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HOTTEST
RECOMMENDED SITES:
Best comprehensive site:
Samples of the Harvest Crusades, Promise
Keepers and basic Bible study software. The Harvest Crusades,
with great music and talks by Greg Laurie, are well-produced and
Internet viewable with good sound theology for seekers and new
believers. The Promise Keepers site is worth visiting and is changing
often. Also, download the Crosswire Sword Project free Bible study
software for basic tools.
BASIC
CHRISTIANITY:
SIMPLE
GOSPEL PRESENTATION:
Bible lessons:
Basic studies:
Bible study resources:
Daily Devotions:
Bible Search Engine:
Women:
Helpful books in
order of difficulty beginning with the simplest to understand:
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Know What You Believe, Paul Little.
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Know Why You Believe, Paul Little.
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Basic Christianity, John Stott.
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Mere Christianity, C. S. Lewis.
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God: Coming Face to Face With His Majesty, John
MacArthur
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A Survey of Bible Doctrine, Charles Ryrie.
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Concise Theology, James Packer.
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Essential Truths of the Christian Faith, R. C.
Sproul.
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Knowing God, James I. Packer.
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The Church at the End of the Twentieth Century,
Francis Schaeffer.
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The God Who Is There, Francis Schaeffer.
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He Is There and He Is Not Silent, Francis Schaeffer.
SERMONS AND OUTLINES:
- http://www.pastors.com/
Saddleback Church Rick Warren sermon outlines.
- Chuck
Smith Archive. Hundreds of free sermons and outlines by one of
the best bible teachers of our day.
- John
MacArthur Archive. This is a huge collection of free sermons
and articles by John MacArthur. He gives an excellent exposition
of scripture, but keep in mind that he brings it from a very
conservative, Calvinistic and anti-charismatic view point.
- Billy
Graham Archive. A very interesting collection of sermons,
hymns, etc. from Billy Graham and other great evangelists of the
past.
- Charles
G. Finney Archive. A large collection of free sermons and
outlines from one of the great revivalists, Charles G. Finney.
- C.H.
Spurgeon Archive. Tons of free sermons by C.H. Spurgeon.
Spurgeon was perhaps the greatest preacher/teacher of his time.
CHRISTIAN COUNSELING:
FOCUS ON THE FAMILY:
SMALL GROUPS:
Missions:
CHRISTIAN NEWS SOURCE:
WCVX, 1050 AM, Cincinnati,
Ohio, Christian Talk Radio:
- http://www.wcvx.com/
- Listen to the Revelation Community Radio Program by Internet
5:45 AM & 3 PM, M-F
OTHER CHRISTIAN MEDIA
RESOURCES:
Christian Sites:
Outreach:
Church Employment:
Local Newspapers/Events:
Music/Film:
Christian Music
Gatherings:
Music Lessons:
- Playpianotoday.com.
This is a wonderful site if you are wanting to learn to play
piano, or want to become a better piano player. The lessons teach
you basic "patterns" by cording and are great if you
need to learn piano fast!
- Cyberfret.com.
Lessons for guitarists of all skill levels.
- http://www.worshipguitarclass.com/
- Christian guitar instruction.
- GuitarsRule.com.
Video guitar lessons, guitar software downloads, tablature search
engine, and more.
Lead Sheets, MP3 Files,
etc.:
- Free
Praise and Worship. Check out this site which has a huge
database of worship songs, guitar tabs, MP3 files, and more.
- Your
Christian Home. Chords and lyrics of over 600 praise and
worship songs.
- Sharesong.org.
Upload your songs to share with others. They also have a large
selection of original free lead sheets, guitar tabs, and Mp3
files.
- Delicatefade.com.
Excellent site featuring free music resources and a large
collection of lead sheets for the latest worship songs.
- Calvary
Chapel. Original worship choruses from Calvary Chapel.
- Rockin'
With The Cross. Chords for hundreds of worship and praise
songs.
- Christian
Guitar Resources. Over 6,000 tabs for guitar and bass,
including both worship and contemporary Christian music.
Music Software:
- Worship
Assistant. This is by far the best song database/organizer
that I have seen. It allows you to transpose songs, print out lead
sheets and transparencies, and keep track of your monthly song
usage for copyright purposes. You can download a free trial, and
the registration cost is minimal.
- Band-in-a-Box.
This is a MIDI auto-arranger software program that is very easy to
use. You simply type-in the chords to your song, pick a style, hit
a button, and it generates a full accompaniment for you! You can
also save the files as WAV files for mixing purposes. They offer
several other music programs as well.
- Internet
Audio Mix. This is a very simple to use audio mixing program
that allows you to mix WAV and MP3 files. This is great for
creating special effects for skits and plays, or to mix your own
accompaniments. You can download a free trial and the registration
cost is minimal.
- Download.com.
A large collection of free music software downloads.
- Music
Mansion. They offer a huge selection of pre-recorded MIDI
disks and players. These are great if you do not want to make your
own.
Finding the latest Worship
Songs:
Copyright and Legal
Issues:
- Christian
Copyright Licensing International (CCLI). Provides a low-cost,
legal, and fair way to make sure that you are not breaking the law
when printing songsheets, overheads, charts, etc. for the church
body or its musicians.
- SongSelect
Online. Enter a song's title or lyrics, and this database will
give you all the necessary copyright information.
Church Learning:
Church Planting:
- Internal
Revenue Service (IRS). Everything you need to know about
becoming not-for-profit. You can also download application forms.
- United
States Post Office. A must have when doing a mass mailing.
Gives you all the how-to's, costs, and forms for bulk mailing.
- Startchurch.com.
I have never used their services, but they offer a lot of help
ranging from applying for your 501(C)3, to putting your By-laws
together. Their fees are reasonable.
- Outreach
Marketing. This site offers tons of church advertising
products. They will even do all of the work for you if you are
doing a bulk mailing. They have some very creative post cards,
door hangers, etc.
- Acculeads.com.
This site offers the most reasonably priced mailing lists that we
have seen. They also have great service. You can complete you
order online, and then download the mailing list for your target
area.
- Desktopsupplies.com.
A great low-cost site for all of you office supplies. They have
great rates on labels and printer cartridges.
OTHER:
Islam (Good resource sites
for Islamic issues):
Post-Modernism
Postmodern Times: A Christian Guide to Contemporary Thought
and Culture by Gene Edward Veith, Jr. (Crossway, 1994)
A good starter book for understanding postmoderns.
The Challenge of Postmodernism
Edited by David S. Dockery (Baker, 2001)
Mostly academic, but the chapter on Evangelism in the Postmodern
World by James Emery White is well worth reading.
In Search of Authentic Faith:
How Emerging Generations Are Transforming the Church
By Steve Rabey (Waterbrook, 2001)
A good introductory look at the emerging church in North America.
The Purpose Driven Church
By Rick Warren (Zondervan, 1995)
One of the most influential books of the last decade, Purpose Driven
Church gives insight into how to structure a church to help
Postmoderns through the process of discipleship.
The Crossroads Project
www.crossrds.org/
The Crossroads Project is a ministry of Xenos Christian Fellowship
that seeks to help the church explain and defend the Christian message
in today’s culture. Read through articles on Postmodernism,
Apologetics, Evangelism, and much more. You can also read the
Xenos Online Journal, a forum for research and practical insight to
help witnessing Christians understand their faith and communicate it
effectively.
TheOoze Community
www.theooze.com
TheOoze.com is a website where anyone can visit to gain information
and experiences surrounding life and ministry in our postmodern
culture. As a part of TheOoze Community, receive free email,
communicate in real-time with “My Messenger,” post and read
messages on the numerous message boards and more. You also have
access to many articles on topics such as faith, culture and ministry.
LeonardSweet.com
www.leonardsweet.com
This site has many of the preacher/ author’s articles and recent
writings, favorite links and information on how to purchase his audio
and video projects and his books. Sweet is a futurist who’s written
extensively on postmoderns.
Graceland
www.santacruzbible.org/graceland/
Graceland is a ministry of Santa Cruz Bible Church designed to bring
the ancient truths of the Christian faith to a postmodern world.
Explore how this postmodern church reaches out to their community and
how it fits within Santa Cruz Bible Church.
The Highway Community
www.highway.org/
This postmodern church meets in Mountain View, CA. The Highway
Community website offers music and video downloads and worship song
chord charts.
Note: Many of the links and
their descriptions were email to us so
that may help others. In many cases we have used the descriptions
as they were sent to us.
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