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Ms 620 Leadership/Church For Unchurched, Art Mcphee
Ms 620 Leadership/Church For Unchurched, Art Mcphee
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Baab, Lynne M. Reaching Out in a Networked World: Expressing Your Congrega�on’s Heart and Soul. Herndon, VA: The Alban Institute. ISBN‐13 978‐1566993685. (190 pp.) Barre�, Lois Y., et al. Treasure in Clay Jars: Pa�erns in Missional Faithfulness. Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2004. ISBN‐13: 978‐0802826923. (192 pp.) Guder, Darrell, L., ed. Missional Church: A Vision for the Sending of the Church in North America. Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1998. ISBN‐13: 978‐0802843500 (268 pp.) Hunter, George G. III. Church for the Unchurched. Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press, 1996. ISBN‐13: 978‐0687277322 (188 pp.) Hunter, George G. …
Ot 630 Exegesis Of Isaiah, Mark J. Boda
Ot 630 Exegesis Of Isaiah, Mark J. Boda
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Arnold, Bill T. and John H. Choi. A Guide to Biblical Hebrew Syntax. New York, N.Y.: Cambridge University Press, 2003. Oswalt, John. The Book of Isaiah, Chapters 1-39. NICOT. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1986. Oswalt, John. The Book of Isaiah: Chapters 40-66. NICOT. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1997. Childs, Brevard S. Isaiah. OTL. Louisville: Westminster/John Knox, 2001.
Wo 510 Worship Leadership In The Church, Kandace Brooks
Wo 510 Worship Leadership In The Church, Kandace Brooks
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Long, Thomas. Beyond Worship Wars (Herndon, VA: The Alban Institute, 2001) Peterson, David. Engaging with God: A Biblical Theology of Worship (Downers Grove, Illinois: Intervarsity Press, 1992). White, James F. A Brief History of Christian Worship (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1997). Willimon, William. Sunday Dinner (Nashville: The Upper Room, 1981) Willimon, William. Remember Who You Are (Nashville: The Upper Room, 1980)
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.
Cl 613 Recruiting And Equipping The Laity, Stephen L. Martyn
Cl 613 Recruiting And Equipping The Laity, Stephen L. Martyn
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Job, Rueben P. and Norman Shawchuck. A Guide To Prayer. Nashville, TN. The Upper Room, 1983 (417 Pages). Please Note: this is the BLUE book. Harper, Steve. Devotional Life In The Wesleyan Tradition: A Workbook. Nashville, TN: Upper Room Books, 2001 (159). Henderson, D. Michael. John Wesley’s Class Meeting: A Model for Making Disciples. Nappanee, IN: Francis Asbury Press, 1997 (191 pages). Rath, Tom. Strengths Finder 2.0 .New York, NY: Gallup Press, 2007, (174 pages). Please Note: You must purchase this exact text as a NEW text in order to take the on-line Strength’s Finder Inventory found within. Roxburgh, Alan …
Cl 553 United Methodist Polity And Discipline, Michael C. Voigts
Cl 553 United Methodist Polity And Discipline, Michael C. Voigts
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The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church, 2008 (available January 2009). Frank, Thomas Edward. Polity, Practice, and the Mission of The United Methodist Church, Nashville: Abingdon, 2006.
Nt 511 The Gospel Of Mark, David Loren Thompson
Nt 511 The Gospel Of Mark, David Loren Thompson
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Thompson, David L. Bible Study That Works. Revised edition. Evangel Press, 1994.(=BSTW). This non–technical book will give us a quick overview of the terrain we will explore more precisely throughout the semester. • Longenecker, Bruce W. Lost Letters of Pergamum. Baker Academic, 200?
Ot 610 Pentateuch, Michael D. Matlock
Ot 610 Pentateuch, Michael D. Matlock
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Holy Bible (NASB, NRSV, or RSV) An Annotated Guide to Biblical Resources for Ministry by David Bauer Bible Study That Works by David Thompson Methodical Bible Study by Robert Traina A Guide to Biblical Hebrew Syntax by Bill Arnold and John Choi, Cambridge, 2003 BibleWorks 7.0 or 6.0 or all three of the following resources: A Masoretic Text of the Hebrew Bible. Either Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia. 4th ed. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 1990 or The NIV Interlinear Hebrew-English Old Testament. John Kohlenberger, editor. Zondervan. A concordance of the Hebrew Bible. Either Even-Shoshan, A New Concordance of the Old Testament, Baker. or …
Cl 553 United Methodist Polity And Discipline, Richard Hunter
Cl 553 United Methodist Polity And Discipline, Richard Hunter
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The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church, 2004. Frank, Thomas Edward. Polity, Practice, and the Mission of The United Methodist Church, Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2006. Optional Tuell, Jack M. The Organization of the United Methodist Church 2005-2008, Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2005. Recommended Resources/Books
Me 745 Leadership/Church For Unchurched, Art Mcphee
Me 745 Leadership/Church For Unchurched, Art Mcphee
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Baab, Lynne M. Reaching Out in a Networked World: Expressing Your Congrega�on’s Heart and Soul. Herndon, VA: The Alban Institute. ISBN‐13 978‐1566993685. (190 pp.) Barre�, Lois Y., et al. Treasure in Clay Jars: Pa�erns in Missional Faithfulness. Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2004. ISBN‐13: 978‐0802826923. (192 pp.) Guder, Darrell, L., ed. Missional Church: A Vision for the Sending of the Church in North America. Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1998. ISBN‐13: 978‐0802843500 (268 pp.) Hunter, George G. III. Church for the Unchurched. Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press, 1996. ISBN‐13: 978‐0687277322 (188 pp.) Hunter, George G. …
Ot 520 Old Testament Introduction, Mark J. Boda
Ot 520 Old Testament Introduction, Mark J. Boda
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Longman, Tremper and Raymond B. Dillard. An Introduction to the Old Testament (2nd edition). Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2006. Provan, Iain; V. Philips Long, and Tremper Longman. A Biblical History of Israel. Louisville: Westminster/John Knox, 2003. Tate, W. Randolph. Biblical Interpretation: An Integrated Approach (Revised Edition). Peabody: Hendrickson, 1997.
Ot 630 Exegesis Of Isaiah, Mark J. Boda
Ot 630 Exegesis Of Isaiah, Mark J. Boda
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Oswalt, John. The Book of Isaiah, Chapters 1-39. NICOT. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1986. Oswalt, John. The Book of Isaiah: Chapters 40-66. NICOT. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1997. Childs, Brevard S. Isaiah. OTL. Louisville: Westminster/John Knox, 2001. Arnold, Bill T. and John H. Choi. A Guide to Biblical Hebrew Syntax. New York, N.Y.: Cambridge University Press, 2003.
Ot 520 Old Testament Introduction, Mark J. Boda
Ot 520 Old Testament Introduction, Mark J. Boda
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Longman, Tremper and Raymond B. Dillard. An Introduction to the Old Testament (2nd edition). Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2006. Provan, Iain; V. Philips Long, and Tremper Longman. A Biblical History of Israel. Louisville: Westminster/John Knox, 2003. Tate, W. Randolph. Biblical Interpretation: An Integrated Approach (Revised Edition). Peabody: Hendrickson, 1997.
Cm 510 Foundations Of Campus Ministry (Reading List), Chris Kiesling
Cm 510 Foundations Of Campus Ministry (Reading List), Chris Kiesling
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Students who are following a vocational calling into campus ministry are encouraged to pursue the Master’s of Divinity degree. This course serves as one of four core electives meeting the Servant Ministry requirement in the Mdiv degree. The four CD courses meeting this requirement focus on a students’ projected ministerial role: CD 510 for Christian Educators; CD 511 for Pastors; CM 510 for Campus Ministers; and YM 510 for Youth Ministers. Thus the catalogue description for this course reads: CM 510 provides orientation and immersion into research-based understandings of young adult development and spiritual formation, and explores effective ministry approaches …
Ot 610 Pentateuch, Michael D. Matlock
Ot 610 Pentateuch, Michael D. Matlock
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Required Texts You may contact a salesperson at the Asbury Seminary Bookstore for all required resources at [email protected] or phone 859.858.4242 or 866.855.8252 1. Holy Bible (NASB, NRSV, or RSV) 2. An Annotated Guide to Biblical Resources for Ministry by David Bauer 3. Bible Study That Works by David Thompson 4. Methodical Bible Study by Robert Traina 5. A Guide to Biblical Hebrew Syntax by Bill Arnold and John Choi, Cambridge, 2003 6. BibleWorks 7.0 or 6.0 or all three of the following resources: 6a. A Masoretic Text of the Hebrew Bible. Either Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia. 4th ed. Stuttgart: Deutsche …
Nt 636 Acts Of The Apostles, David F. Smith
Nt 636 Acts Of The Apostles, David F. Smith
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(1) The Bible (2) Liefeld, Walter. Interpreting the Book of Acts (Hereafter: IBA) Revised edition. (Grand Rapids: Baker, 1995). (3) Fernando, Ajith, Acts: The NIV Application Commentary (Hereafter: Acts) (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1998).
Ch 500 Exl Turning Points In Church History , Robert Moore-Jumonville
Ch 500 Exl Turning Points In Church History , Robert Moore-Jumonville
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This course is designed to introduce students to selected themes as turning points in the history of the Christian Church from its origins to the present time. Within the broad sweep of the four main periods of the Church (Early, Medieval, Reformation, and Modern), students will consider key persons, events, developments, movements, and theological concepts. Special attention is devoted to intellectual history (the history of ideas) and to religious biography (the role key individuals have played in the story of Christianity). Open to MA students (other than MATS) only.
Mm 511 512 Mentored Ministry, Ellen L. Marmon
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.
Nt 511 The Gospel Of Mark, David Loren Thompson
Nt 511 The Gospel Of Mark, David Loren Thompson
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Thompson, David L. Bible Study That Works. Revised edition. Evangel Press, 1994.(=BSTW). A Bible. Green, Joel B., Sct McKnight, and I Howard Marshall (eds). Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels. InterVarsity Press, 1992.
Nt 520 New Testament Introduction, Garwood P. Anderson
Nt 520 New Testament Introduction, Garwood P. Anderson
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deSilva, David A. An Introduction to the New Testament: Contexts, Methods and Ministry Formation. Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity, 2004 [hereafter abbreviated INT]. Longenecker, Bruce W. The Lost Letters of Pergamum. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker, 2003 [hereafter abbreviated LLP]. Wright, Christopher J. H. Knowing Jesus through the Old Testament. Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity, 1992 [hereafter abbreviated KJOT].
St 753 The Human Person: Multidisciplinary Perspectives, Brian G. Edgar
St 753 The Human Person: Multidisciplinary Perspectives, Brian G. Edgar
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Southgate, Christopher et al, God, Humanity and the Cosmos: a textbook in science and religion Edinburgh: T and T Clark 1999 – pages 1-286, 329-398 - 350 pages John J. Davis, The Frontiers of Science and Faith: examining questions from the big bang to the end of the universe, Downers Grove: IVP, 2002 – 180 pages Green, Joel. (ed), What about the Soul? Neuroscience and Christian Anthropology, Nashville: Abingdon, 2004. – 190 pages Mitchell, C. Ben, Edmund D. Pellegrino, Jean Bethke Elshtain, John F. Kilner, Scott B. Rae, Biotechnology and the Human Good, Washington: Georgetown University Press, 2007 – 220 …
Ot 617 The Book Of Judges, Lawson G. Stone
Ot 617 The Book Of Judges, Lawson G. Stone
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Younger, K. Lawson, The NIV Application Commentary:Judges, Ruth. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2002. Gregory Mobley, The Empty Men: The Heroic Tradition of Ancient Israel. New York: Doubleday, 2005. Gunn, David M. Judges: Blackwell Bible Commentaries. Blackwell, 2005. Arnold, Bill T. and John H. Choi. A Guide to Hebrew Syntax. Cambridge, 2003. Elliger, K., and W. Rudolph, eds. Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 1967-77. A Hebrew-based Concordance or Biblical Software with full Hebrew root and grammar based search capability (For Wintel: Bibleworks, Logos; for Macintosh Accordance. The latter is sufficient reason to go out and buy a Mac!) The following are …
Nt 520 New Testament Introduction, Ben Witherington
Nt 520 New Testament Introduction, Ben Witherington
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1) B. Witherington, The New Testament Story (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2004). 2) B. Witherington, New Testament History, (Grand Rapids: Baker, 2001) pb. 3) B. Malina, The New Testament World, 2nd ed. (Louisville: Westminster/J. Knox, 1998) pb. 4) J.B. Green et. al. eds The Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels, Downers Grove: I-V Press, 1993 (hb) 5) G.F Hawthorne et al. eds. The Dictionary of Paul and his Letters, Downers Grove: I-V Press, 1993 (hb). These two dictionaries are excellent reference
Bs 501 Introduction To Biblical Studies, Christopher F. Morgan
Bs 501 Introduction To Biblical Studies, Christopher F. Morgan
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Bauer, David R. An Annotated Guide to Biblical Resources for Ministry. Hendrickson, 2003. (=AGBR) Drane, John Introducing the Old Testament. Completely revised and updated. Fortress Press, 2001. (=IOT) Klein, William W., Craig L. Blomberg and Robert L. Hubbard, Jr. Introduction to Biblical Interpretation: Revised and Updated. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1993. Students may omit those sections dealing specifically with the New Testament. (= IBI) Thompson, David L. Bible Study That Works. Revised edition. Nappanee, IN: Evangel Press, 1994. Offers an overview of and introduction to the “inductive biblical studies” approach. (= BSTW) One of the following translations of the Bible, preferably …
Ch 500 Turning Points In Church History, Robert Moore-Jumonville
Ch 500 Turning Points In Church History, Robert Moore-Jumonville
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Kelly, J. N. D. Golden Mouth: The Story of John Chrysostom Ascetic, Preacher, Bishop. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1995. Noll, Mark A. Turning Points: Decisive Moments in the History of Christianity, 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic Books, 2000. Placher, William C. Readings in the History of Christian Theology, Vol. 1 Placher, William C. Readings in the History of Christian Theology, Vol. 2
Bs 501 Introduction To Biblical Studies, Christopher F. Morgan
Bs 501 Introduction To Biblical Studies, Christopher F. Morgan
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Bauer, David R. An Annotated Guide to Biblical Resources for Ministry. Hendrickson, 2003. (=AGBR) Drane, John Introducing the Old Testament. Completely revised and updated. Fortress Press, 2001. (=IOT) Klein, William W., Craig L. Blomberg and Robert L. Hubbard, Jr. Introduction to Biblical Interpretation: Revised and Updated. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1993. Students may omit those sections dealing specifically with the New Testament. (= IBI) Thompson, David L. Bible Study That Works. Revised edition. Nappanee, IN: Evangel Press, 1994. Offers an overview of and introduction to the “inductive biblical studies” approach. (= BSTW) One of the following translations of the Bible, preferably …
Ch 501 Church History I, Robert Moore-Jumonville
Ch 501 Church History I, Robert Moore-Jumonville
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Chesterton, G. K., St Francis of Assisi. New York: Image, 2001. Christian History, issue 40, The Crusades Gonzalez, Justo L. The Story of Christianity, Vol. 1. New York: HarperCollins, 1985. Kelly, J. N. D. Golden Mouth: The Story of John Chrysostom Ascetic, Preacher, Bishop. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1995. Oden, Amy. In Her Words. Nashville: Abingdon, 1994 Placher, William C. Readings in the History of Christian Theology, Vol. 1. Philadelphia: Westminster, 1988.
Ot 612 Psalms, Brian D. Russell
Ot 612 Psalms, Brian D. Russell
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1. RSV, NRSV, NIV, or some other non-paraphrased version of the Bible. The best Bible for IBS is one that contains only the text without paragraph headings, study notes, etc. I found it profitable to buy a completely unmarked "pew" bible to use exclusively for IBS. 2. David L. Thompson. Bible Study That Works. Revised edition. Evangel Press, 1994. 3. Patrick D. Miller, Jr. Interpreting the Psalms. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1986. 4. James Luther Mays. Psalms. Interpretation. Louisville: WJK, 1994. 5. Achtemeier, Elizabeth. Preaching from the Old Testament. Louisville: WJK, 1989. 6. Richard J. Clifford. Psalms 1-72 and Psalms 73-150. Nashville: …
Do 501 Basic Christian Doctrine, Brian G. Edgar
Do 501 Basic Christian Doctrine, Brian G. Edgar
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1. Alistair McGrath, Christian Theology: an introduction, 3rd Ed, (Blackwell, 2001) 2. Alistair McGrath (ed), The Christian Theology Reader, (Blackwell, 1995). 3. Brian Edgar, The Message of the Trinity, (IVP, 2005). 4. Steve Harper, The Way to Heaven: the gospel according to John Wesley, (Zondervan, 2003). 5. Greg Boyd and Paul Eddy, Across the Spectrum: understanding issues in evangelical theology (Baker, 2002)
Pc 510 The Servant As Pastoral Care Giver, Tapiwa N. Mucherera
Pc 510 The Servant As Pastoral Care Giver, Tapiwa N. Mucherera
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1. Fortune Marie, Is Nothing Sacred, Cleveland Ohio: United Church Press, 1999. 2. Hunter Rodney, Gen. Ed. Dictionary of Pastoral Care and Counseling: See module dates for specific readings) Pastor, Pastoral Care of, pp. 830-832; Burnout, pp. 112-113; Prayer and worship life, Pastor’s, pp. 939-940; Identity, Pastoral pp. 567-568; Pastoral Theology pp. 867-872; Pastoral Theological Methodology pp. 862-864; Pastoral Care and Counseling p. 845; Pastoral Care pp.832-836; Pastoral Counseling pp. 849-854; Clergy, Empirical studies of, pp. 171-175; (These are some of the articles we will be using from the dictionary. You can borrow a copy from any of the seminary …