Preaching Ministry

Ministry Resources and Sermons

FACULTY RESOURCES

• Pastor Care a website to serve Christian leaders by helping them prayerfully explore their spiritual and emotional health.

AUDIO SERMONS

• Christianity Today Audio Sermons
• Preaching Today Audio Sermons

WEB RESOURCES

• Alban Institute Congregation Resource Guide: resources for congregations from the Alban Institute
• Barna Group : statistics from polls on religious issues in America.
• Books for Biblical Expositors:  and a list of recommended books for the minister's library, compiled by William B. Badke.

• Varieties of the Biblical Commentary: A Guide to Form and Function, by William B. Badke.
• Church Law Today has some free resources and additional material by subscription.
• Watchman - Cult Watch: Watchman Fellowship is an independent, nondenominational Christian research and apologetics ministry focusing on new religious movements, cults, the occult and the New Age.
• Focus on the Family
  • Parsonage - A Home Page for Ministers and Their Families
  • Pastor's Weekly Briefing (scroll down their page for the web text version)
  • Pastor to Pastor
• The Gallup Organization provides current polling statistics and information on over 80 topics & trends. Some information is free but most of the detailed information requires a registration fee.

• Living Pulpit
• Pastoral Helps online helps for ministers from the Biblical Studies Foundation.
  • Library and Resources.
  • Sermon illustrations.
• Sermon Illustrations
• Sermon Workshop [dabar page is unavailable July 2011]
• The Text This Week: Revised Common Lectionary, Scripture Study and Worship Links and Resources for Students, Teachers and Preachers

Church Information

• ANUKAN and Missionary Directory (available in the library only)
• Directory of the Ministry (directory contents available in the library only)
• Christian Church Search Church search site: locate information about a Christian Church
• The Christian Restoration Association

Church Planting

• www.churchplanting4me.org
• Orchard Group
• Stadia

Online Journals and Periodicals sites

• American Society for Church Growth Journal
• Christian Standard
• Church Law & Tax Report - information, selected articles
• Gallup Poll, publisher of Tuesday Briefing
• Leadership
• Living Pulpit 
• Lookout
• Ministry Today
• Preaching
• Pulpit Helps (archive) is now Disciple Magazine
• Restoration Herald -  sample articles, complete index; all articles from 1939 to the present, available by subscription
• "What Do You Mean, Restoration Movement?" by Robert Mallett
• Word and World

Ministry Wives

• Just Between Us "is published to provide encouragement, inspiration, spiritual support and practical insights for ministry wives and women in church, parachurch, and missions leadership."
• Married to a Pastor

May 2012