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2012-2013 Academic Catalog
Table of Contents 2012-2013 Academic Catalog Academic Calendar.....................................................5 2012-2013 Academic calendar....................................................6 2013-2014 Academic calendar...................................................9
Statement of Faith......................................................13 General Information................................................15 Statement of educational mission............................................16 Educational assumptions............................................................16 Commitments to the student....................................................17 Ethos statement............................................................................ 18 Historical statement.....................................................................19 Accreditation.................................................................................19 Christian formation program..................................................... 20 Campus locations and extensions.............................................21 Kentucky Campus....................................................................21 Florida Dunnam Campus........................................................21 Online Courses (ExL)..............................................................21 Asbury Cluster Education .....................................................23 Interdenominational relationships, foundations . and institutional memberships..................................................23 Asbury Foundation for Theological Education, Inc...............23
Academic Information..........................................25 Admission policies and procedures..........................................26 Academic policies and procedures...........................................32 Affiliated and cooperative programs.........................................42
Programs of Study.....................................................47 Latino/Latina Studies Program................................................. 48 Certificate programs................................................................... 50 Certificate in Christian Studies............................................ 50 Certificates in Christian Discipleship . and Christian Leadership....................................................... 50 Master of Divinity........................................................................ 54 Master of Arts...............................................................................61 Master of Arts (Specialization in Biblical Studies).......... 63 Master of Arts (Specialization in Theological Studies).......67 Master of Arts in Aging and Spirituality.............................70 Master of Arts in Christian Education.................................74 Master of Arts in Christian Leadership...............................78 Master of Arts in Christian Ministries................................ 82 Master of Arts in Church Planting........................................87 Master of Arts in Intercultural Studies............................... 89 Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Counseling ........ 93
Master of Arts in Mental Health Counseling.................... 98 Master of Arts in Pastoral Counseling.............................. 103 Master of Arts in Spiritual Formation............................... 108 Master of Arts in World Mission and Evangelism............ 112 Master of Arts in Youth Ministry........................................ 116 Doctor of Ministry: 2012-2013.............................................. 120 Doctor of Ministry: 2013-2014...............................................124 Advanced Research Programs..................................................126 Master of Theology...............................................................128 Master of Theology in Biblical Studies....................... 129 Master of Theology in World Mission . and Evangelism..................................................................131 Doctor of Philosophy............................................................133 Doctor of Philosophy in Biblical Studies.....................134 Doctor of Philosophy in Intercultural Studies............137
Organization of Schools. .................................141 School of Biblical Interpretation.............................................143 School of Practical Theology...................................................143 Mentored Ministry program............................................... 144 School of Theology and Formation....................................... 146 School of Urban Ministries...................................................... 146 E. Stanley Jones School of World Mission . and Evangelism.......................................................................147
Graduate Course Descriptions............... 149
Graduate course description index........................................ 150 AS Aging and Spirituality..........................................................151 BS Biblical Studies......................................................................152 BT Biblical Theology..................................................................153 CA Christian Arts....................................................................... 154 CD Christian Discipleship.........................................................155 CH Church History ...................................................................158 CL Christian Leadership........................................................... 160 CM Campus Ministry.................................................................163 CO Counseling........................................................................... 164 CS Christian Ethics and Society............................................. 168 IBS See NT(IBS) or OT(IBS) IS Integrative Studies.................................................................173 IT Technology in Ministry.........................................................174 MM Mentored Ministry.............................................................175 MS Christian Mission.................................................................177 MU Church Music...................................................................... 184 NT New Testament.....................................................................185 NT(IBS) New Testament Inductive Biblical Studies........... 189