Currently, I am a student in the AIM Institute: "AIM is an auxiliary learning institute of the American Baptist Churches of Maine (ABCOM). As diverse as the state of Maine, AIM includes a diversity of women and men seeking to grow their skills as Christian disciples working and ministering in small and large churches of Maine" (AIM catalog).
The program is a 3-year program, and I'm excited to be part of it. I don't know where God is leading me, but I trust daily in discerning His will and purpose for my life.
Diploma expected in 2019.
Courses Completed to Date
Spring 2017
New Testament II
"This course is designed to explore the Letters of Paul and look at their composition, development, cultural and literary offerings to the sacred text - the Bible. We will look at who Paul was as an apostle and a man, the uniqueness and theology he offered in his ministry as a Jew to the Gentiles and to the early Christian church, and what messages his writings hold for us in our contemporary world" (AIM catalog).
Required Readings
Powell, Mark Allan. Introducing the New Testament, A Historical, Literary, and Theological
Survey. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2009. Print.
Fee, Gordon D., and Douglas Stuart. How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth. 4th ed., Grand
Fee, Gordon D., and Douglas Stuart. How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth. 4th ed., Grand
Rapids: Zondervan, 2014. Print.
Roetzel, Calvin J. The Letters of Paul: Conversations in Context. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2015. Print.
Roetzel, Calvin J. The Letters of Paul: Conversations in Context. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2015. Print.
Christian Education and Spiritual Development
"Using various participatory methods and approaches, this class will introduce the student to the thought, theology, and practice of leadership in Christian education and its companion, spiritual development. Special emphasis will be placed on the education and continuing spiritual growth in the student. Through readings, class discussion, and practice each student will develop skills in planning, organizing, and executing a plan of growth for a specific church and its context" (AIM catalog).
Required Reading
Anthony, Michael J., ed. Introducing Christian Education: Foundations for the Twenty-first Century.
Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2001. Print.
Fall 2016
New Testament I
"An introduction to the study of the New Testament beginning with an investigation of the historical, cultural background, and then focusing on the Gospel writers and how they record for the church the life and ministry of Jesus Christ. Special attention is given to interpretation principles and an understanding of major theological themes conveyed in the Gospels" (AIM catalog).
Required Readings
Powell, Mark Allan. Introducing the New Testament, A Historical, Literary, and Theological
Survey. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2009. Print.
Fee, Gordon D., and Douglas Stuart. How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth. 4th ed., Grand
Rapids: Zondervan, 2014. Print.
Mission and Evangelism
"This course explores the theory and practice of the church's mission in the world including American Baptist global outreach ministries and other missional endeavors in our local church context. Topics of study include missionary service, personal evangelism, mass evangelism, short term missions, church plants, and ministries of social concern" (AIM catalog).
Required Readings
Henderson,
Jim. Evangelism Without Additives.
Colorado Springs: WaterBrook Press, 2005.
Print.
Lesslie,
Newbigin. The Open Secret, An
Introduction to the Theology of Mission. Revised ed.
Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Co., 1995. Print.
Yohannan,
K. P. Revolution in World Missions.
Carrollton: gfa books, 2004. Print.
Carey,
William. “Selections from An Enquiry into the Obligations of Christians to Use
Means
for the Conversion of the Heathens.” Valiant for the Truth, A Treasury of
Evangelical
Writings. Ed. David Otis
Fuller, D.D. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1961. 334-50.
Print.
Minatrea,
Milfred. Shaped By God’s Heart, The
Passion and Practices of Missional Churches.
San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2004. Print.
Reed,
Karen. “Living Slowly in the City.” Journal
of Missional Practice. Web. 18 Oct. 2016.
Weston,
Paul. “Lesslie Newbigin: Looking Forward in Retrospect.” Journal of Missional
Practice. Web. 18 Oct.
2016.
Cray,
Bishop Graham. “On Not Knowing the End at the Beginning.” Journal of Missional
Practice. Web. 18 Oct.
2016.
Roxburgh,
Alan J. Missional, Joining God in the
Neighborhood. Grand Rapids: Baker Books,
2011. Print.
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