Biblical Studies
BBL100 - Introduction to the Bible
BBL211 - Synoptic Gospels
BBL217 - Old Testament Historical Books
BBL220 - Pentateuch
BBL310 - Biblical Hermeneutics
BBL311 - Acts
BBL314 - Pauline Epistles I
BBL319 - General Epistles & Revelation
BBL322 - Old Testament Minor Prophets
BBL324 - Old Testament Major Prophets
BBL412 - Gospel of John
BBL417 - New Testament Backgrounds
Textbooks
- The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in English by Vermes, Geza; ISBN: 9780141197319
- The New Oxford Annotated Apocrypha by Coogan, Michael D.; ISBN: 9780195289619
- Josephus, the Essential Writings by Maier, Paul L.; ISBN: 9780825429637
- Jewish Backgrounds of the New Testament by Scott, J. Julius Jr.; ISBN: 9780801022401
BBL418 - Capstone Project in Biblical Studies
Textbooks
- Turabian, Kate. A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, Ninth Edition. The University of Chicago Press, 2018. ISBN-13: 978-0-226-43057-7
- Fee, G. D. (2002). New Testament Exegesis: A Handbook for Students and Pastors (3rd ed.). Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press. ISBN 978-0664223168
- The Bible in a literal translation such as ESV, NRSV, NASB etc.
- A Greek New Testament - One of the following:
- Aland, B., Aland, K., Karavidopoulos, J., Martini, C. M., & Metzger, B. M. (Eds.). (2014). The Greek New Testament (5th rev. ed.). Stuttgart, Germany: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft.
- Aland, K., Aland, B., Karavidopoulos, J., Martini, C. M., & Metzger, B. M. (2012). Novum Testamentum Graece (28th ed.). Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft.
- Nestle, E., Nestle, E., Aland, B., Aland, K., Karavidopoulos, J., Martini, C. M., & Metzger, B. M. (1993). The Greek New Testament (27th ed.). Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft.
Communication & Language
COM100 - Introduction to Communications
LNG180 - Introduction to Academic Writing & Research
LNG285 - Elementary New Testament Greek I (3)
LNG286 - Elementary New Testament Greek II (3)
LNG383 - Intermediate Greek (3)
Christian Spirituality
CSP130 - Introduction to Christian Spirituality
CSP231-Practice of Prayer
Textbooks
- The Next Right Thing: A Simple, Soulful Practice for Making Life Decisions by Freeman, E.; ISBN: 978-0800736521
- Divine Echoes: Reconciling Prayer with the Uncontrolling Love of God by Mark Gregory Karris; ISBN: 978-1938480256
- The Way of the Heart: Connecting with God through prayer, wisdom and Silence by Nouwen, H.; ISBN: 978-0345463357
- The Art of Healing Prayer: Bringing Christ’s Wholeness to Broken People by Ringma, C. & Dickau, M.. London; ISBN: 978-0281060832
- Teach Us to Pray by Smith, G. T.; ISBN: 978-0830845217
CSP350 - Personal & Spiritual Development for Leaders
Textbooks
- Spiritual disciplines handbook by Adele Ahlberg Calhoun ISBN# 9780830833306
- Ancient Sins...Modern Addictions by R. Scott Sullender; ISBN# 978-1620326909
- Forming the Leader's Soul by Morris Dirks; 978-0615867090
- Leadership and Self-Deception by Arbinger Institute; ISBN# 9781576759776
- Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership by Ruth Haley Barton; ISBN# 9780830835133
Field Education
FE101 Field Education I
FE101-Human Services
FE201 - Field Educations II
FE301 Field Education III
History & Thought
HTH101 - Church of God Distinctives - History of the Church of God
HTH180 - Christian Mind
Textbooks
- Christian Mind by Brad Teigen (Provided by RMC)
- The Fine Line by Kary Oberbrunner (Provided by RMC)
- Heaven is a place on earth by Michael E. Wittmer; ISBN# 9780310253075
HTH272 -Introduction to World Civilizations
HTH276 - World Religions
HTH283 - Principles of Philosophy
HTH287 - The History of Christianity I
HTH288 - The History of Christianity II
Global Studies
ICS150 - Global Christian Citizenship
ICS250 - Crosscultural Communication
ICS252 - Theological Foundations for Global Studies
ICS253 - Global Ministry Practices
Leadership
LDR100 - Discipleship I
Textbooks
- Christian Discipleship by Brad Teigen (Provided by RMC)
- A Long Obedience in the Same Direction by Eugene H. Peterson; ISBN# 9780830822577
- Discipleship Essentials by Greg Ogden; ISBN# 9780830810871
- Messy Spirituality by Mike Yaconelli; ISBN# 9780310277309
- The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren; ISBN# 9780310329060
LDR101 - Discipleship II
Textbooks for Credit
- Christian Discipleship by Brad Teigen (Provided by RMC)
- Living the Gospel by Brad Teigen (Provided by RMC)
- Life Together by Dietrich Bonhoeffer; ISBN# 9780060608521
- Discipleship Essentials by Greg Ogden; ISBN# 9780830810871
- The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren; ISBN# 9780310329060
- The Ragamuffin Gospel by Brennan Manning; ISBN# 9781590525029
LDR201 - Issues for Leadership Effectiveness
LDR252 - Theological Foundations for Global Leadership
LDR311 - Team Leadership Theories & Practices (Online Course)
LDR402 - Leadership Capstone Course
LDR412 - Youth Leadership Foundations
LDR413 - Youth Leadership Practices
LDR432 - Theological Foundations of Pastoral Leadership
Textbooks
- The Bible (any version that is appropriate for study)
- Minding the Good Ground by Jason E. Vickers; ISBN# 9781602583603
- Pastor: The Theology and Practice of Ordained Ministry by William H. Willimon; ISBN# 9780687045327
LDR433 Pastoral Leadership Practices
LDR451 - Crosscultural Communication
LDR453 - Global Leadership Practices
LDR454 - Cultural Intelligence Strategies
Social Science
SSC150 Introduction to Addiction Counselling Skills
Textbooks
- The Family: A Christian Perspective on the Contemporary Home by Jack Balswick, Judith Balswick, Thomas Frederick, 2021; ISBN# 9781540963000
- Groups: Process and Practice by Corey, M, S., Corey, Gerald, 2022; ISBN# 978-9392357565
- The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by Gottman, John, 2015; ISBN# 9780553447712
- Substance Abuse Counseling: Theory and Practice, Sixth Edition by Stevens, Patricia, 2012; ISBN# 978-0134055930
- The Skilled Helper: A Problem-Management and Opportunity-Development Approach to Helping 11th addition by Egan & Reese, Gerard & Rober, 2019; ISBN# 9789353505905
PSY193 - Principles of Psychology
SSC194 - Principles of Sociology
SSC195 -Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
SSC250 - Human Development for Addiction Counselling
Textbooks
- Fundamentals of Addiction by Herie, Marilyn; ISBN# 9781771141475
- The Anxious Generation by Haidt, Jonathan; ISBN# 9780593655047
- Family Ties That Bind by Ronald W. Richardson, Dr.; ISBN# 9781770408227
- Understanding Gender Dysphoria by A. Yarhouse, Mark; ISBN# 9781514013519
- Psychology Around Us by Ogden, Nancy; ISBN# 9781119809227
SSC253 Addiction Counselling Skills II
Textbooks
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Glasser, Wm. (1999). Choice Theory. Harper Perennial Press, New York. 9780060930141
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Glasser, William (2001). Counseling with Choice Theory: The New Reality Therapy, Harper, New York. 9780060953669
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Hoobyar, T., Dotz, T, Sanders, S., (2013). NLP: The Essential Guide to Neuro-Linguistic Programming. William Morrow Paperbacks, New York. 9780062083616
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Trimpey, Jack (1996). Rational Recovery: The new cure for substance addiction. Pocket Books, Toronto. (Entire Book including the introduction). 9780671528584
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deShazer, Steve, Dolan, Yvonne (2021). More than miracles: The state of the art of solution focused brief therapy. Routledge, Taylor Francis Group, New York. (Entire book). 9780367646417
SSC254 Relational Issues
Textbook
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Barlow, D. (2021). Gaslighting & Narcissistic Abuse Recovery: Recover from Emotional Abuse, recognize narcissists and manipulators and break free once and for all. A Road to Tranquility Book. ISBN 9798731539098.
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Fortune, M. (1995). Keeping the Faith – Guidance for Christian Women Facing Abuse. Harper Collins Publishers, N.Y. ISBN 978-0062513007
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Pelzer, David. (1995) A Child Called It. Health Communications Inc. Deerfield Florida 184 Pages ISBN 978-1558743663
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Van Ness, D.W., Heetderks-Strong, K. (2022). Restoring Justice: An introduction to restorative justice. Routledge, New York, New York. (entire book) 256 pages ISBN 978-0367740795
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Yantzi, Mark. (1998) Sexual Offending & Restoration. Herald Press. Waterloo, ON Canada 254 pages ISBN 978-0836190816
SSC282 - Social, Environmental & Disabling Issues in Development
SSC284 - Social Science Research
SSC285 - Professional Foundations of Child & Youth Care
PSY293 - Developmental Psychology
PSY295 - Abnormal Psychology
PSY298 - Adolescent Psychology
SSC310 – Child and Youth Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
SSC321 Five Voices: A Ministry Conversation Exploring Indigenous Trauma and Healing
SSC330 - Theoretical Approaches in Human Services
SSC340 - Skills & Techniques in Human Services
SSC350 Trauma and Disordered Eating
Textbook
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Everly, G.S., Mitchell, J.T. (1999). Critical Incident Stress Management. Chevron Publishing Corporation, Ellicott City, MD. (entire book). 178 pages ISBN 9781883581169
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Schaefer, Jenni. (2004) Life Without Ed, McGraw Hill, New York 222 pages ISBN 9780071422987
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Trimpey, J., Trimpey, L., (1995). Taming the Feast Beast. Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc. N.Y. ISBN 0440507243
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Warren, Rick. Amen, Daniel. Hyman, Mark. (2013). The Daniel Plan, Zondervan, 352 pages ISBN 9780310344292
SSC351 Case Management, Grief and Relational Violence
Textbook
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Cloud, H., Townsend, J. (1992). Boundaries. Zondervan Publishers, Grand Rapids, Michigan.314 pages ISBN 978-0310247456
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Coloroso, Barbara (2002) The Bully, The Bullied and The Bystander, Harper Collins, Toronto Canada 218 pages. ISBN 978-0002006484
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Graff, M. (2020). The compassion fatigued organization: restoring compassion to the helping professionals148 pages. ISBN 978-0578753157
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Teater, Martha. Ludgate, John. (2014) Overcoming Compassion Fatigue – A Practical Resilience Workbook. Pesi Publishing and Media Eau Claire, WI.139 pages ISBN 9781937661441
SSC352 Pharmacology
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Butman, Richard E., McRay, Barrett W., and Yarhouse, M.A. (2016). Modern Psychopathologies: A Comprehensive Christian Appraisal, InterVarsity Press, Downers Grove. 9780830828500
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Collins, Gary R (1988) Christian Counseling: A Comprehensive Guide (Revised Edition) Word Publishing, Dallas 9781418503291
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Csiernik, Rick (2021). Substance Use and Abuse, 3rd edition. Canadian Scholars Press, Toronto, Ontario. 9781773382296
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Herie, M., Skinner, W., Editors (2014). Fundamentals of Addiction – A practical guide for counsellors, 4th Edition. Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto. 9781771141475
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McKim, Wm., Hancock, S. (2013). Drugs and Behavior 8th edition. Pearson, Upper Saddle River, N.J. 9780134405025
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Stevens, Patricia and Robert L. Smith (2017). Substance Abuse Counseling: Theory and Practice, 6th edition, Pearson, Upper Saddle River. 9780134055930
SSC353 Addiction Counselling Skills III
Textbooks
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Glasner-Edwards, S. (2015), Forward by Richard A Rawson, The Addiction Recovery Skills Workbook” Changing Addictive Behaviors using CBT, Mindfulness and Motivational Interviewing. New Harbinger Publications, Inc. Oakland, CA, 216 pages. ISBN 978-1626252783
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Greenberger, D., Padesky, C. (2015). Mind over Mood, 2nd edition. New York: The Guilford Press. 341 Pages. ISBN 978-1462520428
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Minuchin, S., Nichols, M.P. (1998). Family Healing: Strategies for hope and understanding. The Free Press, New York. 287 pages. ISBN 9780684855738
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Van Dijk, S. (2012). Calming the emotional storm. New Harbinger Publications Inc., Oakland, CA. 174 pages. ISBN 978-1608820870
SSC354 Expressive Arts, Play Therapy & Forgiveness
Textbooks
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Axline, Maxine. (1986) Dibs: In Search of Self. Ballantine, New York. 220 pages ISBN 9780345339256
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Collins, Gary R (1988) Christian Counseling: A Comprehensive Guide (Revised Edition) Word Publishing, Dallas 711 Pages (Chapters 23) 16 pages ISBN 9780849931246
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Hargrave, T., Zasowski, N. E. (2016). Families and Forgiveness in the Intergenerational Family. Routledge, New York. 236 pages ISBN 978-1138121843
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Worden, Wm. (2009). Grief counseling and Grief therapy: A handbook for the mental health practitioner 4th edition. Routledge, London 328 pages ISBN 978-0415559997
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➢ The E-Text by Worden is linked for your use in Module 6.
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