Course Syllabus Winter 2013 MN466D Effective Pastoring Instructor: Mark Miller Email: mark2911@cox.net Tuesdays, 1pm-4:30pm Horizon University exists to enable students to develop critical thinking skills, a broad knowledge base, and a biblically integrated understanding of their vocation, so that wherever they serve, they will be successful in their profession. This will result in graduates who embody a life exemplified by Simply Jesus, Superior Academics, and Servant Leadership. They will effectively: o Succeed in their chosen profession o Engage minds, whether in their workplace, graduate school, or the global community o Win a person to Jesus Christ o Disciple a person in Jesus Christ and o Send a person for Jesus Christ Course Description: The purpose of the course is to study the pastor's call, purpose, and role in ministry philosophically and practically. Through lecture-dialogue classroom sessions as well as hands-on practice, the student is exposed to actual work of the pastoral ministry. Shepherd the flock of God among you, not under compulsion, but voluntarily, according to the will of God with eagerness. I Peter 5:2 Learning Outcomes: After taking this course students will know or be able to do the following: Examine the scriptural evidence of the need, purpose, and methods of Shepherding biblically. Understand and articulate the responsibility of leading a local congregation by means of the preached Word and character of life. Define pastoral ministry in a way that is biblically based but culturally relevant framing pastoral ministry that is anchored in the scriptures, but geared to the times. Become skilled in articulating a biblical philosophy of pastoral ministry grounded in orthodox, biblical theology. Required Textbooks: MacArthur, John, ed. Pastoral Ministry: How to Shepherd Biblically, (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2005). Armstrong, John H. Reforming Pastoral Ministry (Wheaton, IL, Crossway, 2001) Bible: A standard translation of the Bible (NIV (1984 Version), NASB, RSV/NRSV, ESV, NKJV, NET, HCSB). No paraphrases please (LB/NLT, The Message, etc.). 858-695-8587, info@horizoncollege.org, www.horizonuniversity.info 1
Course Requirements: A. Text Book Reading (10%) There will be some interaction with textbooks each week. There will be a Reading Assignment Sheet that will be signed each week. B. Three Minor Practical Ministry Assignments and Two Minor Reflection Papers (40%) 1. Practical Ministry Assignment: Gift Assessment and or Meyers Brigg Profile You will complete an online gift assessment and write the results on a two page report with your observations on what would be the highest and best ministry atmosphere for a person with your gifts/strengths profile to minister. 2. Practical Ministry Assignment: Well Being Paper Choose one of the topics below and write a three to four-page summary paper on how you would handle one of the following personal pastoral challenges. Use at least three (3) resources and list them at the end of the paper; footnotes are not necessary. One of the four resources can be a pastoral interview, but the paper should reflect your views, ideas and conclusions primarily. a. Clergy compensation b. Pastoral self-care, burnout, and sabbaticals c. Sexual unfaithfulness among pastors d. Pastoral transparency in the pulpit e. Other topics of interest: Permitted with prior written permission of the professor. 3. Practical Ministry Assignment: Pastoral Function Paper Attend two of the following pastoral ministry functions. Be observant. Take notes on what the pastor says, how he interacts with people and the overall job he does at meeting the needs of the people in these different situations. Write a two to three page double spaced report on your observations and evaluation of the pastor and the job he did. a. Attend a funeral visitation, funeral, and burial. b. Attend a wedding rehearsal and wedding. c. Visit the hospital with a seasoned pastor. d. Visit the nursing home with a seasoned pastor. e. Observe a board or committee meeting you are not required to attend. f. Attend a baptism or dedication ceremony. g. Help set up and assist with a communion. 4. Pastoral Biographical Reflection Paper The student will submit a 5 page theological reflection on a favorite Minister of the Gospel from history (not living) and include a biographical sketch, reason for choosing this minister, areas of success and trial, summary of his contributions, and a listing of lessons learned about pastoral ministry for your own life. 5. Final Reflection Paper Write a reflection paper highlighting what you have learned in class and how you expect it to affect your ministry leadership. Be sure to include: a. An outline of your biblical and theological understanding of pastoral leadership b. A description of your perceived gifts, skills, experiences and passions and how they fit into the above. 858-695-8587, info@horizoncollege.org, www.horizonuniversity.info 2
c. An analysis of your own leadership, including what steps you might take to grow in this area. d. A plan for continuing education, in light of both your future plans and your insights from this class. C. Mid-Term Exam (15%) This exam will cover material/s from week 1 through week 6. D. Final Exam (25%) This exam will test the student s grasp of Effective Pastoring and other material covered in class and in readings. The exam is cumulative. Specific instructions about preparing for the exam will be given in class. E. Class Attendance & Participation (10%) You will be expected to demonstrate interest in the course lectures, participate in the class discussions, raise interactive questions during the lectures, and share relevant personal experiences with the class in line with the topics. Grading: Value of Assignments 10% Ministry Assignments (5) 40% Mid-Term Exam 15% Final Exam 25% Attendance & Participation 10% 96-100 A 92-95 A- 88-91 B+ 84-87 B 80-83 B- 77-79 C+ Grading Scale 73-76 C 70-72 C- 67-69 D+ 63-66 D 60-62 D- Below 60 F Suggested Bibliography Title Author Date of Pub. The Art of Pastoring David Hansen 1994 The Pastor Hezekiah Harvey 1982 The Work of the Pastor William Still 1984 And He Gave Pastors T. F Zimmerman (editor) 1979 Working the Angles Eugene Peterson 1989 The Effective Pastor Robert C. Anderson 1998 Shepherding God s Flock Jay Adams 1986 858-695-8587, info@horizoncollege.org, www.horizonuniversity.info 3
Today s Pastor George Barna 1993 It s Your Funeral William L. Coleman 1979 Good Grief Granger E. Westberg 1997 The Practice of Pastoral Care: A Postmodern Approach How Your Church Family Works: Understanding Congregations as Emotional Systems Practical Theology, Protestant: Dictionary of Pastoral Care and Counseling Carrie Doehring. 2006 Peter Steinke 2006 Edward Farley 1990 Pastoral Theology Thomas Murphy 1996 The Leadership Handbook of Management and Administration The New Dictionary of Pastoral Studies. James D., Berkleyed (editor) 2008 Wesley Carr (editor) 2002 The Complete Book of Everyday Robert Banks, R. Paul Stevens (editors) 1997 The Broadman Minister s Guide Franklin Segler 2001 A Contemporary Handbook for Weddings & Funerals and other Occasions Pastoral Ministry according to Paul. A Biblical Vision Aubrey Malphurs 2003 James W. Thompson 2006 The Pastor s Wife and the Church Dorothy Harrison Pentecost 1964 Leading From Your Strengths John Trent 2004 Let s Talk About Money Before You Tie the knot Stock Publishers 2007 858-695-8587, info@horizoncollege.org, www.horizonuniversity.info 4
Your Spiritual Gifts Can Help Your Church Grow C. Peter Wagner 1979 Planting and Growing Urban Churches Harvie. Conn 1997 How to break Growth Barriers Carl F. George 1993 The Equipping Church Sue. Mallory 2001 Developing A Vision for Ministry Aubrey Malphurs 2003 Full Service: Moving from Self-Serve Christianity to Total Servanthood Leadership Next: Changing Leaders in a Changing Culture The Missional Leader: Equipping Your Church to Reach a Changing World Memoirs of an Ordinary Pastor: The Life and Reflections of Tom George Whitefield: God's Anointed Servant in the Great Revival of the Eighteenth Century Siang-Yang Tan 2006 Eddie Gibbs 2006 Alan J. Roxburgh and Fred Romanuk 2006 D.A.Carson 2008 Arnold A. Carson 1990.Spurgeon: A New Biography, (1985) The Unnecessary Pastor: Rediscovering the Call. Reaching out without Dumbing Down : A Theology of Worship for the Turn-of-the-Century Culture (1995) Marva J. Dawn, and Eugene Peterson 1999 858-695-8587, info@horizoncollege.org, www.horizonuniversity.info 5
Course Schedule Date Week 2013 Topic 1 1/8 Introduction & Syllabus The Highest Privilege, Rediscovering Pastoral Ministry 2 1/15 What Is a Pastor to Be and Do? Pastoral Ministry in History Semper Reformanda 3 1/22 Approaching the Pastoral Ministry Scripturally Deliver Us From Professionalism 4 1/29 The Character of a Pastor The Call to Pastoral Ministry The Utter Necessity of a Godly Life 5 2/5 Training for Pastoral Ministry Ordination to Pastoral Ministry Reading Chapters Due PM: pp. 15-46 RPM: pp. 21-40 PM: pp. 47-63 RPM: pp. 41-58 PM: pp. 67-91 RPM: pp. 59-82 PM: pp. 92-117 Assignment Due PMA: 1&2 PMA: 3 6 2/12 The Pastor s Home The Pastor s Personal Prayer Life Reforming the Church Through Prayer 7 2/19 The Pastor s Ministerial Prayer Life Restoring Biblical Exposition to Its rightful Place From Faith to Faith 8 2/26 The Pastor s Study The Pastor s Compassion for People Women in Ministry The Cure Of Souls 9 3/5 Worshiping, Preaching, Modeling Keeping the Main Thing the Main Thing Leading the Church in God-Centered Worship 10 3/12 Leading / Eldership, Outreaching All Things In Common Pastoral Success in Evangelistic Ministry PM: pp.121-143 RPM: pp. 167-186 PM: pp. 144-161 RPM: pp. 83-96 RPM: pp. 113-128 PM: pp. 162-186 Handout RPM: pp. 14-165 PM: pp. 189-227 RPM: pp. 97-112 RPM: pp. 129-146 PM: pp.228-260 RPM: pp. 187-204 RPM: pp. 239-262 Mid-Term Exam Biographical Reflection Paper 858-695-8587, info@horizoncollege.org, www.horizonuniversity.info 6
11 3/19 Discipling / Counseling, Watching and Warning How Shall I Respond to Sin IN the Church? 12 3/26 Observing Ordinances Pastoral Ministry and the Place of Sacraments The Pastor and Church Growth Final Exam PM: pp. 261-283 RPM: pp. 217-238 PM: pp. 284-313 RPM: pp. 205-216 RPM: pp. 263-283 Final Reflection Paper Horizon University Academic Policy: Attendance: A student who misses 3 or more classes will be automatically dropped from the course unless arrangements have been made previously with the instructor due to emergency or extreme circumstances. A student who misses class is responsible for all class notes, assignments and any exams that occurred during their absence. It may or may not be possible to make up these assignments, at the discretion of the instructor. Excused absences (that do not fall under the definition of emergency or extreme circumstances) will not count against the automatic drop policy, but the grade will reflect a reduction for such absences for each class period missed. Readings: Assigned readings are mandatory and should be completed in advance of the classes for which they are scheduled in the syllabus. Knowledge of the readings will be critical for understanding the lectures and subsequent discussions, and for preparing for the final examination. Quality of Writing: Written assignments should be undertaken as though you were preparing them for publication, even if only for publication in your church or denomination. This discipline should help to improve the quality of your writing. Emphasis in this class will always be placed on the quality rather than the quantity of your work. I appreciate and reward good and lucid writing, and I depreciate and downgrade poor and obscure writing. It is a matter of communication. Clarity and precision of language make communication easier and understanding more pleasurable. Formal Style of Writing: All assignments should be typed and written in a formal style, for example, no contractions or excessive use of slang. Papers should include notations (footnotes, endnotes, or parenthetical notations), and a bibliography or works cited that follow the format for bibliographical references found in Turabian s, A Manual for Writers. Plagiarism: Anyone who plagiarizes (i.e., presents as one s own work something which has been taken from someone else) may receive an automatic failure on that piece of work and a warning. (Plagiarism can involve the taking of an idea or structure of a written work as well as the actual copying of what is written.) For a first-time offense, the student will receive a 0% grade for the paper with a 1-week grace period to rectify and correct the paper. If such corrections are made on time and to the standards of the course outline the result will be a grade maximum grade of 60%. A second offense of plagiarism will result in failure ( F ) for the final course grade. Late Papers: All papers are due at the prescribed dates specifically listed in this syllabus. Each paper is due prior to the start of the class period. (Example, if it is an evening class, then the paper shall be due by 6pm. If an afternoon class, then the paper shall be due by 1pm.) No late papers will be accepted. 858-695-8587, info@horizoncollege.org, www.horizonuniversity.info 7
Failure to turn in a paper on time will result in a 0 grade for that paper. Extenuating circumstances will be the sole reason that a paper can be turned in late, but prior written approval to the instructor is needed. Completion of Work: All assignments must be completed in order to pass the course. Extended due dates will be granted only in cases of hardship such as hospitalization or emergency absence from class. Unless such a situation arises immediately before a deadline, arrangements cannot be made after the fact without receiving a reduction in your grade. A similar policy applies with regard to course incompletes. Incomplete: If the student finds they will be unable to complete the course within the allotted time period they may request an Incomplete from the instructor. To request an Incomplete the student must obtain an Incomplete Form either from the website or the Horizon University office. They are to complete this form and submit it to the instructor for approval by the last class session. Students are ineligible to request an Incomplete for a class after the last class session. The instructor will then file the Incomplete Form with the Administrations office. The student has a maximum of 4-weeks from the last class to complete all course work. If the course work is not completed within the allotted time period the student will receive the grade earned as a result of not completing the course work. 858-695-8587, info@horizoncollege.org, www.horizonuniversity.info 8