| Fall Textbooks |
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| Classes |
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| BIB1113 Old Testament History and Literature |
Arnold, Bill T. and Bryan E. Beyer. Encountering the Old Testament: A Christian Survey. 3rd Edition. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic. ISBN: 978-0801049538. |
| BIB4343 Pentateuch |
Hamilton, Victor P. Handbook on the Pentateuch, 2nd Edition, Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2005, ISBN-13: 978-0801027161 |
| THE2213 Biblical Hermeneutics |
Duvall, J. Scott, and J. Daniel Hays. Grasping God’s Word: A Hands-On Approach to Reading, Interpreting and Applying the Bible, 4th Edition. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, Inc. 2020. ISBN: 978-0310109174. |
| BIB3113 Life of Christ |
Textbook 1: Blomberg, Craig L. Jesus and the Gospels: An Introduction and Survey. Second Edition. 2009. ISBN: 978-0805444827. Textbook 2: Blomberg, Craig L. Interpreting the Parables. Second Edition. 2012. ISBN: 9780830839674
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| COM1113 Fundamentals of Speech |
Hoogterp, Bill. Your Perfect Presentation. (New York: McGraw Hill Education, 2014 ). ISBN-13: 9780071825009. |
| ATH1113 Theology of Prayer |
Textbook 1: The Spirit Helps Us Pray by R. L. Brandt and Zenas J. Bicket. ISBN: 978-0882436784. Textbook 2: Grubb, Norman. Reese Howells Intercessor. Christian Literature Crusade, Fort Washington, Pa; 1973. |
| GEN1113 College Success |
Ellis, David B., and Doug Toft. Becoming A Master Student. 14th ed. Boston: Wadsworth/Cengage Learning, 2013. ISBN13: 9781133311584 available on e-book/Kindle |
GEO2113 Historical Geography of The Ancient Near East, Greece, and Rome
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Brisco, Thomas. Bible Atlas: A Complete Guide to the Expansive Geography of Biblical History. Nashville: Broadman and Holman Publishers, 1998 (2014).(ISBN 978-1558197091) OR 2nd Edition (ISBN 978-0805497601) 2. |
| THE3113 Theology 1 |
Erickson, Millard J. Introducing Christian Doctrine, 3rd ed. Edited by Arnold Hustad. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House 2015. ISBN 978-0801049194. Or a student may use: Erickson, Millard J. Christian Theology. 3rd ed. Grand Rapids. Baker Book House, 2013. ISBN 978-0801036439 (expanded edition – 1173 pages). |
| THE3313 Theology of Missions |
Missions in the Age of the Spirit by John V. York. ISBN: 978-0882434643. |
| BIO2113 Life Science |
Mader and Windelspecht . Inquiry into Life; 15th edition. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education, 2016. ISBN-10: 1259426165 ISBN-13: 978-1259426162 |
| ATH2113 Evangelism in the 21st Century |
Coleman, Robert E. The Master Plan of Evangelism. 2006. ISBN: 0-8007-3122-0 |
| ATH4113 Pastoral Theology |
The Pentecostal Pastor: A Mandate for the 21st Century. Edited by Thomas E. Trask, Wayde I. Goodall, Zenas J. Bicket. Gospel Publishing House, 2012. |
| ATH3243 Urban Youth and Children’s Ministry |
Textbook 1: Kilbourn, Phillis, ed. Children in Crisis: A New Commitment. Monrovia, California: 1996. Textbook 2: Completing the Big Picture of Youth Ministry (20 Unavoidable Principles) by Bret L. Allen. |
| ATH4153 Urban Compassion Ministry |
Textbook 1: Christensen, Michael J. City Streets, City People: A Call for Compassion. Nashville, Tn: Abingdon, 1988. Textbook 2: Hopler, Tom and Marcia. Reaching the World Next Door: How to Spread the Gospel in the Midst of Many Cultures. Illinois: InterVarsity Press, 1993, rev. |
| THE3413 Intro. to Pentecostal Theology |
Textbook 1. A. Palma, The Holy Spirit: A Pentecostal Perspective. Textbook 2. Menzies, Spirit and Power: Foundations for Pentecostal Experience. |
| ATH3244 Cross-Cultural Adjustment |
Textbook 1: Lingenfelter, Sherwood G., and Marvin K. Mayers. Ministering Cross-Culturally: An Incarnational Model for Personal Relationships. Baker Academic, 2003. Textbook 2: Johnson, Alan R. Apostolic Function in 21st Century Missions. William Carey Library, 2009. Textbook 3: Psychology of Missionary Adjustment 9780882433219 Marge Jones, E. Grant Jones Gospel Publishing House. |
| ATH4223 Pastoral Counseling |
Christian Counseling 3rd Edition: Revised and Updated by Gary Collins. ISBN: 978-1418503291 |
| Winter Textbooks |
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| Class |
Book(s) |
| BIB1213 New Testament History and Literature |
Elwell, Walter A. and Robert W. Yarbrough. Encountering the New Testament: A Historical and Theological Survey (Encountering Biblical Studies) 3rd Edition. |
| ENG1213 English Composition 1 |
Keys to Successful Writing: A Handbook for College and Career. by Ann Raimes and Maria Jerskey. ISBN: 978-1111353698. |
| MAT1213 Applied College Mathematics |
The student will purchase a subscription to Hawkes Learning. The student will receive an email with directions. |
| PSY2213 Intro. to Psychology |
Psychology: Modules for Active Learning by Coon, Dennis. 11th (eleventh) edition (2008). ISBN: 978-0-495-50496-2 |
| BIB2213 Pastoral Epistles |
1 & 2 Timothy and Titus: Understanding the Bible Commentary Series By Gordon D. Fee ISBN: 9780801046230 |
| THE3213 Theology 2 |
Erickson, Millard J. Introducing Christian Doctrine, 3rd ed. Edited by Arnold Hustad. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House 2015. ISBN 978-0801049194. Or a student may use: Erickson, Millard J. Christian Theology. 3rd ed. Grand Rapids. Baker Book House, 2013. ISBN 978-0801036439 (expanded edition – 1173 pages). |
| ATH3113 Homiletics 1 |
Biblical Preaching: The Development and Delivery of Expository Messages by Haddon W. Robinson. ISBN: 978-0801049125 |
| ATH3313 Church Business Administration |
Textbook 1: Hammar, Richard, and Frank Sommerville. 8 Legal Pitfalls for Churches (and How to Avoid Them) (Church Law & Tax Book 1). Kindle ed. Carol Stream, IL: Christianity Today, 2016. Textbook 2: Hammar, Richard. 10 Finance Questions Churches Ask (Church Law and Tax Book 3). Kindle ed. Carol Steam, IL: Christianity Today, 2016. (30 Pages) Textbook 3: Hammar Richard. 10 Tax and Employment Questions Churches Ask (Church Law & Tax Book 2). Kindle ed. Carol Stream, IL: Christianity Today, 2016. |
| BIB4323 Corinthian Correspondence |
1 & 2 Corinthians. Expositor’s Bible Commentary: Revised Edition. By Verlyn Verbrugge and Murray Harris ASIN: B06WRPKX4M. |
| ATH3233 Youth Ministry |
Your First Two Years in Youth Ministry: A Personal and Practical Guide to Starting Right by Doug Fields. ISBN: 9780310240457 |
| BIB4333 Biblical Models of Women in Leadership |
Textbook 1: Instruments for His Glory (Joyce Strong) (ISBN: 088419646-1). Textbook 2: Why not Women? (Cunningham) (ISBN: 1-57658-183-7). Textbook 3: God’s Women Then and Now (Gill and Cavaness) (ISBN: 0-09749539-0-3). |
| ATH3243 Urban Youth and Children’s Ministry |
Textbook 1: Kilbourn, Phillis, ed. Children in Crisis: A New Commitment. Monrovia, California: 1996; Textbook 2: Completing the Big Picture of Youth Ministry (20 Unavoidable Principles) by Bret L. Allen |
| ATH4263 Urban Church Planting |
Textbook 1: Conn, Harvey. Planting and Growing Urban Churches: From Dream to Reality. Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1977. Textbook 2: Benesh, Sean. Exegeting the City: What you need to know about church planting in the city today. Portland, 2015. |
| ATH1213 A Spirit-Empowered Church |
Textbook 1: A Spirit-Empowered Church by Alton Garrison. ISBN: 978-1681540016. Textbook 2: A Spirit-Empowered Life by Mike Clarensau. Springfield, MO; Vital Resources, 2015. |
| BIB4343 O. T. Major Prophets |
Handbook on the Prophets by Robert B. Chisholm, Jr. ISBN: 978-0801038600. |
| HEB2313 Hebrew |
Biblical Hebrew Grammar by D. Waylon Bailey and John O. Strange. ISBN: 978-0914520238. |
| HUM2213 Ancient Greco-Roman Literature |
Textbook 1: Barrett, C. K. The New Testament Background: Writings from Ancient Greece and the Roman Empire That Illuminate Christian Origins. San Francisco, CA: HarperOne, 1995. Textbook 2: Wilken, Robert Louis. The Christians as the Romans Saw Them. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2003. |
| ATH4223 Christian Spiritual Formation |
Textbook 1: Mulholland, M. Robert. Invitation to a Journey: A Road Map for Spiritual Formation. Downers Grove, Ill: InterVarsity, 1993. Textbook 2: RENOVATION OF THE HEART by Dallas Willard |
| GRK2213 First Century Greek |
Basics of Biblical Greek: Grammar by William D. Mounce. ISBN: 978-0310287681 |
| Spring Textbooks |
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Book(s) |
| HIS1313 History of the Pentecostal Movement |
Textbook 1: McGee, Gary B., George O. Wood, and Charlie E. Self. People of the Spirit: The Assemblies of God. Springfield, MO: Gospel Publishing House, 2014.; Textbook 2: Blumhofer, Edith L. Restoring the Faith: The Assemblies of God, Pentecostalism, and American Culture. Champaign: University of Illinois, 1993. (ISBN: 978-0252062810); Textbook 3: Bartelman, Frank. Azusa Street. Whitaker House, 2000. (ISBN: 9780883686386) |
| BIB3313 Book of Romans |
Keener, Craig S. Romans: A New Covenant Commentary. Lutterworth Press, 2011. ISBN: 978-0718892388 |
| ATH3213 Homiletics 2 |
Preaching to a Shifting Culture. 12 Perspectives. ISBN: 978-0801091629 |
| HTH1313 Health Education |
Health and Wellness: Honoring God in Body, Mind, and Spirit. Robert T. Harper, General Editor. ISBN: 9781931283045 |
| ATH3343 Leadership Development |
Textbook 1: Bradford, James T. Lead So Others Can Follow: 12 Practices and Principles for Ministry. Springfield, MO: Salubris Resources, 2015. Textbook 2: Ken Blanchard and Phil Hodges, Lead Like Jesus: Thomas Nelson (ISBN: 978-0-8499-1872-8). |
| BIB2363 Book of Revelation |
Textbook 1: Gentry, Kenneth, Sam Hamstra Jr., C. Marvin Pate, and Robert L. Thomas. Four Views on the Book of Revelation. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1998. ISBN: 978-0310210801. Textbook 2: Hindson, Ed and Mark Hitchcock. Can We Still Believe in the Rapture?. Harvest House Publishers, 2018. ISBN: 978-0736971898. |
| ATH4233 Crisis Intervention |
Textbook 1: Yperen, Jim Van. Making Peace: A Guide to Overcoming Church Conflict. Moody Publishers, 2002. Textbook 2: Competent Christian Counseling by Clinton and Ohlschlager. ISBN: 978-1578565177
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| BIB2313 Book of Acts |
Stanley Horton’s Acts, Logion Press. 2001. ISBN: 978-1607311393.
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| ENG1313 English Composition 2 |
Textbook 1: VanderMey, Randall, and Verne Meyer, John Van Rys, Pat Sebranek. The College Writer Brief: A Guide to Thinking, Writing, and Researching. 5th Edition. Chicago: Cengage Learning. 2014. ISBN 978-1285437965 (Available on Kindle for $53.49), Textbook 2: Turabian, Kate L., Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, Joseph M. Williams, Joseph Bizup, and William T. FitzGerald. A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations Chicago Style for Students and Researchers. 9th Edition. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2018. OPTIONAL TEXTBOOK: Is available on Questia.com Booth, Wayne C., and Gregory C. Colomb, Joseph M. Williams. The Craft of Research. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2008. |
| PHI1313 Intro. to Philosophy |
Nash, Ronald H. Life’s Ultimate Questions: An Introduction to Philosophy. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1999. ISBN 978-0310223641 (Available on Kindle) |
| THE4313 Theological Ethics |
Textbook 1: Ministerial Ethics by Joel Trull & James Carter ISBN: 0-8010-2755-1. Textbook 2: Meilaender, Gilbert. Bioethics: A Primer for Christians, Fourth Edition. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans, 2020. ISBN: 978-0802878168.
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| ATH2313 Intro. to Urban Missions |
Textbook 1: The Urban World by J. John Palen. 9th Edition. ISBN: 978-0199946044; Textbook 2: With Justice for All: A Strategy for Community Development by John Perkins. ISBN: 978-0801018169. |
| ATH2323 World Religions |
Textbook 1: Fisher, Mary Pat. Living Religions. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Publishing Co., 2010 (8th Edition). Textbook 2: Baker, W. David, Ed. Biblical Faith and Other Religions: An Evangelical Assessment. Kregel Academic & Professional, November 4, 2004. |
| HIS2213 Survey of Church History |
Shelley, Bruce L. Church History in Plain Language. 4th Edition. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, 2013. ISBN: 978-1401676315 |
| ATH3233 Youth Ministry |
Your First Two Years in Youth Ministry: A Personal and Practical Guide to Starting Right by Doug Fields. ISBN: 9780310240457 |
| THE3213 Theology 2 |
Erickson, Millard J. Introducing Christian Doctrine, 3rd ed. Edited by Arnold Hustad. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House 2015. ISBN 978-0801049194. Or a student may use: Erickson, Millard J. Christian Theology. 3rd ed. Grand Rapids. Baker Book House, 2013. ISBN 978-0801036439 (expanded edition – 1173 pages). |
