CHRISTIAN MINISTRY Course Title: Research Methodology To help students with the preparation of Course Research Assignments Theses and !issertations"
Course #utlines:
1. Research and the Researcher. 2. Basic Elements of a Research Proposal.
3. Collecting and Organizing Materials. 4. Analsis and E!al"ation of Materials. #. $nterrogation of a %e&t. '. (ootnotes) Endnotes) %e&t notes) Bi*liographical Entries and Reference A**re!iations. +. %he ,se of -"otations. . $ll"strati!e Materials and %a*les. /. (ormat of the Research Report. 10. Preparation of Boo Re!iesReports.
Reference: Anderson) onathan) Berr 5. 6"rston 7 Millicent Poole 81/+09) Thesis and Assignment Writing) :ile Eastern) ;e 6elhi. Booth) :ane C)
. ?incoln) 8eds9. 1//4)“Handbook of Qualitatie Research!" %ha"sand Oas?ondon;e 6elhi) >age. @othari) C.R. Research #ethodology! #ethods and Techni$ues 81//09) :ile Eastern) ;e 6elhi.
oseph) A. Anton 81/'9)#ethodology for Research) %uide for Writing &issertations! Theses and Scientific 'a(ers) %heological P"*lications of $ndia) Bangalore. Ma*r 5"nter) P 820049)A #anual for Researchers and Writers of Course Assignments) Theses! &issertations and )ther Research Re(orts) %he Board of %heological Ed"cation of >enate of >erampore College) Millers Road) Bangalore) #'004'. Ma"ch) ames E and ac :. Birch) 81//9) %uide to the Successful Thesis and &issertation* A Handbook for Students and Faculty! Marcel 6eer) $nc) ;e =or. >Do*erg)
Course Title: Introduction to Christian Ministry $" A study of the Images of the Church found in the New Testament %" &erson and wor' of Christian Minister(
a. >hepherdhood *. >er!enthood c. >teardship )" *cumenical understanding of Christian Ministry" +" !ifferent types of leadership:
a. >ociological perspecti!e *. Bi*lical perspecti!e
," Religion and &olitics -" !ifferent areas of Ministry
a. Administration *. Ordained ministr c. Ministr of the ?ait
Bi*liograph 6e!asahaam 8ed9
Rethinking Christianity in India) Madras C?>)
R"dge) Peter)
#inistry and #anagement
>hiri)
Christian and 'olitics
>teard) :.)
The +ature and Calling of the Church.
%homas) M.M.)
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India,s Quest for &emocracy
%alror) 5.)
Tend my Shee(.
Pra*haar) >amson8ed9)
Inter(lay of Religious and 'olitics and Communalism) Bangalore) >A%5R$ 2004.
Course Title: History and &hilosophy of Christian *ducation
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Introduction:
a. 6efinition and meaning of ed"cation *. ("nctions) Aims in Ed"cation c. Philosoph and Ed"cation. d. Philosophies of Ed"cation. AI" Sociological .asis of *ducation
a. Ed"cational >ociolog *. 6emocrac and Ed"cation c. Ed"cation for Ci tizenship .I" /estern *ducation Thin'ers
a. *. c. d.
Ro"ssea" (roe*el Maria Montessori ohn 6ee
I0" Indian *ducational Thin'ers
a. *. c. d. e. f.
>ami 6aanand >ri A"ro*indo Ro*indra ;ath %agore Mahatma
0" #ther *ducational Topics and &hilosophical Thin'ing
a. *. c. d.
ohn Peslologgi ohn (riedrich Annie Besant Gedic Philosoph
e. A Philosoph for the 21 st Cent"r. f. Pa"lo (reire. 0I" Some *minent Christian *ducators
a. *. c. d.
ames (oler . Piaget %homas
Bi*liograph Aggaral) .C.)
History and 'hiloso(hy of -ducation) Gias P"*lication) ;e 6elhi.
Christian Religious -ducation) 5arper 7 Ro) ;e =or) 1/0.
Course Title: &ractical Ministry
Introduction: $
/hat is &ractical Ministry1
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The Importance of &ractical Ministry"
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The 2oal of &ractical Ministry" The Scope of &ractical Ministry"
Acti3ities of &ractical Ministry: $" Ministry of &reaching:
Preaching from the >cript"res for >pirit"al) Moral and Ethical "pliftment of the people. %" Ministry of 4eeding:
$n!ol!ing in the (ood distri*"tion ser!ice of =esh" 6ar*ar Ministr. )" Ministry of 0isiting the Sic':
5ospital Gisitation and 5o"se Gisitation. +" Ministry of Counseling:
=o"th Co"nseling) Personal Co"nseling) (amil Co"nseling) Marriage Co"nseling etc. to the st"dents and the families in the camp"s and in the neigh*oring localities. ,
Ministry of &rayer:
Cond"cting Praer Meetings and $ndi!id"al Praer >essions. -" Ministry of S ocial Action:
Camp"s Cleaning) Plantation and En!ironmental Care.
Course Title: &sychology of Christian *ducation I"
Meaning and definition of psychology
>cope of ed"cational pscholog Methods of ed"cational pscholog Contri*"tion of ed"cational pscholog AI" System of & sychology >tr"ct"ralism ("nctionalism Pschoanalsis .I" 2rowth and !e3elo pment
Principles of 6e!elopment %heories of child de!elopment Beha!ioral %heor Cogniti!e %heor >tage of 6e!elopment I0"
Theories of 5earning
%horndie $!an P.Pa!ler E.R. <"thrie 0" 4aith !e 3elopment
anes (oller ean piaget
.i6liography: Erison) Eri 5.)
Childhood and Society) :.:. ;orton) ;e =or) 1/'3.
ea*"r Press) ;.=. 1/'#. ) Madras) 1/'. Cha"han) >.>.)
-ducational 'sychology) Gias P"*lication) ;e 6elhi.
Course Title: Theories of &ersonality !e3elopment
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The meaning and definition of the term personality
AI" Theories of personal ity
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%pe of %heories
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Pschoanaltic %heor of personalit "ngs Analtic pscholog ?earning theor of personalit >HR learning theor * 6"llard and miller.
.I" !eterminations of personality"
H H H H H
ection >ocial and C"lt"ral 6eterminations)
0" &ersonality Assessment
H H H H
%he inter!ie >it"ational tests Rating scale Personalit in!entor
0I" The Role of the Community in &ersonality 2rowth"
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%he infl"ence of the famil and the clan on the indi!id"al. %he Comm"nit rit"als and f"nctions as the affect persons and their groth. Effect of >ocialization on personalit 6e!elopment.
.i6liography: Erison) Eri 5.)
Childhood and Society) :.:. ;orton 7 Co.) $nc. ;. =. 1/'3.
IIIIIIIIIIIII
Adulthood and Identity) ,nited Ch"rch Press) 1/+1.
@aar) >"dhir8ed9
Identity and Adulthood) O&ford ,ni!ersit Press) 1/+/.
>adler) Gilliam) A8ed9)
'ersonality and Religion. the Role of Religion in 'ersonality
&eelo(ment) >CM Press) ?ondon) 1/+0. %agore) Ro*indranath)
'ersonality) Macmillan) 1/1/.
Course Title: Church Ministry and S acraments
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The usage o f .i6lical terminology of t he church
a9 $srael) co!enant comm"nit *9 %he images of the ch"rch s"ch as i. ii. iii. i!.
Bod Bride of of Christ Christ ;e $srael %emple of
AI" &atterns of Minis try
a9 Priests) prophets) ings etc) *9 Ministr of es"s c9 Ministr of apostles) .I !e3elopment of the concept of ministry
a9 %hree fold ministr *9 Episcopac I0" Special Ministries of the Church
a9 Ministries ithin the ch"rch i. ii. iii. i!.
?it"rgical and >acramental %eaching) Preaching and training) Pastoral care and co"nseling Administration
G. Ministry of the church in the /orld" a9 Comm"nit organization *9 Relationships ith other organization) c9 Programmed for Mission and e!angelism 0" 7nderstanding of Sacrament
a9 *9 c9 d9
Mem*ership itho"t *aptism $ndigeno"s forms of orship ?ang"agesm*ols "sed in the orship $nterHrelationships in the area of marriage and di!orce
.i6liography: Bod) R.
Indian Christian Theology)
6odd) C.5.)
A(ostolic 'reaching.
6eic) E.)<.)
The %os(el and )ther Faiths
@"rien) C.%.)
'oerty and &eelo(ment
>hiri) teard) :.)
Christian and 'olitics. The +ature and Calling of the Church/
Course Title: &ractical Ministry
Introduction: - The Importance of &ractical Ministry" % The 2oal of &ractical Ministry" ) The Scope of &ractical Ministry"
Acti3ities of &ractical Ministry: $" Ministry of &reaching:
Preaching from the >cript"res for >pirit"al) Moral and Ethical "pliftment of the people. %" Ministry of 4eeding:
$n!ol!ing in the (ood distri*"tion ser!ice of =esh" 6ar*ar Ministr. )" Ministry of 0isiting the Sic':
5ospital Gisitation and 5o"se Gisitation. +" Ministry of Counseling:
=o"th Co"nseling) Personal Co"nseling) (amil Co"nseling) Marriage Co"nseling etc. to the st"dents and the families in the camp"s and in the neigh*oring localities. $" Ministry o f &r ayer:
Cond"cting Praer Meetings and $ndi!id"al Praer >essions. -" Ministry of S ocial Action:
Camp"s Cleaning) Plantation and En!ironmental Care.
Course Title: !e3elopment of 4orms of worship I" Introduction
1. Origin of orship 2. Aim and P"rpose of orship II" .rief History of the worship found in the #ld Testament and New Testament .I" /orship in the first fi3e centuries
1. 2. 3. 4.
Apostolic period Ch"rch fathers Pre Constantine Post Constantine
I0" The Christian year
1. 6e!elopment of Christian Calendar 2. Origins and o*ser!ance of Christian festi!al 0" /orship of Reformation
1. Anglican 2. ?"theran 3. Reformed 0I" The forms of worship in different Churches in India
1. 2. 3. 4.
Roman orship >rian orship C>$ and C;$ orship Protestant orship
0II" Indigeni8ation of /orship
1. :orship and M"sic 2. E&perimental forms of orship 3. >igns and sm*ols in orship
.i6liography: 6i&) <.
Sha(e of the 0iturgy) :estminster 6acre Press) 1/4+.
6a!ies) .C.)
A +e1 &ictionary of 0iturgy and Worshi() ?ondon) >CM Press) 1/'.
6o*son) 5.:)
The Christian 2ear) ?ondon)
asper) R.C.6. 7 C"ming) <.%.)
'rayer of -ucharist. -arly and Reformed) ?ondon) Colins) 1/+#.
"ngmann) .A.) IIIIIIIIIIIII
The -arly 0iturgy) ?ondon) ?ongman 7 %odd.
:ooten)
Christian Worshi( of %od) Madras) C?>) 1/++.
The #ass of the Roman Rite) ?ondon B"rns and Oates) 1/#/.
Course Title: *ducation for Social Change
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7nderstanding Society
a9 Origin of societ *9 6ifferent social str"ct"res c9 $ndian societ toda AI" Social Change
a9 Meaning) ;at"re 7 6irection *9 (actors of social change .I" Role of *ducat ion in social ch ange
a9 Ed"cation policies *9 Role of school c9 6ifferent national and international ed"eal commission I0" New !imension of education for social change" 0" The impact of education in 3arious aspects:
a9 *9 c9 d9
Ch"rch En!ironment 8Ecolog9 %echnolog Comm"nication
.i6liography: Miller) R.C.) -ducation for Christian 0iing) Engleood Clifs) ;e erse) 1/#'. 6esrochers) ohn) -ducation for Social Change) Bangalore) Centre for >ocial Action) 1/+.
Course Title: &reaching in a &luralistic Society I"
Introduction
19 6efinition and meaning of >ociet 29 ;orms and Gal"es of Pl"ralistic >ociet AI" !ifferent aspects of pluralistic society
1. >ocio political 2. Religio 3. Economic III" The aim and purpose of preaching I0" Approaches of preaching to the pluralistic society 0" 7se of different media in preaching
1. %hro"gh Radio 2. %hro"gh %ele!ision 3. ,sing Gideo Cassettes 4. Role of Gis"als
.i6liography: Adams) 6aniel .) 3iblical Hermeneutics. An Introduction) >erampore) $ndian %heological ?i*rar) 1/+. @"mar) @e!al .) #ass Communication in India) aico P"*. 5o"se) Bom*a) 1/1. >angster) :.E.The Craft of Sermon Construction) ?ondon) Picering 7 $nglis) 1/+. >pi!) R.G.)'reaching the Word) ?ondon) C?>) 1/'+. >angster) :.E.)
A((roach to A((roach to 'reaching) ?ondon) Picering 7 $nglis 1/+3.
Course Title: Inter(!isciplinary Seminar
1. %o assign to the st"dents certain important topics from !ario"s *ranches of theological st"dies. %"
%o mae the st"dents of different *ranches rite research papers and present >eminar Papers from the perspecti!e of ones on discipline of hich one is a st"dent.
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>t"dents of !ario"s *ranches ill sit together and mae a creati!e disc"ssion on the $ss"etopic presented in the seminar class.
Areas of study: 1. $ss"es from the Old %estament 2. $ss"es from the ;e %estament 3. Christian %heological $ss"es 4. Religio"s $ss"es #. 5istorical $ss"es '. Christian Ministerial $ss"es +. Missiological $ss"es . $ss"es in Comm"nication /. >ociological $ss"es 10.
Course Title: &reaching in the New Testament I"
Introduction
1. Meaning of the term "sed in the ;e %estament 2. %he concept and p"rpose of preaching AI" &reaching of 9esus
1. Content 2. Method 3. 6eli!er of the message .I" &reaching of the Apos tle
1. Peter 2. ohn 3. Pa"l I0" &reaching understood in the New Testament
1.
.i6liography: 5oefer) 5er*ert) E.) %os(el 'reaching) Madras) <"r""l) 1/1. 6odd) C.5.)
The A(ostolic 'reaching and its &eelo(ment) ?ondon 5odder and
>to"ghton. Pathrapanal) .)
#elanoia Faith Coenant) Bangalore) 1/+1.
%heedars) M.)
The Face of -arly Christianity) Bangalore) 1/.
>anders) E.P.)
'aul 4 the Anatomy of A(ostolic Authority) Cam*ridge) 1/+#.
