C103: Pastoral Theology - Study Center
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1 C103: Pastoral Theology COURSE INSTRUCTOR Dr. Tom Ascol is the Senior Pastor of Grace Baptist Church, Cape Coral, Florida and serves as the Executive Director of Founders Ministries COURSE MENTOR Students must have a mentor to successfully complete the course requirements. COURSE DESCRIPTION This course will introduce the work of pastoral ministry by looking at its biblical foundations, theological concerns and practical responsibilities. Students will also interact with classic literature in the field of pastoral ministry. STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES The aim of this course is for students to achieve the following: 1. An understanding of the qualifications for pastoral ministry. 2. An understanding of the scope and nature of pastoral ministry. 3. An understanding of the call and the role of the pastor REQUIREMENTS All assignments for the course are outlined on the session pages and in the study guides READING (20% of course grade) These texts are required reading to be completed by assigned dates during course: 1 & 2 Timothy, Titus, Apostle Paul Lectures to My Students, Charles H. Spurgeon Dear Timothy, Thomas Ascol, ed. Pastor’s Handbook Kent Hughes
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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)
