Eriksen, Thomas Hyland 2002 Ethnicity and Nationalism: Anthropological Perspectives. Second Edition. London: Pluto Press. ISBN: 0745318878 Hays, J. Daniel 2003 From Every People and Nation: A Biblical Theology of Race. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. ISBN: 0830826165. Hutchinson, John and Anthony D. Smith 1996 Ethnicity. New York: Oxford University Press, USA. ISBN: 0192892746 Volf, Miroslav 1996 Exclusion and Embrace: A Theological Exploration of Identity, Otherness, and Reconciliation. Nashville: Abingdon Press. ISBN: 0687002826
Me 760 Ministry And Evangelism In The Small Church, Art Mcphee
Me 760 Ministry And Evangelism In The Small Church, Art Mcphee
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Crandall, Ronald K. Turnaround and Beyond: A Hopeful Future for Small Membership Churches. Nashville, TN: Abingdon, 2008. Pages: 176. Daman, Glenn C. Shepherding the Small Church: A Leadership Guide for the Majority of Today’s Churches. 2nd edition. Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel Academic & Professional, 2007. Pages: 288. Dudley, Carl S. Effective Small Churches in the Twenty-First Century. Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press, 2003. Pages: 192. Ray, David R. The Indispensable Guide for Smaller Churches. Cleveland, OH: Pilgrim Press, 2003. Pages: 296. In addition to these texts, students will read 500 pages related to the topic of their course paper.