Doctor of Ministry Program 36 Academic Credit Hours (15 Core credit hours + 15 Concentration credit hours + 6 hour Dissertation) Admission requirements: Male students with M.Div. and 3 years ministry experience subsequent to conferring of M.Div.

CORE: PT801 History and Theology of Preaching (3 credit hours) PT802 Public Worship (3 credit hours) PT803 Public Prayer (3 credit hours) PT804 Reformation, Revival, and Revitalization (3 credit hours) NC800 Fundamentals of Nouthetic Counseling (3 credit hours)

CONCENTRATION: (Choose One)

REFORMED THEOLOGICAL THOUGHT: TH820 Calvin’s Institutes (3 credit hours) PM801 Puritan Ministry (6 credit hours) TH830 The Holy Spirit (3 credit hours) TH850 The Christian Sabbath (3 credit hours)

NOUTHETIC COUNSELING: NC801 Nouthetic Counseling I (3 credit hours) NC802 Nouthetic Counseling II (6 credit hours) NC803 Nouthetic Counseling III (3 credit hours) NC804 The Christian Directory (3 credit hours)

APOLOGETICS: AP801 Apologetics in a Postmodern World (3 credit hours) PH810 Modern Philosophy (3 credit hours) TH801 Inspiration, Inerrancy, and Reliability of Scripture (3 credit hours) AP820 Christianity and Science (3 credit hours) AP850 Islam (3 credit hours)

BS890 Doctoral Dissertation (6 credit hours)

All written assignments (with the exception of the dissertation) should follow current MLA formatting. Lecture outlines/notes, summaries, chapter summaries, papers, and all other stated assignments must be submitted to your mentor for grading.

PT801 History and Theology of Preaching (3 credit hours)

Listen, outline, and take notes on the following lectures: 2009 Expositors Conference – Beeke and Lawson [8.5h] Preaching in History 1-3 – Ian Murray [3.5h] A Reformation Theology of Preaching – Dr. Carl Trueman [1h]] Lectures on Preaching 1-8 – Dr. D.A. Carson [8h] The Primacy of Expository Preaching 1-3 – D.A. Carson [3.5h] Transformational Expository Preaching – Colin Smith [1h] Christ-Centered Preaching 1-30 – Dr. Bryan Chapel [30h] Total: 55.5 hours

Read and summarize: The Importance of Doctrinal and Instructive Preaching – Samuel Winchester [42]

Read and provide chapter summaries: A History of Preaching Vols. 1 and 2 – Edwin Dargan [1208] Thoughts on Preaching – Daniel Moore [397] Lectures on Preaching – Philip Doddridge [161] The Gospel Idea of Preaching (Discussions of Robert L. Dabney Vol. 1, pp. 595- 601 – R.L. Dabney [7] Total: 1773 pages

Write a 40 page paper defending the primacy of preaching and delineating the rationale behind your own approach to the great privilege and work of preaching.

PT802 Public Worship (3 credit hours)

Listen, outline, and take notes on the following lectures: The Importance of Public Worship – Maurice Roberts [.5h] The Elements of Worship Series 1-15 – Dr. Ryan McGraw [10.5h] Christian Worship 1-19 – Dr. Mark Dalbey [20h] Worship 1-10 – Dr. R.C. Sproul [3.5h] Worship and the Presence of God – Bob Kauflin [1h] What is Word-Centered Worship? – Bob Kauflin [1h] Visuals in Worship: How Do We See God? – Bob Kauflin [1h] 10 Core Values of Biblical Worship – Bob Kauflin [1h] Reformed View of Worship – Dr. Michael Haykin [1h] Worshiping God’s Way 1 and 2 – Dr. John Frame [2h] Why Does Preaching Have Such a Prominent Place in Worship? – John Piper [1h] The Christ-Centered Disciple and True Worship – Dr. Harry Reeder [1h] Music in Worship: Divine or Divisive? – Bob Kauflin [1h] Worship Music or Music Worship: The Meaning of Music in Congregational Worship – Bob Kauflin [1h] Ethnomusicology: Biblical Mandates for Music in the Church – John Benham [1h] New Music in the Christian Community: An Apologetic for Popular Musical Styles -Kevin Twit [1h] What Makes Worship Contemporary? Exploring Different Strands of Contemporary Worship – Lester Ruth [1h] Christian Worship Music: Is it Postmodern? – Dr. John Frame [1h] Classifying Protestant Worship – Lester Ruth [1h] Creativity in Worship-Novelty or Necessity? – Bob Kauflin [1h] Common Errors when Leading Worship – Dr. Jerram Barrs [1h] Healthy Tensions in Corporate Worship – Bob Kauflin [1h] Congregational Worship as Pastoral Care – Bob Kauflin [1h] Biblical Worship in a Postmodern Age – Bob Kauflin [1h] Total: 54.5 hours

Read and outline: The Directory for the Public Worship of God – [25] Manual of Forms – A.A. Hodge [78]

Read, provide chapter summaries, and outline services: Gospel Worship – [248] Gospel Worship Vol. 1 – Archibald Hall [416] (visit “Course Materials” to access this resource) Public Worship – T. Harwood Pattison [296] The Public Worship of God – J.R.P. Sclater [205] Public Worship: The Best Method of Conducting It – John Spencer Pearsall [196] The Worship of the Presbyterian Church – David Douglas Bannerman [144] Eutaxia, or the Presbyterian Liturgies: Historical Sketches – Charles Baird [282] Presbyterian Liturgies – Church of Scotland [196] Total: 2086 pages

Write a 40 page paper developing a typical Sunday public worship service and defend the use, stress, and particular arrangement of the chosen elements.

PT803 Public Prayer (3 credit hours)

Listen, outline, and take notes on the following lectures: Corporate Prayer in the Life of the Church and in Worship – John Piper [45m] The Form and Content of Public Prayer – David Silversides [40m] A Balanced Diet of Public Prayer – Hughes Oliphant Old [1h] How do Preaching and Corporate Prayer Work Together? – Dr. Ryan McGraw [45m]

Read and provide chapter summaries as applicable: A Discourse Concerning the Gift of Prayer – John Wilkins [207] Thoughts on Public Prayer – Samuel Miller [328] A Method for Prayer - Matthew Henry [278] Aids to Devotion (Bickersteth and Watts) – Ensign Lincoln [327] A Manual of Prayer – Albert Barnes [270] Pulpit Prayers – Alexander Maclaren [334] Spurgeon’s Prayers Personalized [264] A Book of Public Prayer – [376] ARCH Anthology of Prayers for Public Worship – [224] Total: 2608

Write a 40 page paper developing your own “prayer book” as a personal aid to the ministerial work of public prayer. The elements of prayer, as well as the various occasions for public prayer, should be considered and prayers formulated accordingly.

PT804 Reformation, Revival, and Revitalization (3 credit hours)

Listen, outline, and take notes on the following lectures: History of Revival 1-5- Iain Murray [5h] Reformation and Revival 1-4 – Iain Murray [4h] History of Revival 1-10 – Dr. J. Edwin Orr [4h] Theology of Revival – Timothy K. Beougher [1h] A Biblical Theology of Revival – Dr. Timothy Keller [1h] Revival 1-14 – Dr. Henry Krabbendam [12.5h] Revival 1-24 – Dr. David Martyn Lloyd-Jones [18.5] A Biblical Strategy to Shake the World – Dr. Harry Reeder [.5h] The Church in Biblical Perspective 1-12 – Dr. Harry Reeder [9h] 9 Marks of a Healthy Church – Mark Dever [1h] Marks of a Healthy Church 1-11 – Dr. David Murray [8.5] Total: 65 hours

Read and summarize: The Re-study of Revival and Revivalism – J. Edwin Orr [76] The Outpouring of the Spirit in Revival and Awakening and its Issue in Church Growth – J. Edwin Orr [16] The Bible and Church Revitalization – Harry Reeder [7]

Read and provide chapter summaries: Revival and its Lessons – J.W. Alexander [234] Personal Declension and Revival of Religion in the Soul – Octavius Winslow [386] Total: 719 pages

Write a 40 page paper developing a church revitalization ministry plan promoting church health.

NC800 Fundamentals of Nouthetic Counseling (3 credit hours) Listen, outline, and take notes on the following lectures: The Pastor’s Counseling Ministry – David Powlison [1h] God, Psychology, and the Christian Care of the Soul 1-3 – David Powlison [3h] The Bible and Counseling – Dr. Jay Adams [47m] Nouthetic Counseling – Dr. Jay Adams [75m] Introduction to Biblical Counseling – Lou Priolo [1h8m] What is Biblical Counseling 1-4 – David Powlison [4.5h] The Ultimate Answer to Man’s Problems -Wayne Mack [1h] Biblical Counseling Principles 1-10 – Dr. Jay Adams [10h] Biblical Counseling 1-16 – Dr. Jay Adams [10h] Sovereignty of God in Counseling – Dr. Jay Adams [1h] Preparation for Counseling from the Pastoral Epistles – George Scipione [1h] Sufficiency View of Scripture in Christian Counseling – Wayne Mack [79m] Confessions of a Biblical Counselor – George Scipione [53m] Nouthetic Gentleness – George Scipione [1h] The Importance of the Local Church – George Scipione [1h5m] Counseling is the Church – David Powlison [1h] The Church and the Addicted Society – Ed Welch [1h] Dynamics of Biblical Change 1-9 – David Powlison[9h] Union with Christ: A Dynamic for Change – Dr. Timothy Lane [58m] Union with Christ: God at Work Among You – Dr. Timothy Lane [66m] Progressive Sanctification – Paul Tripp [1h] Psychology’s View and Scripture’s View: Who We Are – Ed Welch [1h] Homosexuality – Dr. Ed Welch [57m] Homosexuality – Dr. R.C. Sproul [48m] Knowing God’s Will 1-5 – Dr. R.C. Sproul [2h] The Intimate Marriage 1-6 – Dr. R.C. Sproul [2.5h] Responding to Suffering that Cannot be Fixed – Dr. David Powlison [47m] Dealing with a Person’s Past – Dr. David Powlison [52m] The History of the Biblical Counseling Movement – George Scipione [1h] Total: 63 hours

Read and provide chapter summaries: Competent to Minister: The Biblical Care of Souls – Martin and Deidre Bobgan [254] The Life of Faith, Part III, (pp. 168-607) – [439] Consolation – J.W. Alexander [470] The Rise and Progress of Religion in the Soul – Philip Doddridge [366] The Christian’s Daily Walk – Henry Scudder [455] Total: 1984 pages

Write a 40 page paper delineating the fundamental principles of Nouthetic counseling and directives for counseling common life issues. CONCENTRATIONS: (Elect 1 Concentration consisting of 15 hours of credit)

REFORMED THEOLOGICAL THOUGHT

TH820 Calvin’s Institutes (3 credit hours)

Read and provide chapter summaries: Calvin’s Institutes Vols. 1 and 2 – Henry Beveridge Total: 1332 pages

Listen, outline, and take notes on the following lectures: John Calvin 1-3 – Dr. Richard Gamble (create a free iTunes account and download free iTunes software to access lectures) [2.5h] The Rediscovery of John Calvin 1-4 – Dr. Herman Selderhuis [3h] Theology of Calvin in his Institutes – Dr. Sinclair Ferguson [79m] Calvin’s Institutes – Dr. David Calhoun [28h] Total: 35 hours

Write a 40 page paper on a subject of interest presented in the course materials.

PM801 Puritan Ministry (6 credit hours)

Listen, outline, and take notes on the following lectures: English Puritan Theology: The Cure of Souls – Dr. J.I. Packer [79m] The ’ View of the Pulpit – Dr. Bruce Bickel [68min] Puritan Preaching 1 and 2 – Dr. Joel Beeke [1hour21min] The Puritans on Prayer – Dr. Don Kistler [46min] The Puritans on the Family – Dr. Don Kistler [43min] The Puritans and the Family – Dr. Joel Beeke [66min] The Reformed Pastor – Dr. Matthew McMahon [64min] Gospel Worship – Dr. Matthew McMahon [54min] Puritans and Pastoral Ministry – Dr. Sinclair Ferguson [40min] Puritan Sermons and Spiritual Formation – Dr. Derek Thomas [58m] ’s Pastoral Theology 1-8 – Dr. Derek Thomas [11hrs] Owen’s View of the Christian Life- Dr. Sinclair Ferguson [1h17m] Puritans and the Christian Sabbath – Dr. Joseph Pipa [54min]

Read and provide chapter summaries: The Reformed Pastor – Richard Baxter [378] The Art of Prophesying – William Perkins [191] A Body of Practical Divinity Vols. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (A Christian Directory) – Richard Baxter [2978]

TOTAL LECTURES: 23 hours TOTAL PAGES: 3547

Write a 40 page paper delineating the key Puritan concepts pertaining to their view of Pastoral Ministry.

TH830 The Holy Spirit (3 credit hours)

Listen, outline, and take notes on the following lectures: The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit 1-37 – Dr. Sinclair Ferguson [27h] The Holy Spirit 1-6 – Dr. R.C. Sproul [3h] The Holy Spirit 1-19 – Geoff Thomas [16h] Work of the Holy Spirit 1-14 – Dr. Richard Gaffin [12.5h] The Holy Spirit in the Early Church – William VanDoodewaard [52m] The Power of the Holy Spirit in the Work of the Ministry – Dr. Michael Barrett [45m] Total: 60 hours

Read and provide chapter summaries: The Office and Work of the Holy Spirit – James Buchanan [534] The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit – George Smeaton [412] Pneumatologia – John Owen, abridged by Burder [352] ARCH An Experimental and Practical View of the Work of the Holy Spirit- Octavius Winslow [282] Total: 1580

Write a 40 page paper on a subject of interest presented in the course material.

TH850 The Christian Sabbath (3 credit hours)

Listen, outline, and take notes on the following lectures: The Sabbath 1-12 – Dr. Francis Nigel Lee [9h] The Christian Sabbath 1-24 – Dr. Robert Martin [25h] The Sabbath and Sabbatarianism – Dr. J.I. Packer [53m] The Lord’s Day – Iain Murray [54m] The Lord’s Day: It’s Blessing, Sanctity – John Murray [1h] Why Keep a Christian Sabbath Today – Ian Goligher [36m] Studies on the Sabbath 1-4 – Michael Barrett [2.5h] Keeping the Sabbath a Safeguard to True and Spiritual Worship – Dr. Michael Barrett [51m] The Sabbath Gift – Dr. W. Robert Godfrey [37m] The Christian Sabbath: Market Day of the Soul – Dr. Jon Payne [52m] Keeping the Sabbath Day Holy – Phil Ryken [1h] Sabbath Observance in a Non-Christian Society – David Silversides [51m] How to Cultivate Sabbath Keeping – Dr. Joel Beeke [34m] Means of Grace: The Sabbath – Dr. Joseph Pipa [56m] Total: 45.5 hours

Read and provide chapter summaries: The Christian Sabbath – George Holden [556] ARCH The Christian Sabbath – R.L. Dabney [110] ARCH A Treatise on the Sabbath – John Owen [274] A Manual of the Christian Sabbath – John Holmes Agnew [214] The Abiding Sabbath – George Elliot [292] Sabbath and Sunday – William DeLoss Love [346]

Read and summarize: The Foundations of the Sabbath in the Word of God- B.B. Warfield [12] (visit “Course Materials” to access this resource) The Sabbath’s Sanctification – [46] Total: 1850 pages

Write a 40 page paper outlining a pastoral ministry plan for encouraging and promoting the proper use and observance of the Sabbath in the life of your church.

NOUTHETIC COUNSELING

NC801 Nouthetic Counseling I (3 credit hours) Listen, outline, and take notes on the following lectures: Care and Discipleship I 1-20 – IBCD [15h] The Inner and Outer Man Balance in Counseling – George Scipione [1h4m] Matters of the Heart – George Scipione [1h14m] Thinking Rightly about Yourself – Lou Priolo [1h] Inferiority Complex – Jay Adams [1h] Problems that Prevent You from Being a Peacemaker – George Scipione [54m] Forgiveness when Wronged – Lou Priolo [44m] How to Identify Heart Idols – Lou Priolo [1h7m] How to Overcome Selfishness – Lou Priolo [1h] Counseling Angry People – Lou Priolo [1h7m] How to Overcome Discontentment – Lou Priolo [54] Depression – George Scipione [1h16m] Depression and Anxiety – Laura Hendrickson [52m] Worry 1-2 – George Scipione [1h40m] Critical Incident Stress Management – Bruce Ray [1h4m] Life Dominating Sins – George Scipione [1h19m] Counseling People Struggling with Life-Dominating Sins – George Scipione [1h18m] Counseling People Pleasers – Lou Priolo [1h14m] Counseling Manipulators – Lou Priolo [1h13m] Letting Go of Lying – Lou Priolo [55m] Dealing with Suicide: Prevention and Intervention – Bruce Ray [1h] Dealing with Suicide – Bruce Ray [1h10m] Biblical and Psychological Views of Death – Dr. Edward Welch [70m] How to Comfort the Dying – Bruce Ray [1h] Difficult Cases and Wisdom in Counseling 1 and 2 – George Scipione [2h4m] Avoiding Legalism in Counseling 1 and 2 – Jay Adams [2h] Preparation for Counseling from the Pastoral Epistles – George Scipione [58m] Total: 45 hours

Read and provide chapter summaries: Person to Person Ministry: Soul Care in the Body of Christ - Martin and Deidre Bobgan [256] Christ Centered Ministry versus Problem-Centered Counseling – Martin and Deidre Bobgan [136] Stop Counseling and Start Ministering – Martin and Deidre Bobgan [328] A Treatise On Keeping the Heart – John Flavel [122] A Lifting Up for the Downcast – [279] The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment – Jer. Burroughs [142] The Pleasantness of a Religious Life – Matthew Henry [177] Cases of Conscience – Pike and Hayward [480] The Saint’s Pocketbook – Joseph Alleine [97] Total: 2017

Review: Homework Assignment Resources (web pages 1-5)

Write a 40 page paper delineating the biblical counseling procedures for the counseling issues presented in the course lectures.

NC802 Nouthetic Counseling II (6 credit hours)

Listen, outline, and take notes on the following lectures: Care and Discipleship II 21-38 – IBCD [16.5h] Philosophies of Counseling and Marriage Counseling – Dr. Ed Welch [1h11m] Marriage and Family Counseling 1-14 – Dr. John Street [21h] Christ – Don’t Start Your Family Without Him – George Scipione [1h] Biblical Communication – Lou Priolo [55m] Crash Course in Biblical Communication 1 and 2 – Lou Priolo [2.5h] Character Traits of a Successful Marriage – Lou Priolo [1h9m] Danger Signs of an Unhealthy Relationship – Lou Priolo [1.5h] Helping People Through Romantic Breakups – Lou Priolo [1h9m] How Husbands May Help Sanctify Wives – Lou Priolo [1h5m] How to Love Your Wife – Lou Priolo [1h] The Complete Husband – Lou Priolo [44m] Marital Sexuality – Dr. Edward Welch [1h9m] Sexual Purity in Men 1 and 2 – George Scipione [2h5m] Purifying the Heart of Sexual Idolatry 1-5 – Dr. John Street [3.5h] Counseling Men Struggling with Sexual Sin – George Scipione [1h17m] Dealing with Lustful Temptations – Wayne Mack [1h19m] Teenagers and Sex – Paul Tripp [1h4m] Rebuilding a Marriage After an Affair 1 and 2 - Wayne Mack [2.5h] Shepherding a Child’s Heart 1-17 – Ted Tripp [15h] Parenting Seminar 1 2 3 4 5 – Lou Priolo [4.5h] Raising Children God’s Way 1 and 2 – Lou Priolo [1h45m] How to Use Scripture in Child Training 1 and 2 – Lou Priolo [2h] How to Handle Rebellious, Dangerous Teens – George Scipione [1h8m] Counseling Parents that Provoke – Lou Priolo [1h16m] The Internet and Your Family – George Scipione [1h4m] Foster Parenting and Adoption – George Scipione [1h] Counseling Blended Families 1-5 – Dr. John Street [5h] Homosexuality – Dr. Ed Welch [1h11m] Abortion 1-6 – Dr. R.C. Sproul [3h] How to Avoid Making Rash Judgments – Lou Priolo [1h] Total: 99.5 hours

Read and provide chapter summaries: The Family – B.M. Palmer [308] Family Religion – B.M. Smith [226] The Christian Home – Samuel Phillips [406] Of Domestical Duties – William Gouge [339] A Help to Domestic Happiness – John Angell James [229] The Christian Father’s Present to His Children – John Angell James [202]

Read and summarize: A Church in the House – Matthew Henry [92] Total: 1710 pages

Write a 40 page paper outlining biblical counseling procedures for the counseling issues presented in the course lectures.

NC803 Nouthetic Counseling III (3 credit hours)

Listen, outline, and take notes on the following lectures: Secular Psychology and Christianity – Dr. Richard Ganz [59m] Advanced Biblical Counseling – Dr. John Street 1-13 [20h] Do You Think Like a Christian? – Lou Priolo [1h5m] Help for Hoarders – George Scipione [1h4m] The Twelve Steps and AA 1 and 2 – William Playfair [1h45m] Helping Addicts 1 and 2 – William Playfair [2h] Helping Alcoholics 1 and 2 – William Playfair [2h] Helping Abuse Survivors Trust Christ – Dr. Laura Hendrickson [1h] Counseling Victims of Spousal Abuse – Dr. Laura Hendrickson [1h11m] Counseling Rape Survivors – Dr. Laura Hendrickson [1h12m] Counseling Child Sexual Abuse Survivors – Dr. Laura Hendrickson [1h5m] Counseling a Child who has been Sexually Abused – Dr.Laura Hendrickson [1h4m] Making All Things New: Restoring Pure Joy to the Sexually Broken – David Powlison [1h13m] Counseling People with Psychological Disorders – George Scipione [1h16m] When People Go Insane – Ed Welch [57m] Alzheimers and Schizophrenia: Counseling Adults and their Caregivers – Dr. Laura Hendrickson [1h16m] ADHD Diagnosis – Dr. Ed Welch [68m] Autism and Asperger Syndrome – Dr. Laura Hendrickson [1h19m] Counseling Parents of Autism Spectrum Children – Dr. Laura Hendrickson [1h11m] Mood Swings and How People Change – Dr. Laura Hendrickson [1h2m] Total: 43.5 hours

Read and provide chapter summaries: Psychoheresy – Martin and Deidre Bobgan [472] The End of Christian Psychology – Martin and Deidre Bobgan [298] Against Biblical Counseling: For the Bible – Martin and Deidre Bobgan [203] Four Temperaments, Astrology, and Personality Testing – Martin and Deidre Bobgan [220] Missions and Psychoheresy – Martin and Deidre Bobgan [168] 12 Steps to Destruction – Martin and Deidre Bobgan [260] Hypnosis: Medical, Scientific, or Occultic? – Martin and Deidre Bobgan [144] Counseling the Hard Cases – Martin and Deidre Bobgan [222] Total: 1987 pages

Write a 40 page paper delineating biblical counseling procedures for the counseling issues presented in the course lectures.

NC804 The Christian Directory (3 credit hours)

Read and provide chapter summaries: A Body of Practical Divinity Vols. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (A Christian Directory) – Richard Baxter Total: 2978 pages

Write a 40 page paper delineating the biblical counseling principles used by Baxter in this classic work.

APOLOGETICS

AP801 Apologetics in a Postmodern World (3 credit hours)

Listen, outline, and take notes on the following lectures: From Modernism to Postmodernism – D.A. Carson [1h] Postmodern Spirituality – Dr. D.A. Carson [1h] The Interpretation of the Bible in a Postmodern World 1-7 – Dr. D.A. Carson [7h] Understanding the Postmodern Culture – Travis Kern [1h] Understanding Postmodernism from a Confessional Stance 1-3 - D.A. Carson [3h] Apologetics and Outreach 1-26 – Prof. Jerram Barrs [30h] The Challenge of Preaching in the 21st Century – Dr. D.A. Carson [1h] How then Should We Preach to a Postmodern World – David Wells [1h] The Gospel and Postmodern Minds – Dr. D.A. Carson [1h] Telling the Premodern Truth to Postmodern People – Dr. D.A. Carson [1h] Teaching the Only Savior to Postmoderns – J.D. Payne [1h] Proclaiming the Risen Christ to a Postmodern and Post-Christian Culture – Jim Newheiser [41m] Addressing the Gospel to a Postmodern Culture in the Context of Church Ministry – Dr. James Grier [34m] Challenge of Postmodernity and Theological Responses to its Teaching – Dr. James Grier [50m] Total: 50 hours

Read and provide chapter summaries: The Supremacy of Christ in a Postmodern World – John Piper and Justin Taylor [192]

Read and summarize: The Postmodernist Challenge to Theology – Douglas Groothuis [20] The Biblical View of Truth Challenges Postmodernist Truth Decay- Douglas Groothuis [24]

Write a 40 page paper addressing and winsomely responding to the challenges faced by the Christian Church in the postmodern era.

PH810 Modern Philosophy (3 credit hours)

Listen, outline, and take notes on the following lectures: Modern Philosophy 1-28 – Dr. Ronald Nash [ ] (create a free iTunes account and download the free iTunes software to access lectures)

Read and provide chapter summaries: Modern Philosophy – Francis Bowen [512] Readings in 20th Century Philosophy – Alston and Nakhnikian [810]

Write a 40 page paper on a subject of interest presented in the course material.

TH801 Inspiration, Inerrancy, and Reliability of Scripture (3 credit hours)

Listen, outline, and take notes on the following lectures: Why I Trust My Bible 1-20 – Piper, Blomberg, and Mounce [20h] Evidence for Inerrancy – Stephen J. Wellum [1h] How Do We Know the Bible is True? – Brian Edwards [35m] Why We Believe the Bible 1-5 – John Piper [4h] Trusting the Old Testament – Russell Fuller [1h] The Truth about the Bible and Archaeology – Brian Edwards [1h7m] Scripture, Archaeology, and Miracles – Dr. E.J. Young [1h] Authority of Scripture: Are there errors in the Bible? – Dr. E.J. Young [42m] Mosaic Authorship of the Pentateuch – Dr. E.J. Young [51m] The Historicity of Genesis – Drs. Collins and Barrs [4.5h] Unity of Isaiah - Dr. E.J. Young [54m] Authorship of Daniel and the Psalms – Dr. E.J. Young [53m] Inerrancy and the Problem of Harmonization in the Old Testament - Dr. Tremper Longman [58m] Trusting the New Testament – William Cook [1h] Reliability of the New Testament 1, 2, and 3 – Dr. Douglas Groothuis [2h] The Canonization of the New Testament 1-4 – Dr. Michael Kruger [5.5h] Origins of the New Testament Canon – Dr. Michael Kruger [4h] The Implications of Inerrancy for Biblical Sufficiency – Dr. John Street [1h] Where is Jesus in All This? A Review of the Work of the Jesus Seminar – Ben Witherington[1h] Inerrancy and Church History 100-1800AD – Dr. Carl Trueman [1h6m] Inerrancy and Church History 1800 to Present – Dr. Jeffrey Jue [1h26m] Total: 54.5 hours

Read and provide chapter summaries: The Books of the Old and New Testaments proved to be Canonical, and their Verbal Inspiration Maintained and Established – Robert Haldane [222] The Evidence and Authority of Divine Revelation vols. 1 and 2 – Robert Haldane [1060] The Infallible Truth and Divine Authority of the Holy Scriptures – James Bannerman [595] GOOGLE The Bible Under Trial – James Orr [344] ARCH Demolishing Supposed Bible Contradictions Vol. 1 – Ken Ham [172] Demolishing Supposed Bible Contradictions Vol. 2 – Ken Ham [172] Total: 2565 pages

Write a 40 page paper defending the reliability of Scripture.

AP820 Christianity and Science (3 credit hours) Listen, outline, and take notes on the following lectures: The Bible and Science 1-5 – Dr. Kingsley Elder [3h] The Bible and Science 1-9 – Dr. Henry Morris [7h] Creation Series 1-12 – Dr. Ron Marks [9h] The Christian Roots of Science – Jonathan Sarfati [30m] Modern Science and the Christian Faith 1-4 – Dr. Henry Schaefer [3.5h] Christianity and Science 1, 2, and 3 – Dr. Derek Thomas [2h] Science, Creation, and Laws of Nature – Werner Gitt [74m] Busting the Myths of Science – Jonathan Sarfati [30m] Can I Trust the Bible Over Evolutionary Science – James Anderson [52m] Origin of the Species 1 and 2 – Dr. Terry Mortenson [1h] Science and Scripture versus Evolution – Dr. Henry Morris [37m] Designed for Life – Jonathan Sarfati [1h] Creation Evolution Lectures 1-3 – Dr. A.E. Wilder-Smith [3h] Has Science Got Rid of God? – Dr. John Blanchard [57m] Total: 34 hours

Read and provide chapter summaries: Creation Facts of Life – Gary Parker [216] Did God Use Evolution? – Werner Gitt [144] Universe by Design – Danny Faulker [160] The New Answers Book 1 – Answers in Genesis [384] The New Answers Book 2 – Answers in Genesis [384] The New Answers Book 3 – Answers in Genesis [384] Total: 1672 pages

Write a 10 page paper explaining the relationship between Christianity and Science

Write a 20 page paper refuting evolution and theistic evolution

Write a 10 page paper critiquing Scientism/Secular Humanism AP850 Islam (3 credit hours)

Listen, outline, and take notes on the following lectures: The Imperative of Understanding and Responding to Islam – Michael Youssef [42m] Historical Background to Islam – Michael Haykin [1h] Introduction to Islam 1-24 – Dr. Timothy Tennent [16h20m] Essentials of Islam 1-7 – Dr. Timothy Tennent [3h35m] Apologetics to Islam 1-7 – Nabeel Qureshi [9h] (create a free iTunes account and download free iTunes software to access lectures) Islam 1-4 – Dr. Nabeel Qureshi and D. Wood [4.5h] The Islamic Challenge 1-16 – Carl Ellis [18h] Evangelism in a Muslim Context 1-17 – Peter Ipema [13h] (Lectures 7,11, and 12 are not available) Engaging Islam – Dr. John Leonard [1h19m] Islam 1 and 2 – Dr. Douglas Groothuis [1h] Christianity Confronts Islam 1 and 2 – Michael Horton [2h] Total: 70.5 hours

Read and provide chapter summaries: The Quran Unveiled – Dave Miller [310] The Religion of the Crescent – William St. Clair Tisdall [284] The Original Sources of the Quran – William St. Clair Tisdall [298] The Christian Approach to Islam – James Barton [362] Manuel of Muslim Objections – William St. Clair Tisdall [258] Islam in the Bible – Francis Nigel Lee [67] Total: 1579 pages

Write a 40 page paper outlining a basic apologetic approach to the religion of Islam.

BS890 Doctoral Dissertation (6 credit hours)

You must work closely with your mentor in developing your dissertation topic and in working through the dissertation.

FORMATTING: Current Turabian

1) Your dissertation should be no less than 150 pages, 1 inch margins, 12 point type, Times Roman Font, double spaced.

2) Your dissertation should be free of grammatical and syntax errors and should represent the caliber of work you have completed during your Doctoral Program.

3) Your dissertation should be consecutively numbered, with a table of contents and appendices (if necessary). Your dissertation should be divided into relevant chapters with sub- section headings within each chapter. You will need to also include a list of tables, figures and illustrations if these appear in your dissertation.

4) Your dissertation must include a full bibliography.

5) Your dissertation must be submitted to TNARS administration by your mentor (after grading) for final review and approval before you will be considered for graduation.

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