CD 615 XL Discipleship Development in the Family

A study of the relationship of the church to the home in the joint enterprise of strengthening the family, nurturing children and bringing them to mature Christian discipleship. Special attention is given to the contemporary threats to family life and the emerging needs of the family.https://place.asburyseminary.edu/syllabi/3310/thumbnail.jp

YM 665 Youth Culture and Trends

Class Texts 1) Web-based Publications: Chapman R. Clark, “Entering Their World: A Qualitative Look at the Changing Face of Contemporary Adolescence,” Journal of Youth Ministry (Fall 2002) available on-line (3/13/2006) at http://ayme.gospelcom.net/jym_article.php?article_id=21 Read also the five part seminar on Qualitative Research courtesy Don Ratcliff (3/14/2006) at http://don.ratcliffs.net/qual/ (apx. 25 pages). 2) Patricia Hersch, A Tribe Apart: A Journey Into the Heart of American Adolescence (New York: Ballentine Books Readers Companion, 1999), 379 pages; and Christian Smith, Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers (London: Oxford Press, 2005) 271 pages, appendices optional. NOTE: Hersch and Smith are the primary texts but please read Thomas Hine, The Rise and Fall of the American Teenager (New York: Avon Books, 1999; 315 pages) if you have read either Hersch or Smith for a different class. Regardless bring your copies of Hersch and Smith to class (we will discuss both texts at some point during class). 3) Pete Ward, God at the Mall: Youth Ministry that Meets Kids Where They are At (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1999), 160 pages. 4) David White, Practicing Discernment with Youth (Cleveland: The Pilgram Press, 2005), 209 pages. 5) For an audio resources that supports the class, see audio interviews with Christian Smith and special journals like Youth Culture & the Church with Mardi Keyes & Pastor Mark DeVries from the Mars Hill Audio Journal: www.marshillaudio.orghttps://place.asburyseminary.edu/syllabi/1378/thumbnail.jp

YM 665 Youth Culture and Trends

Course Description: This course explores the issues facing youth today including sex, drugs/alcohol, media, music, family pressures, and modern philosophies. Students will examine theories of adolescent development, observe teenagers in secular and church settings, and prepare to minister to youth as they struggle with the issues of their culture.https://place.asburyseminary.edu/syllabi/3432/thumbnail.jp

YM 665 Youth Culture and Trends

Class Texts 1) Web-based Publications: Chapman R. Clark, “Entering Their World: A Qualitative Look at the Changing Face of Contemporary Adolescence,” Journal of Youth Ministry (Fall 2002) available on-line (6/9/2004) at http://ayme.gospelcom.net/jym_article.php?article_id=21 Read also the five part seminar on Qualitative Research courtesy Don Ratcliff (6/09/2004)at http://www.vanguard.edu/faculty/dratcliff/qual/ (apx. 25 pages). Also read Dean G. Blevins, “The Means of Grace and Christian Religious Education: Formation, Discernment, Transformation” 15 pages, online http://homepages.trevecca.edu/faculty/dblevins/Writings/Means%20Book%20Chapter %204.htm. 2) Patricia Hersch, A Tribe Apart: A Journey Into the Heart of American Adolescence (New York: Ballentine Books Readers Companion, 1999), 379 pages; OR Barbara Schneider & David Stevenson, The Ambitious Generation: America\u27s Teenagers, Motivated but Directionless (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1999), 276 pages. NOTE: Hersch is the primary text but please read Schneider & Stevenson if you have read Hersch for a different class for your book report. Regardless bring your copy of Hersch to class (we will discuss both texts at some point during class). 3) Pete Ward, God at the Mall: Youth Ministry that Meets Kids Where They are At (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1999), 160 pages. 4) Michael Warren, Youth, Gospel, Liberation, 3rd edition (Chicago: ACTA Publications, 2000), 185 pages.https://place.asburyseminary.edu/syllabi/3842/thumbnail.jp

A Plain Account of Christian Purity: Berlin Walls

While theological definitions of holiness incorporate purity terminology among several metaphors, the challenges resident in using this language may well impede opportunities of engaging difference and reconciliation. Wesleyans need a “Plain Account” of Christian purity to guide both ecclesial discussions that stress not only strengths, but also limits, in purity thinking. Using an example involving the Church of the Nazarene and Pentecostalism, the writing reveals how purity thinking risks creating “Berlin walls” when engaging differences. The analysis argues that a moral fear of degradation, rather than an acknowledgment of difference, often pushes purity thinkers to oppose certain issues

Ministerial Entrepreneurship: Reenvisioning Entrepreneurship and Revitalizing the Church

This article considers the marketplace from a Christian perspective, then surveys the nature of an alternative approach to traditional bi-vocational ministry: the ministerial entrepreneur. It then suggests points of future reflection for supervisors as they guide those working as ministerial entrepreneurs as compared to those in bi-vocational ministry

Exploring Nurses’ Feelings on Floating: A Phenomenological Study

Introduction: Mandatory floating is a strategy used to address changes in nurse staffing caused by unforeseeable staff call outs, increase in patient acuity, or census. However, it has an impact on nurses\u27 satisfaction and retention. Therefore, it is important to understand how nurses feel when mandated to float and the effects floating could have on nursing practice. Methods: Husserl\u27s transcendental phenomenological design guided the study. Data collection was done through individual, semi-structured interviews. Giorgi\u27s six steps served as a basis for data analysis. Results: Nurses believed that changes needed to be made to the floating process to ensure safe continuity of patient care. Six themes emerged: chaotic workflow process, unfair patient care assignment, unfamiliar work environment, psychological components, sociological factors, and physiological needs. Discussion: The current study showed that nurses are reluctant to float but will do so comfortably if there were some measures in place to ease the process. Health care leaders may play an essential role in alleviating nurses\u27 feelings of stress and anxiety about floating by creating friendly work environments for floating nurses