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Me 770 Renewing The Church For Mission, Howard A. Snyder
Me 770 Renewing The Church For Mission, Howard A. Snyder
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The Community of the King, rev. ed. (2004), by Howard Snyder The Other Six Days, by R. Paul Stevens Natural Church Development, by Christian Schwarz Churches That Make a Difference, by Ronald Sider, Philip Olson, and Heidi Rolland Unruh
Pc 510 The Servant As Pastoral Care Giver, Stuart L. Palmer
Pc 510 The Servant As Pastoral Care Giver, Stuart L. Palmer
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Benner, David G. (1992) Strategic Pastoral Counseling: A Short-term Structure Model. Baker Book House: Grand Rapids, MI. Frederic, Harold. (1960) The Damnation of Theron Ware. Edited by Everett Carter. (Belknap Press: Cambridge, Massachusetts). Headley, Anthony J. (1999) Achieving Balance in Ministry. Beacon Hill Press: Kansas City, Mo. Kuenning, Delores. (1987) Helping People Through Grief. Bethany House: Minneapolis, MN. Nichols, Michael P. (1995) The Lost Art of Listening: How Learning to Listen Can Improve Relationships. Guilford: New York, NY. Steinbron, Melvin J. (1997) The Lay-Driven Church: How to Empower the People in Your Church to Share the Task of Ministry. Regal: …
Nt 511 The Gospel Of Mark, David Loren Thompson
Nt 511 The Gospel Of Mark, David Loren Thompson
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Required Texts A number of these students will already have purchased in connection with text requirements of NT500 or NT501. Take special care to notice the options for some required resources. (M.A. students without required New Testament Greek, select 2.b and 3.b or 3.c below among the options at those points.) 1. ENGLISH BIBLE. Revised Standard Version. Any edition that gives an uncluttered text, without paragraph titles or other interpretive comments is recommended. Similar formatted editions of the NASB, NRSV, and NIV are also acceptable. 2. GREEK NEW TESTAMENT. Either a) Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graece, 27th rev. ed. Stuttgart: Deutsche …
Nt 645 General Epistles, David R. Bauer
Nt 645 General Epistles, David R. Bauer
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A. Required Texts: 1. Revised Standard Version of the Bible, or New Revised Standard Version of the Bible 2. The Greek New Testament (or Interlinear Greek-English New Testament) 3. An Annotated Guide to Biblical Resources for Ministry, by David R. Bauer B. Collateral Texts: 1. New Testament Introduction, by Donald Guthrie 2. The New Testament as Canon, by Brevard Childs 3. It’s Still Greek to Me, by David A. Black
Ot 617 The Book Of Judges, Lawson G. Stone
Ot 617 The Book Of Judges, Lawson G. Stone
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Required General Exegetical Tools. 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. Murphy, T. J. Pocket Dictionary for the Study of Biblical Hebrew. IVP. 2003. Vasholz, R. I. Data for the Sigla in BHS. Eisenbrauns, 1983. Provided by instructor. 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!) Required Material Directly Related to the Book of …
Pc 400 Graduation Closure Procedures, Anthony J. Headley
Lay Committee Handbook, Asbury Theological Seminary
Lay Committee Handbook, Asbury Theological Seminary
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You and your congregation are invited to be a part of a cooperative adventure in pastoral field education with Asbury Theological Seminary. The seminary is committed to preparing men and women for effective ministries in the local church. Experience has shown that this is best done through an educational partnership between the local church and the seminary in which students have an opportunity to integrate theology with ministerial practice. This provides balance that is essential to a student’s understanding and preparation for ministry. Local churches become teaching-churches in this model. You provide context, ministry experiences and opportunities for personal, theological …
Cl 553 United Methodist Polity And Discipline, Al Gwinn
Cl 553 United Methodist Polity And Discipline, Al Gwinn
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The Book of Discipline 2000. Nashville: United Methodist Publishing House, 2000. Thomas Edward Frank, Polity, Practice, and the Mission of the United Methodist Church Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1997.
Ot 612 Psalms, Brian D. Russell
Ot 612 Psalms, Brian D. Russell
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Required Texts 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. Bible Study That Works. Revised edition. Evangel Press, 1994. David L. Thompson . 3. William W. Klein, Craig Blomberg, and Robert Hubbard, Introduction to Biblical Interpretation (Word, 1993) 4. James Luther Mays. Psalms. Interpretation. Louisville: WJK, 1994. 5. Achtemeier, Elizabeth. Preaching from the Old Testament. Louisville: WJK, 1989.
Cd 560 The Ministry Of Teaching, Beverly C. Johnson-Miller
Cd 560 The Ministry Of Teaching, Beverly C. Johnson-Miller
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Donald M. Joy, Meaningful Learning in the Church. Indianapolis: Light and Life Press, 1969, revised 1989. ISBN 0-89367-019-7 John M. Bracke and Karen B. Tye, Teaching the Bible in the Church. St. Louis: Chalice Press , 2003. ISBN 0-8272-3643-3 Marlene D. LeFever, Learning Styles: Reaching Everyone God Gave You to Teach. Colorado Springs: Cook Communications Ministries, 1995. ISBN: 0-7814-5117-5 Learning Styles Inventory Parker J. Palmer, To Know as we are Known: a spirituality of education. San Francisco: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1983. ISBN: 0-06-066456-8 Maria Harris, Teaching and Religious Imagination: an essay in the theology of teaching. San Francisco: Harper, …
Nt 510 The Gospel Of Matthew, David R. Bauer
Nt 510 The Gospel Of Matthew, David R. Bauer
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Revised Standard Version of the Bible or New Revised Standard Version of the Bible Methodical Bible Study, Robert Traina Matthew, Proclamation Commentaries, Jack Dean Kingsbury An Annotated Guide to Biblical Resources for Ministry, David R. Bauer
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.
Ot 610 Exegesis Of Genesis, David Loren Thompson
Ot 610 Exegesis Of Genesis, David Loren Thompson
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Revised Standard Version of the Bible or some other contemporary, standard (non-paraphrasing) version with minimal editorial clutter in the layout. NRSV, NASB, and NIV are also fine. Bible Study That Works. Revised edition. Evangel Press, 1994. David L. Thompson
Wo 510 Worship Leadership In The Church, William C. Goold
Wo 510 Worship Leadership In The Church, William C. Goold
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Required Reading: Authentic Worship in a Changing Culture (Grand Rapids: CRC Publications, 1997). [Note: This booklet is approximately 80 pages. ATS/CBS price, $4.45] Bateman IV, Herbert W. Authentic Worship: Hearing Scripture’s Voice, Applying Its Truths (Grand Rapids: Kregel Publications, 2002). [Note: This book is approximately 297 pages. Estimated price is $15.00.] DeArtega, William L. Forgotten Power: The Significance of the Lord’s Supper in Revival (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2002). [Note: This book is approximately 273 pages. ATS/CBS price, $15.00] Wright, Tim and Jan, Editors. Contemporary Worship: A Sourcebook for Spirit-Traditional, Praise and Seeker Services (Abingdon Press, 1997). [Note: This book is …
Mi 730 Biblical Theology Of Mission, Howard A. Snyder
Mi 730 Biblical Theology Of Mission, Howard A. Snyder
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The Bible. NRSV, NIV, or TNIV preferred. Let the Earth Rejoice: A Biblical Theology of Holistic Mission, by William Dyrness. Wipf & Stock, 1998. Images of the Church in Mission, by John Driver. Herald Press, 1997. Slaves, Women and Homosexuals: Exploring the Hermeneutics of Cultural Analysis, by William J. Webb. InterVarsity, 2001.
Cl 553 United Methodist Polity And Discipline, Tom Thomas Jr.
Cl 553 United Methodist Polity And Discipline, Tom Thomas Jr.
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a) The Book of Discipline (2000 edition) (United Methodist Publishing House). Though this is the last year of this edition, the 2000 Edition of The Book of Discipline is the edition you must use for this course. b) Thomas Edward Frank, Polity, Practice, and the Mission of the United Methodist Church (Nashville: Abingdon, 2003 edition). Please obtain the 2003 edition which should be stocked in the Asbury Bookstore. c) Tuell, Jack M., The Organization of the United Methodist Church, Abingdon, 2003( the latest edition).
Cs 601 Christian Ethics, Wyndy Corbin
Cs 601 Christian Ethics, Wyndy Corbin
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Dayton, Donald W. Discovering an Evangelical Heritage (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1988) Miles, Rebekah L. The Pastor as Moral Guide (Minneapolis: Fortress, 1999)
Nt 510 The Gospel Of Matthew, David F. Smith
Nt 510 The Gospel Of Matthew, David F. Smith
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Textbooks (1) The Bible The primary text is the Bible. As a part of your work, feel free to draw on the Revised Standard Version (RSV), the New American Standard Bible (NASB), the New International Version (NIV), the New Jerusalem Bible (NJB), and the New American Bible (NAB). There are several versions which are not suitable as the primary texts for this class. For example, translations that are done by a single translator (e.g., The Message), or translations which are simply paraphrases built from an English text (e.g., The Living Bible [not to be confused with the New Living Translation]). …
Extended Case Guidelines, Counseling Department
Extended Case Guidelines, Counseling Department
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Instructions on how to do a case study
Mw 770 Contemporary Cults, Steven Tsoukalas
Mw 770 Contemporary Cults, Steven Tsoukalas
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Hexham, Irving, and Karla Poewe. Understanding Cults and New Religions. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1986. Sire, James. Scripture Twisting: Twenty Ways the Cults Misread the Bible. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 1980. Stark, Rodney, and William Sims Bainbridge. The Future of Religion: Secularization, Revival, and Cult Formation. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1985. Tsoukalas, Steven. Masonic Rites and Wrongs: An Examination of Freemasonry. Phillipsburg, N.J.: Presbyterian and Reformed, 1995. Tucker, Ruth. Another Gospel: Alternative Religions and the New Age Movement. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1989.
Wo 510 Worship Leadership In The Church, Charles R. Hohenstein
Wo 510 Worship Leadership In The Church, Charles R. Hohenstein
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[no author] Authentic Worship in a Changing Culture (Grand Rapids: CRC Publications, 1997; ISBN 1-56212-257-6). Daniel T. Benedict and Craig Kenneth Miller, Contemporary Worship for the 21st Century: Worship or Evangelism? (Nashville: Discipleship Resources, 1995; ISBN 0- 88177-138-4). William L. De Arteaga, Forgotten Power: The Significance of the Lord’s Supper in Revival (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2002; ISBN 0-310-24567-2). Thomas G. Long, Beyond the Worship Wars: Building Vital and Faithful Worship (The Alban Institute, 2001; ISBN 1-56699-240-0). Timothy J. Mulder, So You’ve Been Asked to Lead in Prayer (Grand Rapids: CRC Publications, 1996). Robert Webber, Planning Blended Worship: The Creative Mixture …
Me 770 Renewing The Church For Mission, Howard A. Snyder
Me 770 Renewing The Church For Mission, Howard A. Snyder
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The Community of the King, rev. ed. (2004), by Howard Snyder The Other Six Days, by R. Paul Stevens Natural Church Development, by Christian Schwarz Churches That Make a Difference, by Ronald Sider, Philip Olson, and Heidi Rolland Unruh
Mi 740 Introduction To Christian Mission, Ralph S. Yoder
Mi 740 Introduction To Christian Mission, Ralph S. Yoder
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Roger E. Hedlund, The Mission of the Church in the World: A Bibical Theology. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Baker House, 1991. Charles Van Engen, Mission on the Way: Issues in Mission Theology. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1996. J. Herbert Kane, A Concise History of Christian World Mission, Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1978. Gailyn Van Rheenen, Missions: Biblical Foundations and Contemporary Strategies. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing Co., 1996. Vincent Donovan, Christianity Rediscovered. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 1991. Bruce E. Olson, Bruchko. Carol Stream, IL: Creation Press, 1973. James M. Phillips and Robert T. Coote, Toward the …
Nt 655 Faith And Wealth In New Testament Perspective, Joel B. Green
Nt 655 Faith And Wealth In New Testament Perspective, Joel B. Green
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González, Justo L. Faith and Wealth: A History of Early Christian Ideas on the Origin, Significance, and Use of Money. San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1990; reprint ed., Eugene: Oregon: Wipf & Stock, 2002. Hamel, Gildas. Poverty and Charity in Roman Palestine, First Three Centuries C.E. University of California Press: Near Eastern Studies 23. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1990. Wheeler, Sondra Ely. Wealth as Peril and Obligation: The New Testament on Possessions. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Wm.B. Eerdmans, 1995.
Ot 612 Psalms, Brian D. Russell
Ot 612 Psalms, Brian D. Russell
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Required Texts 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. Bible Study That Works. Revised edition. Evangel Press, 1994. David L. Thompson . 3. William W. Klein, Craig Blomberg, and Robert Hubbard, Introduction to Biblical Interpretation (Word, 1993) 4. James Luther Mays. Psalms. Interpretation. Louisville: WJK, 1994. 5. Achtemeier, Elizabeth. Preaching from the Old Testament. Louisville: WJK, 1989.
Pr 610 Servant As Proclaimer, James B. Buskirk
Pr 610 Servant As Proclaimer, James B. Buskirk
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Craddock, Fred B., Preaching, Abingdon Press, Nashville, 1985 Demoray, Donald E., Introduction to Homiletics, Second Edition, Light and Press, Indianapolis, 1990 Long, Thomas G., The Witness of Preaching, Westminster/John Knox, Louisville, 1989 Webb, Joseph M., Preaching Without Notes, Abingdon, Nashville, 2001
Nt 655 Faith And Wealth In New Testament Perspective, Joel B. Green
Nt 655 Faith And Wealth In New Testament Perspective, Joel B. Green
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González, Justo L. Faith and Wealth: A History of Early Christian Ideas on the Origin, Significance, and Use of Money. San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1990; reprint ed., Eugene: Oregon: Wipf & Stock, 2002. Hamel, Gildas. Poverty and Charity in Roman Palestine, First Three Centuries C.E. University of California Press: Near Eastern Studies 23. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1990. Wheeler, Sondra Ely. Wealth as Peril and Obligation: The New Testament on Possessions. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Wm.B. Eerdmans, 1995.Wuthnow, Robert. Poor Richard’s Principle: Recovering the American Dream through the Moral Dimension of Work, Business, and Money. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton …
Ch 501 Church History I, J. Steven O'Malley
Ch 501 Church History I, J. Steven O'Malley
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REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS 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, Volume I (Abingdon; paper ed.) [for use in elaborating theological developments at crucial junctures] 3 Irvin, Dale, and Sunquist, Scott, eds., History of the World Christian Movement (Earliest Christianity to 1453), (Orbis, 2001). (abbreviated HWCM) [main secondary textbook] Kerr, Hugh T., ed. Readings in Christian Thought. (Abingdon paper ed.). A concise collection of selected texts …
Pc 510 The Servant As Pastoral Care Giver, John G. Galloway
Pc 510 The Servant As Pastoral Care Giver, John G. Galloway
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1. Dinkins, Burrell & Losoney. “Grief” (article on reserve shelf) 6 2. Shelly, Judith Allen. Spiritual Care: A Guide for Caregivers. 3. Frederic, Harold. The Damnation of Theron Ware. (I suggest that you read this novel as soon as possible.) 4. Kollar, Charles Allen: Solution-Focused Pastoral Counseling (This is our basic text for the theory and practice of pastoral counseling) 5. Kuenning, Delores. Helping People Through Grief. (Many students find this to be a very emotional book. You may want to read a few chapters at a time.) 6. Nichols, Michael P. The Lost Art of Listening: (This is the …
Ot 711 Exegetical Studies In The Historical Books, Lawson G. Stone
Ot 711 Exegetical Studies In The Historical Books, Lawson G. Stone
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Solid Translation, with all words accurately analyzed Textual apparatus and it's implications for interpretation Syntactical features identified and assessed Key words or phrases identified (maybe even check a reference lexicon) The appropriate sections of the two commentaries assigned should be read. Some days will be given over to instructor presentations covering specific aspects of exegetical method