A Continuing Education Credit Option in Conjunction withthe Rocky Mountain District Council Training SeminarsCOURSE DESCRIPTIONRetirement PlanningSPECIFIC DATAASSEMBLIES OF GOD THEOLOGICAL SEMINARYASSEMBLIES OF GOD THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY A Continuing Education Credit Option in Conjunction with the Rocky Mountain District Council Training Seminars May 6-8, 2003 PTHE 640 Issues in Developing an Effective Ministry (2 Credits) Jay Taylor, D.Min. Summer, 2003 Cheryl Taylor, D.Min. COURSE SYLLABUS COURSE DESCRIPTION This course will provide church leaders the opportunity to enhance their knowledge and skills in developing more effective ministry in a variety of areas, including staff relations, women in ministry, preaching, retirement planning and worship. COURSE OBJECTIVES 1. To provide the resources for more effective ministry in staff relations, women in ministry, preaching, retirement planning and worship. 2. To equip church leaders in personal development that maximizes their gifts and abilities for more effective ministry in their local setting. COURSE REQUIREMENTS 1. Read 1000 pages from the section of the selected bibliography below related to the district council seminar that you attended. Submit a reading report (see attached sample) noting the books selected and the pages read. If the participant wishes to read books other than those listed in the select bibliography, she/he must request permission of the course instructor. 2. Prepare 5-8 page reflection paper on the District Council Seminar that you attended. Highlight the key issues that most directly affect your ministry setting with a view toward integrating your learning from the seminar into your ministry. 3. Prepare a written project of 8-10 pages in which you develop a plan for implementing the seminar and reading materials in your current ministry setting. While this is not a research assignment, per se, proper notation of the sources used in constructing your plan should be evident.PTHE 640 Pastor-Staff Relations Jay Taylor, D.Min./Cheryl Taylor, D.Min. Page 2 All assignments are to be typewritten, double-spaced, represent quality graduate level work, and follow the Turabian style manual, 6th edition. DUE DATE: All course work must be POSTMARKED no later than Saturday, August 9, 2003. NOTE: All post-session assignments must be postmarked by the due date. Work received after the due date specified on the syllabus may result in a change of grade fee ($15.00) being charged, even when an extension has been granted by the instructor. Assignments should be mailed or emailed to: AGTS Continuing Education ATTN: Jay Taylor/Cheryl Taylor 1435 N. Glenstone Avenue Springfield, MO 65802 [email protected] GRADING PROCEDURE Reading Report 35% Seminar Reflection Paper 20% Ministry Plan 45% SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY Preaching Achtemeir, Elizabeth. Creative Preaching. Abingdon, 1980. __________. Preaching as Theology and Art. Abingdon, 1984. Allen, Diogenes. Christian Belief in a Postmodern World. Louisville: Westminster/John Knox Press, 1989 Bartow, Charles L. The Preaching Moment. Abingdon, 1980. Bennett, Bill. Thirty Minutes to Raise the Dead. Nelson, 1991. Brown, Steve. How to Talk So People Will Listen. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1993.PTHE 640 Pastor-Staff Relations Jay Taylor, D.Min./Cheryl Taylor, D.Min. Page 3 Brown, Steve, Haddon Robinson, and William Willimon. A Voice in the Wilderness: Clear Preaching in a Complicated World. Portland, Ore.: Multnomah, 1993. Buechner, Frederick. Telling the Truth: The Gospel as Tragedy, Comedy and Fairy Tale. Harper and Row, 1977. Chappell, Bryan. Christ-Centered Preaching. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1994. Chartier, Myron R. Preaching as Communication. Abingdon, 1981. Cox, James W., ed. Twentieth-Century Pulpit, Vol. I and II. Abingdon, Vol. I - 1978, Vol. II - 1981. Davis, H. Grady. Design for Preaching. Fortress Press, 1958. Duduit, Michael. Communicate with Power. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1996. Duduit, Michael. Handbook of Contemporary Preaching. Nashville: Broadman, 1992. Duke, Robert W. The Sermon as God's Word. Abingdon, 1980. Engel, James F. Getting Your Message Across. OMF, 1989. Farmer, H.H. Servant of the Word. Nisbet and Co. (London), 1942. Ford, Leighton. The Power of Story. Colorado Springs: NavPress, 1994. Forsyth, P.T. Positive Preaching and the Modern Mind. Baker, 1980. Fuller, Reginald H. The Use of the Bible in Preaching. Fortress Press, 1981. Galli, Mark, and Craig Brian Larson. Preaching That Connects. Grand Rapids: Zondervan 1994. Grant, Reg, and John Reed. Telling Stories to Touch the Heart. Wheaton: Victor, 1990. Griffin, Emory. The Mind Changers. Tyndale, 1976. Hendricks, Howard G. Teaching to Change Lives. Portland, Ore.: Multnomah, 1987. Hughes, Ray H. Pentecostal Preaching. Pathway Press, 1981. Hunter, George G., III. How to Reach Secular People. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1992.PTHE 640 Pastor-Staff Relations Jay Taylor, D.Min./Cheryl Taylor, D.Min. Page 4 Hybels, Bill, Haddon Robinson, and Stuart Briscoe. Mastering Contemporary Preaching. Portland, Ore.: Multnomah, 1989. James, Ross W., ed. Case Studies in Christian Communication in An Asian Context. Manila, OMF, 1989. Kamphauz, Franz. The Gospels for Preachers and Teachers. Sheed and Word, 1974. Kinlaw, Dennis F. Preaching in the Spirit. Zondervan, 1985. Klein, George L., ed. Reclaiming the Prophetic Mantle: Preaching the Old Testament Faithfully. Broadman, 1992. Larsen, David L. The Company of Preachers. Kregel, 1998. Lewis, Ralph and Gregg Lewis. Inductive Preaching: Helping People Listen. Westchester, Ill.: Crossway Books, 1983. Lewis, Ralph, and Gregg Lewis. Learning to Preach like Jesus. Westchester, Ill.: Crossway, 1989. Lischer, Richard. A Theology of Preaching. Abingdon, 1981. Loscalzo, Craig. Evangelistic Preaching That Connects. Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity Press, 1995. Lowry, Eugene l. The Homiletic Plot. John Knox Press, 1980. Mackay, Hugh. Why Don’t People Listen? Sydney, Australia: Pan Macmillan, 1994. Massey, James Earl. Designing the Sermon. Abingdon, 1980. Miller, Calvin. The Empowered Communicator. Nashville: Broadman and Holman, 1994. Miller, Calvin. Marketplace Preaching: How to Return the Sermon to Where It Belongs. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1995. Miller, Calvin. Spirit, Word, and Story: A Philosophy of Marketplace Preaching. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1989. Moore, Peter C. Disarming the Secular