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Course Readings
BG501 Greek I
- Biblical Greek Textbook by Mounce(opens in new tab)
- Biblical Greek Workbook by Mounce(opens in new tab)(opens in new tab)
CH504/704 John Calvin and the Reformation
- Systematic Theology(opens in new tab) (2018) by Louis Berhkof(opens in new tab)
- The Creeds of Christendom," vol. 3, "The Evangelical Creeds"(opens in new tab)Institutes Of The Christian Religion(opens in new tab), Books 1, 2, 3 And 4 , John Calvin
- Martin Luther's basic theological writings(opens in new tab)
- Calvin : origins and development of his religious thought(opens in new tab)
- The Story of Christian Theology : Twenty Centuries of Tradition and Reform(opens in new tab)
- The Reformation: A Narrative History Related by Contemporary Observers and Participants(opens in new tab).
- Christianity & Western Thought: V. 1 From the ancient world to the Age of Enlightenment (Please contact the librarian)
- The Protestant Reformation(opens in new tab)The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit in the Major Reformed Confessions and Catechisms of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth CenturiesThe Doctrine of the Holy Spirit in the Major Reformed Confessions and Catechisms of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuriesdddddfff(opens in new The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit in the Major Reformed Confessions and Catechisms of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth CenturiesThe Doctrine of the Holy Spirit in the Major Reformed Confessions and Catechisms of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries(opens in new tab)(opens in new tab)
- Martin Luther: The Man Who Rediscovered God and Changed the World(opens in new tab) by Eric Metaxes
- The Creeds of Christendom," vol. 3, The Evangelical Creeds(opens in new tab)
- The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit in the Major Reformed Confessions and Catechisms of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries(opens in new tab)
DR701 Introduction to Doctoral Research
- 30 Essential Skills for the Qualitative Researcher. Second edition(opens in new tab)
- The Dissertation Journey: A Practical and Comprehensive Guide to Planning, Writing, and Defending Your Dissertation(opens in new tab)
EM501/701 Foundations of Educational Ministry
- Foundational Issues in Christian Education(opens in new tab)
- Introducing Christian Education(opens in new tab)
- So What Makes Our Teaching Christian?(opens in new tab)
- Principles and Practices of Christian Education: An Evangelical Perspective(opens in new tab)(opens in new tab)
ME501/701 Cultural Anthropology
- Cultural Anthropology(opens in new tab)
- Anthropological Insights for Missionaries(opens in new tab) (DMin/DICS)
ME502/702 Biblical Theology of Mission
- The mission of God's people : a biblical theology of the church's mission(opens in new tab)
- The Open Secret(opens in new tab)(opens in new tab)(opens in new tab)
NT501 New Testament I
- Please check the syllabus
OT501/701 Pentateuch
OT505/705 Old Testament Ethics
- Old Testament Ethics for the People of God(opens in new tab)
- Dictionary of Scripture and Ethics(opens in new tab)
PM501 Pastoral Theology and Ministry
PR501 Homiletics
- Between Two Worlds(opens in new tab) by John Stott
- Preaching(opens in new tab) by Craddock, Fred B.
RM501 Research Methodology/Formatting
- A Manual for Writers of Research Papers (Please contact the librarian)
- An introduction to theological research(opens in new tab): A guide for college and seminary students
ST501/701 Prolegomena & Hermeneutics(opens in new tab)
- When Doctrine Divides the People of God(opens in new tab) by Rhyne R. Putman
- Hermeneutical Community(opens in new tab) by, C.S. Barefoot
ST502/702 Doctrine of God and Man
- Systematic Theology(opens in new tab) by Louis Berkhof
- The Forgotten Trinity(opens in new tab)
- God’s Provision, Humanity’s Need: The Gift of our Dependence(opens in new tab) by McKirland, Christa (2022) (DMin)
- Introducing Evangelical Theology(opens in new tab) by Treier, Daniel J. (2019) (chs 4,5,6,7, 10,11)
Introducing Evangelical Theology by Treier, Daniel J. (2019) (chs 4,5,6,7, 10,11)Tjhehkljkj(opens in new tab)
BG101/501 Greek I
BH101/501 Hebrew I
CH101/501 Church History I
- The Story of Christianity. Vol 1 (Please contact the librarian)
- The Untold Story of the New Testament Church
DR701 Introduction to Doctoral Research
- 30 Essential Skills for the Qualitative Researcher. Second edition
- The Dissertation Journey: A Practical and Comprehensive Guide to Planning, Writing, and Defending Your Dissertation
EM101/501 Foundations of Educational Ministry
- Foundational Issues in Christian Education
- Introducing Christian Education
- So What Makes Our Teaching Christian?
- Principles and Practices of Christian Education: An Evangelical Perspective
- Exploring the History and Philosophy of Christian Education: Principles for the 21st Century
- Philosophy & Education: An Introduction in Christian Perspective (2006) (1998) (1989) all versions are acceptable
- A Theology for Christian Education
ME101/501 Cultural Anthropology
- Cultural Anthropology
- Anthropological Insights for Missionaries (ThM and DMin only)
ME102/502 Biblical Theology of Mission
- The mission of God's people : a biblical theology of the church's mission
- The Open Secret (Proquest)
- Christian mission in the modern world
ME104/504 Contemporary Social Issues
MT702 Missiological Seminar B: Doing Theology in Contexts
- Anthropological Insights for Missionaries
- Christianity in Culture: a study in Dynamic biblical Theologizing in Cross-Cultural Perspectives
- Issues Facing Christians Today
- Practicing Theological Interpretation
- Contextualization in the New Testament Patterns for Theology and Mission
- Transforming Worldviews An Anthropological Understanding of how People Change
NT 101/501 New Testament I
- An Introduction to the New Testament (related readings)
OT101/501 Pentateuch
OT505 Old Testament Ethics
PM101/501 Pastoral Theology and Ministry
- Lectures to My Students by Charles Spurgeon (Vol 1) and (Vol 3)
- The Reformed Pastor by Richard Baxter (Please contact the librarian)
- Under the Unpredictable Plant: An Exploration in Vocational Holiness (Please contact the librarian)
PM501/701 Spiritual Formation of a Christian Leader
- Desiring God’s Will
- Surrender to Love
- How people change
- Renovation of the Heart : Putting on the Character of Christ
- Sacred Rhythms
- Christian Spiritual Formation
PR101/501 Homiletics
- Patterns of Preaching
- Biblical Preaching
- Christ-Centered Preaching
- Between Two Worlds by John Stott
- Preaching by Craddock, Fred B.
PT502 Theological Reflection in an Age of Technology
- Please check the course syllabus
RM00/01 Research Methodology/Formatting
- A Manual for Writers of Research Papers
- An introduction to theological research: A guide for college and seminary students
- Research Design by John W. Creswell
- Fundamentals of Qualitative Research
RM701 Research Methodology/Literature Review (Please contact the librarian for all the course readings below)
- Writing Literature Reviews: A Guide for Students of the Social and Behavioral Sciences
- The Literature Review: Six Steps to Success
- The Craft of Research (4th ed.).
- The Literature Review: A Step-by-Step Guide for Students
- Doing a Literature Review: Releasing the Research Imagination
- A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations
- Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches (4th ed.).
ST101/501 Prolegomena & Hermeneutics
- Who needs theology
- Against Liberal Theology
- 40 Questions About Interpreting the Bible
- When Doctrine Divides the People of God by Rhyne R. Putman
- Hermeneutical Community by, C.S. Barefoot
ST104/504 Doc. of Hs, Ch & Last Things
- Berkhof's systematic theology
- The Meaning of the millennium : four views
- Are miraculous gifts for today? : four views
- When Narcissism Comes to Church
- Faith Seeking Understanding, Fourth ed
- Majority World Theology : Christian Doctrine in Global Context
- Systematic Theology by Robert Letham
- Union with Christ by Todd Billings
ST705 Doctrine of Sanctification
BG102/502 Greek II
BH102/502 Hebrew II
CH501/701 Global and Ancient
- The Story of Christianity Vol. 1 (Please contact the librarian)
- Introduction to World Christian History(opens in new tab)
- The Global Church: The First Eight Centuries – From Pentecost to the Rise of Islam (Please contact the librarian)
CH102/502/702 Reformation & Awakening
- The Story of Christianity Vol. 2(opens in new tab)
- Christianity through the Centuries : A History of the Christian church (Please contact the librarian)
- Church and Politics during the English Reformation (Please contact the librarian)
- The Protestant Reformation (Please contact the librarian)
DR702 Literature Review for Doctoral Research
- The Literature Review: A Step-by-Step Guide for Students (2nd ed.) (Please contact the librarian)
- The Literature Review: Six Steps to Success (Please contact the librarian)
- Writing Literature Reviews: A Guide for Students of the Social and Behavioral Sciences (Please contact the librarian)
EM102/502/702 Lifespan Development & Learning
- Nurture That Is Christian(opens in new tab)
- The Reciprocating Self(opens in new tab)
- The Cultural Nature of Human Development(opens in new tab)
- Christian Formation(opens in new tab)
- Stages of Faith(opens in new tab)
- Women's Way of Knowing (contact the librarian)
- Adult learning : linking theory and practice(opens in new tab)
- Brain-based learning (contact the librarian)
ME102/502 Biblical Theology of Mission
- The mission of God's people : a biblical theology of the church's mission(opens in new tab)
- The Open Secret(opens in new tab)
- Christian mission in the modern world(opens in new tab)
ME104/504 or ME503/703 Church Growth
- Understanding Church Growth (contact the librarian)
- Biblical Church Growth(opens in new tab)
ME105/505 or ME504/704 or 507 Cross-Cultural Ministry
- Cross-Cultural Connections(opens in new tab)
- Ministering Cross-Culturally(opens in new tab)
- Cross-Cultural Conflict (contact the librarian)
NT102/502 Acts & Pauline Epistles
- An Introduction to the New Testament (opens in new tab)(Reference only; neither required nor recommended)(opens in new tab)
NT506 Introduction to NT Christology
- Please check the course syllabus
OT102/502/703 Prophets
PM10/502 Pastoral Care & Counseling
- Basic Types of and Pastoral Care and Counseling(opens in new tab)
- Pastoral Care and Counseling, Redefining the Paradigms
- Dictionary of Pastoral Care and Counseling (DPCC)(opens in new tab)
- The skilled helper (p.106-120)
- Trauma and Recovery (p. 33-95) (contact the librarian)
- Five Smooth Stones for Pastoral Work (contact the librarian)
- Toughest People to Love: How to Understand, Lead, and Love the Difficult People in Your Life (contact the librarian)
- Hope in pastoral care and counseling
- The wounded healer; ministry in contemporary society
- On Death and Dying (p. 51-146) (contact the librarian)
- St. Gregory the Great, Pastoral Care (p. 23-88) (contact the librarian)
PM103 Leadership & Administration
- Spiritual Leadership: Moving People on to God's Agenda(opens in new tab)
- Being Leaders: The Nature of Authentic Christian Leadership(opens in new tab)
- Practicing Greatness: 7 Disciplines of Extraordinary Spiritual Leaders(opens in new tab)
PM501 Spiritual Formation of a Christian Leader
- Desiring God’s Will(opens in new tab)
- Surrender to Love(opens in new tab)
- How people change(opens in new tab)
- Renovation of the Heart : Putting on the Character of Christ(opens in new tab)
PM503/703 Team Building
- The Five Dysfunctions of a Team(opens in new tab)
- Teams That Thrive : Five Disciplines of Collaborative Church Leadership(opens in new tab)
- Leader-Coach. Developing Effective Ministry Teams(opens in new tab)
PM505 Peacebuilding
- Building Peace: sustainable reconciliation in divided societies(opens in new tab)
- Working with conflict : skills and strategies for action (opens in new tab)
- Reconcile: Conflict Transformation for Ordinary Christian
- Engaging the Powers: Discernment and Resistance in a World of Domination (contact the librarian)
- The combat trauma healing manual : Christ-centered solutions for combat trauma (contact the librarian)
- Making Peace with Fire: Harnessing Conflict to Transform Your Relationships (contact the librarian)
- Resolving Identity-Based Conflict: in Nations, Organizations and Communities (contact the librarian)
PM508 Approach in Leadership
PM703 Team Building
- The Five Dysfunctions of a Team(opens in new tab)
- Teams That Thrive : Five Disciplines of Collaborative Church Leadership(opens in new tab)
- Leader-Coach. Developing Effective Ministry Teams(opens in new tab)
PR102/502 Expository Preaching
- Biblical Preaching: The Development and Delivery of Expository Messages(opens in new tab)
- Christ-centered preaching: redeeming the expository sermon(opens in new tab)
- Preaching with Cultural Intelligence (opens in new tab)
- The Four Pages of the Sermon, Revised and Updated (Proquest) (opens in new tab)
- The Power of Multi-Sensory Preaching and Teaching (opens in new tab)
- Preparing Expository Sermons
PT101/501/701 Apologetics
PT102/502B Faith and Science
RM02 Research Methodology II
- An introduction to theological research: A guide for college and seminary students (contact the librarian)
- Qualitative research : a guide to design and implementation(opens in new tab)
- Constructing grounded theory : a practical guide through qualitative analysis (contact the librarian)
- A Manual for Writers of Research Papers by Kate Turabian (9th edition) (Ch. 5) (contact the librarian)
- Research Design by John W. Creswell (4th Edition) (Ch. 1, 2, 10) (contact the librarian)
- Introducing Research Methodology by Flick, U. (3rd ed.) (Ch. 5) (contact the librarian)
- Qualitative Research & Evaluation Methods by Patton, M. Q. (4th ed.) (Ch.8) (contact the librarian)
- Social Research Methods by Bryman, A. (5th ed.) (Ch. 12) (contact the librarian)
- The Practice of Social Research by Babbie, E. (14th ed.) (Ch. 4, 7, 10, 13, 14, 16) (contact the librarian)
- American Psychological Association.
- Exploring Research
- Statistics for people who (think they) hate statistics
- Interpreting basic statistics
ST102/502/702 Doctrine of God & Man
- The Forgotten Trinity(opens in new tab)
- Loving God with All Your Mind(opens in new tab)
- Show Me Your Glory by Steven, J Lawson (contact the librarian)
- Systematic Theology(opens in new tab)
ST108/506 Evangelicals and Postmodernism
- Postmodernism 101(opens in new tab)
- Another Gospel (opens in new tab)
- Understanding Postmodernism : A Christian Perspective(opens in new tab)
- Postmodern Times: A Christian Guide to Contemporary Thought and Culture(opens in new tab)
ST508/708 Patristic Theology
BG503: Introduction to Greek Exegesis
- Biblical Greek Textbook by Mounce(opens in new tab)
- Biblical Greek Workbook by Mounce(opens in new tab)
BH103/503: Intro to OT Exegisis (Hebrew III)
- Beginning Biblical Hebrew(opens in new tab)
- Old Testament Exegesis(opens in new tab) (2009)
- The Art of Biblical Poetry(opens in new tab)
- Jewish Bible : A JPS Guide(opens in new tab)
CH501: CH I: Global & Ancient
- The Story of Christianity Vol. 1
- Introduction to World Christian History
- The Global Church: The First Eight Centuries – From Pentecost to the Rise of Islam
CH103/503/703 Church History III: Modern & Major World
- The next Christendom: the coming of global Christianity(opens in new tab)
- The Lost History of Christianity (Please ask the librarian)
- Untold Story of the New Testament Church
- The Emergence of the Church: Context, Growth, Leadership & Worship
- History of the World Christian Movement: Earliest Christianity to 1453
- A Global History of Christians: How Everyday Believers Experienced Their World
- A History in Asia, V. 1: Beginnings to 1500(opens in new tab)
- The Church of the East: Apostolic & Orthodox (Please ask the librarian)
- The Church of the East edited by John Holzmann (Please ask the librarian)
CH502: The Late Medieval to the Modern Christianity
- The Story of Christianity Vol. 2(opens in new tab)
- History of the World Christian Movement, Volume II: Modern Christianity from 1454-1800(opens in new tab)
- Church and Politics during the English Reformation (Please contact the librarian)
- A History of Christianity: Reformation to the Present(opens in new tab) (online only)
- Church History Vol. One: From Christ to Pre-Reformation (opens in new tab)(Please contact the librarian)
- Famous Reformers of the Reformed and Presbyterian Churches(opens in new tab) (Please contact the librarian)
- The Protestant Reformation(opens in new tab) (online only)
- The Reformation of the Church (opens in new tab) (online only)
DR703 Foundations for Doctoral Research
- Polycentric missiology : Twenty first century mission from everyone to everywhere(opens in new tab)
- Recovering the scandal of the cross : atonement in New Testament & contemporary contexts(opens in new tab)
- Prophetic dialogue : reflections on Christian mission today(opens in new tab)
- Beyond Christendom : globalization, African migration, and the transformation of the West(opens in new tab)
- The missionary movement in Christian history : studies in the transmission of faith(opens in new tab)
- Translating the message : the missionary impact on culture(opens in new tab)
- Transforming mission : paradigm shifts in theology of mission(opens in new tab)
- The open secret : an introduction to the theology of mission(opens in new tab)
- The Craft of Research (Please contact the librarian)
EM103/503: Effective Teaching and Learning
- The Courage to Teach: Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher's Life(opens in new tab)
- Teaching to Change Lives: Seven Proven Ways to Make Your Teaching Come Alive(opens in new tab)
- Teaching Cross-Culturally: An Incarnational Model for Learning and Teaching(opens in new tab)
- The Craft of Christian Teaching: Essentials for Becoming a Very Good Teacher (Please contact the librarian)
- Creative Teaching Methods: Be an effective Christian teacher
- Adult learning : linking theory and practice(opens in new tab)
ET101/501/701 Ethics & Social Issues
- Evangelical Ethics(opens in new tab) (1993)
- Evangelical Ethics: issues facing the church today (4th ed., 2015)(opens in new tab)
ME500/700: Role of Spiritual Warfare in Christian Life and Ministry
- The Steps to Freedom in Christ. 3rd edition(opens in new tab) (Archive.org)
- 3 Crucial Questions about Spiritual Warfare(opens in new tab)
- Deep Wounds, Deep Healing(opens in new tab) (Archive.org)
- Letting God Be Judge (Please contact the librarian)(opens in new tab)
ME505/705 Evangelical Theology & World Religions
- Understanding World Religions(opens in new tab)
- Can Evangelicals Learn From World Religions?(opens in new tab)
ME506/706 Evangelism & Church Planting
ME508/708 World Christianity
NT103/503 NT Theology
- Please check the course syllabus
OT103B Wisdom Books/ OT503 Wealth and Poverty in Wisdom Books
- Old Testament Wisdom Literature : A Theological Introduction(opens in new tab)
- An Introduction to Wisdom Literature: The Wisdom of Proverbs, Job & Ecclesiastes.(opens in new tab)
- Social and Economic Life in Second Temple Judea(opens in new tab)
- Interpreting the Wisdom Books : An Exegetical Handbook(opens in new tab)
PM103/503 Leadership & Administration
- Spiritual Leadership: Moving People on to God's Agenda(opens in new tab)
- Being Leaders: The Nature of Authentic Christian Leadership(opens in new tab)
- Practicing Greatness: 7 Disciplines of Extraordinary Spiritual Leaders(opens in new tab)
- Church Administration: Creating Efficiency for Effective Ministry(opens in new tab)
- Dangerous Calling : Confronting the Unique Challenges of Pastoral Ministry(opens in new tab)
- Character Matters: Shepherding the Pastor’s Soul(opens in new tab)
- The deliberate church : building your ministry on the gospel(opens in new tab)
- Canoeing the mountains : Christian leadership in uncharted territory(opens in new tab)(opens in new tab)
PM106 Presbyterian Polity
- Book of Order - The Constitution of. the Presbyterian Church (U.SA.), Part II(opens in new tab)
- Presbyterian Polity for Church Leaders(opens in new tab)
PM501/710 Crisis Leadership
- Biblical Principles of Crisis Leadership(opens in new tab)
- Leadership Growth Through Crisis(opens in new tab)
- How to Lead When You Don't Know Where You're Going(opens in new tab)
PM503: Building and Working with Teams
- The Five Dysfunctions of a Team(opens in new tab)
- Teams That Thrive : Five Disciplines of Collaborative Church Leadership(opens in new tab)
- Leader-Coach. Developing Effective Ministry Teams(opens in new tab)
PM504 Mentoring
- Mentoring: Confidence in Finding a Mentor and Becoming One(opens in new tab)
- Connecting: The Mentoring Relationships You Need To Succeed in Life
- The Mentor Handbook—Detailed Guidelines and Helps for Christian Mentors and Mentorees.
- Mentoring: Biblical, Theological, and Practical Perspectives (contact the librarian)
- Spiritual Mentoring: A Guide for Seeking and Giving Direction (contact the librarian)
PM708 The Development of Leaders
- Spiritual Leadership: Moving People on to God's Agenda(opens in new tab)
- Being Leaders: The Nature of Authentic Christian Leadership(opens in new tab)
- Practicing Greatness: 7 Disciplines of Extraordinary Spiritual Leaders(opens in new tab)
PR103/503/703 Senior Preaching or Advanced Preaching
- Between two worlds : the art of preaching in the twentieth century (1982)
- Models for Biblical Preaching, Expository Sermons from the Old Testament(opens in new tab) (2014)
- Handbook of Contemporary Preaching (1992)
- Design for Preaching (1958)
- Prophetic Preaching: A Pastoral Approach(opens in new tab)
- Postcolonial Preaching: Creating a Ripple Effect (Please contact the librarian)
- Handbook of Contemporary Preaching(opens in new tab) (contact the librarian for pdf)
- Preaching to a Post-Everything World (contact the librarian)
PT102 Apologetics
- Mere apologetics : how to help seekers and skeptics find faith(opens in new tab)
- Humble Apologetics : Defending the Faith Today(opens in new tab) (DMin and ThM only)
PT503: Faith and Science: Friends or Foes?
RM02/501: Research Methodology II/ Research/Formatting
- A Manual for Writers of Research Papers(opens in new tab)
- An introduction to theological research: A guide for college and seminary students(opens in new tab)
- Research Design by John W. Creswell(opens in new tab)
- Qualitative research : a guide to design and implementation(opens in new tab)
- Constructing grounded theory : a practical guide through qualitative analysis(opens in new tab)
- Fundamentals of Qualitative Research (Please contact the librarian)(opens in new tab)
ST103/503/703 Doctrine of Christ & Salvation
- The Case for the Real Jesus(opens in new tab)
- Free Grace Theology(opens in new tab)
- Systematic Theology(opens in new tab)
- Faith Seeking Understanding: an introduction to Christian theology(opens in new tab)
- Majority World Theology : Christian Doctrine in Global Context(opens in new tab)
- Jesus Christ Our Lord(opens in new tab)
ST504: Doctrine of Holy Spirit, Church, & Last Things