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We are now accepting applications into the 2nd Cohort of our Doctor of Ministry degree in Transformational Innovation. I teach a course on missional hermeneutics as part of the program.

Here is the latest information on Asbury Theological Seminary - Florida’s new Doctor of Ministry (DMin) degree:

View above in pdf.

We are hosting an Open House this Thursday (August 19th) at 6:30 PM. Our campus is located at 8401 Valencia College Lane; Orlando, FL 32825. Get Directions.

Let me know if you have questions.

I will be offering the course DM802 Biblical Interpretation for Church and World for the Doctor of Ministry program on the Orlando campus of Asbury Theological Seminary.

This course is part of the required core for the D.Min. degree, but more importantly it is my signature course for teaching biblical interpretation through the perspective of a missional hermeneutic of Scripture. The class focuses on reflecting critically on our reading practices and helping to shape interpreters into persons who read the Scriptures not merely for the Church but for our pre and post Christian culture.

If you are interested in the Doctor of Ministry in Innovative Transformation or in taking my course, contact the D.Min. office.

Download the syllabus

Here are the required texts that I will be using:

Bauckham, Richard. Bible and Mission: Christian Witness in a Postmodern World. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2004. 128 pp.

Davis, Ellen F., and Richard B. Hays, eds. The Art of Reading Scripture. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2003.

Flemming, Dean. Contextualization of theology: An evangelical assessment. Downer’s Grove: IVP, 2005.

Goldingay, John. Models for Interpretation of Scripture. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1995.

Green, Joel. Seized by Truth: Reading the Bible As Scripture. Nashville: Abingdon, 2007.

Oswalt, John. Called to Be Holy. Evangel, 1999.

Wright, Christopher. The Mission of God: Unlocking the Bible’s Grand Narrative. Downers Grove: IVP, 2006.

I completed Day 2 of DM802 Biblical Interpretation for the Church and the World for the Beeson International Leaders cohort. The cohort consists of students from Mexico, the Philippines, Singapore, Indonesia, India, Tanzania, Nigeria, and Liberia. It is a true privilege to engage these church leaders from the global Christian movement.

The course is the required hermeneutics class for Asbury Theological Seminary’s D.Min. program. I am covering the required elements through lens of a missional hermeneutic. Today I present an overview of the metanarrative of Scripture: Creation - Fall - Israel - Jesus the Messiah - Church - New Creation. I present the materials with an emphasis on the Scriptural call for God’s people to serve as a missional community that reflects God’s character to/for/in the world. In the process three broad themes emerge: mission, community, and holiness. I find these three themes serve as a trustworthy guide to understanding the Scriptures of the Old and New Testament.

I have found the Beeson Pastors to be n fun and engaging group of missional leaders and thinkers. They have pressed me for clarification and helped me immensely this week to sharpen my own thinking about missional hermeneutics. The material is resonating in the class. I am always grateful to God for such times.

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I am teaching a Doctor of Ministry seminar on hermeneutics titled “Biblical Interpretation for Church and World” for a group of international pastors through Asbury Seminary’s Beeson International Pastors program.

If you are interested in seeing the syllabus, you can download it here: missional hermeneutics. I am eager to meet the students who are all leaders from churches around the world. I am expecting to learn as much from these leaders as they will from me.

I’ll use this blog to post updates and key insights.

I will be teaching this course on the Orlando FL campus of Asbury again in July. If you are interested in Asbury’s Doctor of Ministry programs, follow these links: Asbury’s DMin.

Here are the textbooks that I am using this week:

Bauckham, Richard. Bible and Mission: Christian Witness in a Postmodern World. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2004. 128 pp.

Davis, Ellen F., and Richard B. Hays, eds. The Art of Reading Scripture. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2003.

Flemming, Dean. Contextualization of theology: An evangelical assessment. Downer’s Grove: IVP, 2005.

Goldingay, John. Models for Interpretation of Scripture. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1995.

Green, Joel. Seized by Truth: Reading the Bible As Scripture. Nashville: Abingdon, 2007.

Oswalt, John. Called to Be Holy. Evangel, 1999.

Wright, Christopher. The Mission of God: Unlocking the Bible’s Grand Narrative. Downers Grove: IVP, 2006.

Here is the latest information on Asbury Theological Seminary - Florida’s new Doctor of Ministry (DMin) degree:

View the above as a pdf.

Since the application deadline is fast approaching, Asbury is permitting applicants for the initial cohort beginning in July 2009 to substitute a sample research paper for the Miller Analogies Test. Take advantage of this opportunity to be part of the initial cohort.

I am teaching the first course: Biblical Interpretation for Life and Ministry (pdf of syllabus) We will explore reading the Scriptures from a missional perspective and discuss means of unleashing the Scriptures into the Church and World to do their transforming work as we seek to (re)align with God’s mission for the 21st century.

Let me know if you have questions.

Here is a link to a web page with additional information. I will be present to address the group and be available for questions.