Columbia, MD

2012-2013

(See Moodle for Syllabi). Textbooks required for each course are listed on this information page. It is the responsibility of each student to acquire his/her own textbooks. If you need any assistance contact the on-campus LifeWay Christian Bookstore at (502) 897-4506.

Fall 2012

29250     Survey of Christian Ethics     Kerns

Swetland, Kenneth. Facing Messy Stuff in the Church. Kregel

25100     Intro to Church History I     Nettles

Justo Gonzalez. The Story of Christianity [1]. San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1984.

Stephen Nichols. For Us and For Our Salvation. Wheaton Crossway, 2007

25120     Intro to Church History II     Haykin

Esther Bennett, Heavenly Fire: The life and ministry of William Grimshaw of Haworth (1707-1763) (Dundas, Ontario: Joshua Press, 2000).

Kirsten Birkett, The Essence of the Reformation (2^nd ed.; Kingsford, NSW, Australia: Matthias Media, 2009).

John Calvin, The Institutes of Christian Religion, eds. Tony Lane and Hilary Osborne (Repr. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1987).

Tim Dowley, ed., Introduction to the History of Christianity (1990 ed.; repr. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1995).

[Mark Galli and Ted Olsen], 131 Christians Everyone Should Know (Nashville, Tennessee: Broadman and Holman, 2000).

Michael A. G. Haykin, ed., “To honour God”: The spirituality of Oliver Cromwell (Dundas, Ontario: Joshua Press, 1999).

D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Basis of Christian Unity (Edinburgh: Banner of Truth Trust, 2003).

Brandon Withrow, Katherine Parr: A Guided Tour of the Life and Thought of a Reformation Queen (Phillipsburg, New Jersey: P&R Publishing, 2009).

Spring 2013

35040     Leadership & Family Ministry     Wilder

Cheong, Robert K. 2013. God redeeming his bride: A handbook for church discipline. Church Focus Publications.

Jones, Timothy Paul. 2009. Perspectives on family ministry. Nashville, TN: B & H Publishing.

Laniak, Timothy S. 2006. Shepherds after My Own Heart: Pastoral Traditions and Leadership in the Bible. New Studies in biblical Theology series edited by D.A. Carson. IVP.

Mahaney, C.J. 2005. Humility: True Greatness. Multnomah Publishers.

Marshall, Colin and Tony Payne. 2010. The Trellis and the Vine: The Ministry Mind-Shift That Changes Everything.

REQUIRED RESOURCES

The following resources are required but specific sections will not be assigned as reading material.
Bible (bring to every class session)

Malphurs, Aubrey. 2005. Advanced strategic planning 2nd edition. Grand Rapids: Baker Books. 382 pages

You will also need access to either Wayne Grudem’s, Millard Erickson’s, OR Daniel Akin’s systematic theology book—or a similar systematic text. You will be assigned readings as you prepare for classroom discussions on the second day of class.

32960     Intro to Missiology     Sills

22100     Biblical Hermeneutics     Joslin