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(Not all the links are endorsed by the Session of MSPC)
Best comprehensive site:

Samples of Promise Keepers and basic Bible study software.  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:

  •              Know What You Believe, Paul Little.

  •               Know Why You Believe, Paul Little.

  •               Basic Christianity, John Stott.

  •               Mere Christianity, C. S. Lewis.

  •               God: Coming Face to Face With His Majesty, John MacArthur

  •               A Survey of Bible Doctrine, Charles Ryrie.

  •               Concise Theology, James Packer.

  •               Essential Truths of the Christian Faith, R. C. Sproul.

  •               Knowing God, James I. Packer.

  •               The Church at the End of the Twentieth Century, Francis Schaeffer.

  •              The God Who Is There, Francis Schaeffer.

  •               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:

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:

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.crossroads.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.





 

 

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