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C103:PastoralTheology

COURSEINSTRUCTOR

Dr.TomAscolistheSeniorPastorofGraceBaptistChurch,CapeCoral,FloridaandservesastheExecutiveDirectorofFoundersMinistries

COURSEMENTOR

Studentsmusthaveamentortosuccessfullycompletethecourserequirements.

COURSEDESCRIPTION

Thiscoursewillintroducetheworkofpastoralministrybylookingatitsbiblicalfoundations,theologicalconcernsandpracticalresponsibilities.Studentswillalsointeractwithclassicliteratureinthefieldofpastoralministry.

STUDENTLEARNINGOUTCOMES

Theaimofthiscourseisforstudentstoachievethefollowing:

1. Anunderstandingofthequalificationsforpastoralministry.2. Anunderstandingofthescopeandnatureofpastoralministry.3. Anunderstandingofthecallandtheroleofthepastor

REQUIREMENTS

Allassignmentsforthecourseareoutlinedonthesessionpagesandinthestudyguides

READING(20%ofcoursegrade)

Thesetextsarerequiredreadingtobecompletedbyassigneddatesduringcourse:

1&2Timothy,Titus,ApostlePaulLecturestoMyStudents,CharlesH.SpurgeonDearTimothy,ThomasAscol,ed.Pastor’sHandbookKentHughes

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RecommendedReading

TheChristianMinistry,CharlesBridgesAndEarnestMinistry,JohnAngellJamesTheReformedPastor,RichardBaxterBrothers,WeAreNotProfessionals:APleatoPastorsforRadicalMinistry,JohnPiperTheCrossandChristianMinistry,LeadershipLessonsfrom1Corinthians,D.A.CarsonLivingbyRevealedTruth:TheLifeandPastoralTheologyofCharlesHaddonSpurgeon,TomNettlesAPortraitofPaul:IdentifyingaTrueMinisterofChrist,RobVenturaandJeremyWalker

WRITING–(40%ofcoursegrade):Thefourwritingassignmentsforthiscoursearelistedbelowandmustbedouble-spaced,12ptNewTimesRomanfont,withatitlepage:

TWOBOOKREVIEWS–(eachworth10%ofcoursegradeforatotalof20%):

Studentsarerequiredtowritetwobookreviews.ThefirstisonTomAscol’sDearTimothy.TheothercanbetakenfromtheRecommendedReadinglist.Thereviewsshouldbeanalyticalandnotmerelydescriptive.Theyshouldincludeasummaryofatleast3pagesandpersonalapplication(howIwillputwhatIlearnedfromthisbookintopractice)ofatleast2pages.

TWOREFLECTIONPAPERS–(eachworth10%ofcoursegradeforatotalof20%)

Studentsarerequiredtowritetworeflectionpapers,atleast5pagesinlength,duringthecourseofthesemesterontwoofthefollowingtopics:QualificationsforPastoralMinistry,ThePastorasaTheologian,ThePastorasaShepherd,ThePastorasDefenderoftheFaith,ThePastorandPreaching,ThePastor’sInnerLife,ThePastorandCounseling,ThePastorandDiscipleship,BaptismandtheLord’sSupper,ThePastor’sRoleinGatheredWorship.

COURSEPARTICIPATION—(30%ofcoursegrade):Thestudyguideforeachsessionwillincludediscussionquestionsoverthereadingandlecture(s).Pleasecompleteallthereadingsforthesessionandprintoutahardcopyofyouranswerstothediscussionquestionssoyouarepreparedforyourmeetingswithyourmentor.Youwillreceivecreditfordoingyourweeklyassignmentsonceyouhavemetandcoveredthematerialwithyourmentor.

SCRIPTUREMEMORY—(10%ofcoursegrade)ItisvitalforapastortohideGod’sWordinhisheart.Therefore,tohelpintheprocessthestudentwillbeallowedtoearn10%ofthefinalgradebymemorizingfourScripturepassages.Forthiscourse,select4chaptersfromthebooksofTitusor1and2Timothy.

EXTRACREDITBOOKREVIEW—Withthepriorapprovaloftheprofessorstudentsmayreadandreviewabook(ormorethanonebookwithacombinedminimumof200totalpages)fromtheRecommendedReadinglistorbibliography.The1000wordextracreditreviewmustbeturnedinviaemailorregularmailbyDecember1.Upto10additionalpointscanbeaddedtothefinalgradefromthisreview.

Thestudentisexpectedtospendaminimumof2hoursperweekcompletingworkoutsideofclassforevery1credithourofthisclass.Therequirements(i.e.,reading,writing,evangelism,etc.)ofthisclassareplannedaccordingtothisexpectation.Allcourseworkmustbecompletedtothesatisfactionofyourmentorbythefinalweekofthecourse.

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GRADINGA = 95-100B = 87-94C = 77-86D = 70-76F = 0-69

(1) Thestudentisexpectedtospendnolessthan2hoursofout-of-classworkpercredithourinthisclass.(2) Thissyllabusismeanttoaccuratelyreflectallexpectationsandassignmentsforthiscourse. However,theprofessorreservestherighttoadjustthesyllabusathisdiscretion.(3) Cheatingorplagiarismofanykindwillresultinanimmediatefailinggradeontheassignmentwithnochanceforresubmission.Theprofessordoeshavetheoptioneithertoallowthestudenttoremaininandcompletethecourseortodismissthestudentfromthecoursecompletely.BIBLIOGRAPHYArmstrong,JohnH.,ed.ReformingPastoralMinistry:ChallengesforMinistryinPostmodernTimes.Wheaton:

CrosswayBooks,2001.Ascol,ThomasK.,ed.DearTimothy:LettersonPastoralMinistry.CapeCoral,FL:FoundersPress,2004.

Azurdia,ArturoG.III.SpiritEmpoweredPreaching:TheVitalityoftheHolySpiritinPreaching.Fearn:ChristianFocusPublications,1998.

Baxter,Richard.TheReformedPastor:APatternforPersonalGrowthandMinistry.JamesM.Houston,ed.

Portland:Multnomah,1982.Bonar,Horatius.WordstoWinnersofSouls.Phillipsburg,NJ:P&RPublishing,1995.Boston,Thomas.TheArtofManfishing:APuritan’sViewofEvangelism.Fearn:ChristianFocusPublications,1998.Bridges,Charles.TheChristianMinistry:withanInquiryintotheCausesofitsInefficiency.Repr.Carlisle,PA:The

BannerofTruthTrust,1967.Cook,Faith.SamuelRutherfordandHisFriends.Carlisle,PA:TheBannerofTruthTrust,1992. Dawn,MarvaJ.andEugeneH.Peterson.TheUnnecessaryPastor:RediscoveringtheCall.PeterSantucci,ed.Grand

Rapids:Eerdmans,2000.Edwards,Jonathan.TheSalvationofSouls:NinePreviouslyUnpublishedSermonsontheCallofMinistryandthe

Gospel.RichardA.BaileyandGregoryA.Wills,eds.Wheaton,IL:CrosswayBooks,2002.GregorytheGreat,St.PastoralCare.HenryDavis,S.J.,trans.NewYork:NewmanPress,1978.Griffin,EdwardD.ATearfulFarewellfromaFaithfulPastor.Amityville,NY:CalvaryPress,1993.Herbert,George.APriesttotheTemple,Or,TheCountryParson.London:CanterburyPress,2003.James,JohnAngell.ChurchMember’sGuide:ChristianFellowship.VestaviaHills,AL:SolidGroundChristianBooks,

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2003.(reprint)________.AnEarnestMinistry:TheWantoftheTimes.Carlisle,PA:TheBannerofTruthTrust,1993.Kistler,Dr.Don,ed.TheChristianPastor’sManual:ASelectionofTractsontheDuties,Difficulties,and

EncouragementsoftheChristianMinistry.Morgan,PA:SoliDeoGloriaPublications,2003.Peterson,EugeneH.TheContemplativePastor:ReturningtotheArtofSpiritualDirection.GrandRapids:

Eerdmans,1989._______.FiveSmoothStonesforPastoralWork.Atlanta:JohnKnoxPress,1980._______.TakeandRead:SpiritualReading:AnAnnotatedList.GrandRapids:Eerdmans,1995._______.UndertheUnpredictablePlant:AnExplorationinVocationalHoliness.GrandRapids:Eerdmans,1994.

_______.WorkingtheAngles:TheShapeofPastoralIntergrity.GrandRapids:Eerdmans,1996.Philip,William,ed.ThePracticalPreacher:PracticalWisdomforthePastor-Teacher.London:TheProclamation

Trust,2002.Piper,John.Brothers,WeAreNotProfessionals:APleatoPastorsforRadicalMinistry.Nashville:Broadman&

HolmanPublishers,2002.________.TheSupremacyofGodinPreaching.GrandRapids:BakerBookHouse,1990.

Spring,Gardiner.ThePowerofthePulpit.Carlisle,PA:TheBannerofTruthTrust,1986.Spencer,Ichabod.APastor’sSketches:ConversationsWithAnxiousSoulsConcerningtheWayofSalvation.2vols.

VestaviaHills,AL:SolidGroundChristianBooks,2001.Spurgeon,C.H.AnAll-RoundMinistry.Carlisle,PA:TheBannerofTruthTrust,2000.________.LecturestoMyStudents.GrandRapids:ZondervanPublishingHouse,1974.Stewart,JamesS.,D.D.HeraldsofGod.London:Hodder&StoughtonLtd.,1948.Watts,Isaac.AnExhortationtoMinisters.Choteau,MT:OldPathsGospelPress.Witsuis,Herman.OntheCharacterofaTrueTheologian.Greenville,SC:ReformedAcademicPress,1994.

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TOPICSANDCOURSESCHEDULE

Class LectureTopic Reading AssignmentDue

1 IntroductionandProlegommena

DearTimothy(PrefaceandChapter1)

DiscussionQuestions(fromreadingandlectures1aand1b)

2 WhereDoPastorsComeFrom? DearTimothy(Chapter3)LecturestoMyStudents(Chapter2)

DiscussionQuestions(fromreadingandlecture2)

3 ThePastor’sLife

DearTimothy(Chapter2)Lectures(Chapter12)

DiscussionQuestions(fromreadingandlecture3)

4 RevivalofthePastor-Theologian

DearTimothy(Chapters11and12)

DiscussionQuestions(fromreadingandlecture4)BeginworkonBookEssay1

5 ThePastor’sWorkDefinedTheologically

DearTimothy(Chapter5) DiscussionQuestions(fromreadingandlecture5)

6 ShepherdingtheFlock

DearTimothy(Chapter4) DiscussionQuestions (fromreadingandlecture6)BookEssay1due

7 MoreAboutShepherding DearTimothy(Chapter10)

DiscussionQuestions (fromreadingandlecture7)BeginworkonBookEssay28 ThePastorasDefenderoftheFaith

DearTimothy(Chapters8and9)

DiscussionQuestions (fromreadingandlecture8)

9 WhatIsChristianity? DearTimothy(Chapters13and14)

DiscussionQuestions (fromreadingandlecture9)BookEssay2due

10 ThePastor’sInnerLife(Part1) DearTimothy(Chapter6)Lectures(Chapter1)

DiscussionQuestions (fromreadingandlecture10)BeginworkonReflectionPaper1

11 ThePastor’sInnerLife(Part2) DearTimothy(Chapter7)Lectures(Chapter3)

DiscussionQuestions (fromreadingandlecture11)

12 DevelopingaReformationMindset DearTimothy(Chapter15) DiscussionQuestions (fromreadingandlecture12)ReflectionPaper1Due

13 RefusingtoCompromiseReadytoAccommodate

DearTimothy(Chapter16) DiscussionQuestions (fromreadingandlecture13)BeginworkonReflectionPaper2

14 ThePastor’sInnerLifeandEmotions DearTimothy(Chapter19)Lectures(Chapter11)

DiscussionQuestions (fromreadingandlecture14)

15 ThePastor’sCenterChristDeterminesOurMessage

DearTimothy(Chapter18) DiscussionQuestions(fromreadingandlecture15) ReflectionPaper2Due

16 ThePastor’sCenterChristShapesOurMinistry

DearTimothy(Chapters17and20

DiscussionQuestions(fromreadingandlecture16)