Not Just Bibles A Guide to Christian Resources on the Internet ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- v 1.5v Part 11 of 22 August 18, 1996 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Contents] [Next Section] [Comments] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12. World Wide Web Sites: G-I GARY BISAGA'S CHRISTIAN MUSIC MINISTRY [new 5/96] http://www.wherry.com/~gbisaga/ Gary Bisaga is a Christian musician who provides his praise songs, variously in Post Script and text formats. Included you will find: Happy Is the Man (Psalm 1); God Comforts Me (Psalm 77); Sing to the Lord a New Song (Psalm 96); Sit at My Right Hand (Psalm 110); God Has a Plan: when life seems like only problems; Are You Happy: do you have Jesus walking by your side?; The St. James Song: a life of St. James, brother of John; Thank You Lord: a song of renewed relationship with God; and, Jesus Died For My Sins (Romans 3, Psalm 14). His nearly finished Mass promises to be a good one, and will include: Kyrie: a three-part fugue for SAB voices; 2nd voice counterpoint easily invertable for tenor or congregational use; Gloria; Nicene Creed; Sanctus/Benedictus or "Holy, Holy, Holy" (Isaiah 6:3); The Lord's Prayer; Incidental Music For the Great Thanksgiving: "Christ Has Died, Christ Has Risen, Christ Will Come Again", pre-Sanctus, pre-Lord's prayer; and, Agnus Dei. Stop by and pay Gary a visit. GLINT INTERNATIONAL [new 8/96] http://www.glint.org/ Henrietta Mears founded GLINT in 1961. An eminent Christian leader and trendsetter of her day, Dr. Mears spent her life helping people of all ages to read, study and understand the Bible for themselves. Dr. Mears traveled widely, and personally observed the urgent need for quality Christian education resources for all peoples of the world. Founder of Gospel Light Publications, she began sharing the Gospel Light curriculum with missionaries and national church leaders. Soon a flood of requests for publication rights and financial aid was pouring in from around the world. In response to that overwhelming cry for help, Dr. Mears launched GLINT, her last major achievement before her death in 1963. Now, over 35 years since its founding, GLINT continues to fulfill Miss Mears' vision to provide contextualized Bible teaching and learning curriculum to the nations of the world. nearly 800 books in over 50 languages. Currently, GLINT has more than 170 projects in progress in over 30 languages. They have assisted with publishing Sunday school curriculum in over 100 languages. The total number of GLINT's teacher and student Sunday school books sold or distributed in these countries totals over 1.1 million individual books. They work closely with Gospel Light and Regal Books. More information about GLINT, how to contact them, and their involvement in current projects is available from the web site. GLOBAL AIR LOGISTICS [new 8/96] http://www.sound.net/~gal/ A Christian owned and operated logistics company specializing in assisting Christian missionaries, businesses and organizations with their domestic and international shipping needs. GAL fills the need for prudent, cost-effective shipping methods. Supports large corporation and individual accounts that are below commercial rates. GAL's site features a message from President Gary Doss, information about the purpose, contents, and working procedures behind GAL, and brochures detailing air, truck, ocean, and rail services that Global Air Logistics offers. GOD'S WORD WINDOWS 95, v.2.0 [new 7/96] http://www.cdrom.com/pub/bible/bibles/gw32/ A full featured Bible research program for Windows 95, developed by Kevin Rintoul. The suite of 16 files that comprise the program includes the full King James Version, Strong's Numbers, Greek and Hebrew Lexicons, Bible dictionary, commentary and topical index. The program supports keyword, phrase and phonetic searching using optional logical connectives, verse notes, and 4 color hilighting. The full suite for Windows 95 is available for downloading. A very modest shareware price is requested for the very big return users get in ease and performance. This is an excellent package which we highly recommend. Also available for OS/2, W3.1. Contact Kevin Rintoul. Index: http://www.cdrom.com/pub/bible/bibles/gw32/00_index.txt GOSHEN INTERNET CHRISTIAN RESOURCE DIRECTORY [new 3/96] http://www.goshen.net/ Goshen is a premier Christian network provider and information source of four-star quality, and recommended highly. Goshen, the networking ministry of Religion Today, and Media Management, has assembled a substantial classsified internet-wide resource directory in addition to hosting many organizations. Amongst tools and devotionals are Bible Pathway's Daily Devotional, Nave's Topical Bible, and the New Topical Textbook. Being the networking ministry of Religion Today, Goshen also provides its own excellent National and International Religion Report, and Servant Life. A sampling of ministries hosted are AMG International, Christian and Missionary Alliance, Emmaus Road International, the Caleb Project, Global Evangelism Movement, Lausanne, the National Association of Evangelicals, the Network of International Christian Schools, Kirkbridge Bible & Technology Information, Baker Book House Online, The CoMission, Baptist Press News Online, Walk Thru the Bible, the International Institute of Christian Studies, AIM International, Zondervan, the American Tract Society, Prison Fellowship International, the National Councilon Bible Curriculum in Public Schools, and so forth. GOSPEL COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK (GCN) http://www.gospelcom.net/ A gathering of Christian ministries. GCN's hope (and growing realization) is to be an informative and useful site. Along with Nick Hengefeld's well established Bible Gateway are fully represented ministries, including the following major organizations: Children's Bible Hour, Christian Camping International, The Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Gospel Films, Inc., The International Bible Society, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, InterVarsity Press, The Navigators, Radio Bible Class, R.C. Sproul's Renewing Your Mind, Words of Hope Online, Youth for Christ, Youth Specialties, and, GCN's List of Christian Resources,called Hot Spots. Links to ministries supported at GCN are listed individually throughtout this guide. The Bible Gateway: http://www.gospelcom.net/bible/ Hot Spots: http://www.gospelcom.net/hot-spots.html GOSPEL FILMS, INC. [revised 4/96] http://www.gospelcom.net/gf/ Available from the Gospel Communications Network. GOSPEL SERMONS AND HYMNS [new 3/96] http://members.aol.com/pgnaum/index.htm Timely sermons by Pastor Paul G. Naumann of the Ascension Lutheran Church, Washington, a member of the Church of the Lutheran Confession. The sermons are clear, concise, have strong Law and Gospel content, contain good concrete application to the lives of everyday people, and are centered in the grace of God in Jesus Christ. Samples of classic hymns in midi sound format include Just as I Am; how Great Thou Art; Rock of Ages; Holy, Holy, Holy; and, The Lord's My Shepherd. GRACE BOOKSHACK [new 8/96] http://www.bookshack.com/ An extension of Grace to You, the ministry headed by John MacArthur. Provided is an on line catalog with descriptions and pricing under the following sections: Bible Software, Bibles, Biographies, Children, Christian Living, Church History, Commentaries, Counseling, Cults, Devotional, Ecclesiology, Evangelism, General Theology, God, Grace Church Publications, John MacArthur, Leadership, Marriage & Family, Music, Pastoral, Puritans,Reference, Systematic Theology, and Women. Grace to You Ministries: http://www.gty.org/ GRACE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP [new 3/96] http://www.virginia.edu/~gracecf/ A non-denominal ministry based at the University of Virgina. Although GCF is predominantly Asian, they welcome people from all ethnic backgrounds who want to seek God and worship Him. GCF Web includes a new section of sermons and also a nifty prayer request page. GRACE EVANGELICAL SOCIETY [new 4/96] http://gracenet.com/GES/ To focus worldwide attention upon the distinction between the freeness of eternal life and the costliness of eternal rewards. Grace in Focus is provided on line, as well as information on how to subscribe to the Journal of the Grace Evangelical Society. Cassette tapes by J. Kevin Butcher, Arthur L. Farstad, Zane C Hodges, Larry Moyer, Earl Radmacher, Bob Wilkin, and Ed Underwood are listed. GRACE NOTES [new 7/96] http://www.realtime.net/~wdoud/ Grace Notes, a ministry directed by Warren Doud, distributes and archives verse-by-verse Bible lessons, topical articles (word studies), and historical studies related to the Word of God. My theological orientation, briefly, is evangelical Christian. Mr. Doud graduated from Prairie Bible Institute, Alberta, Canada, with majors in Bible, English, and Christian Music. He later received BS in Mathematics and Computer Science, and an MS in Mathematics (Abstract Algebra and Topology), from the University of Southwest Louisiana, Lafayette, LA. Amongst other dutie he spent three years with Christian boarding school and mission in the U.S. and three years as principal of Christian school in Austin, Texas, in a local church, grades 2 to 12. As a layman his Christian work is Bible teaching and writing, spending 12 to 15 hours per week in research, teaching, and writing, principally in the areas of doctrine related to the basics of the Christian Way of Life. Cassette tapes are also available through postal service. Grace Notes are also available in Spanish thanks to the work of Dr. Roberto Reed from SIL Dallas. The World Wide Web site supports a large and growing topical library. Random samples taken at the time of this survey include: Agriculture in Palestine; Armor of God; Christians in the Early Church; Dortrine Text; Inspiration; Old Testament History; Positional Truth -- Union With Christ; Religions of the World; Suffering; and, Zacharias Presenting Innsense in the Temple. From the Grace Notes Biblic Study Counses available at the time of our survey, are Ephesians, Hosea, Romans, Ruth, and Titus. Notas de Gracia Espanola: http://www.realtime.net/~wdoud/spanish/spanish.html GRACE TO YOU MINISTRIES [new 8/96] http://www.gty.org/ Bible-based Radio, Books, and Audio Tapes. Grace to You is the Bible-teaching media ministry of John MacArthur. In addition to producing the world-wide Grace to You, and Grace to You Weekend radio broadcasts, they distribute more than two dozen books by John MacArthur and have produced more than ten million audiocassette lessons in their twenty-seven-year history. The hallmark of Grace to You is the systematic, verse-by-verse teaching of God's Word. Each member of the Grace to You team is committed to the Lord Jesus Christ and to helping believers grow stronger in their relationship with Him. Provided on line is a correspondence link, and an introduction to Grace to You. The Old Curiosity Shop will be a FAQ with answers. The Bells and Whistles section includes sound clips from the radio program. Another section, On the Wireless includes anouncements, and Where in the World Are You? includes program logs and related information on a city-by-city basis. A daily devotional entitled Food for Thought (also described in the Newsletters/ Journals section of this guide) is authored by John MacArthur. Finally there is a document entitled Who Do You Think that I Am?, and an offer to talk about it. GRAMCORD INSTITUTE [new 4/96] http://www.gramcord.org Featured at this site are the Institute's software, modules, and development news. GRAMCORD for Windows, Library Master (a bibliographic and textual database manager for Windows), and Accordance/GRAMCORD for the Macintosh operating environment are included, as well as downloadable demos. As a member of the networking community, the Institute has also provided web indexes for the B-Greek discussion list digest, and the B-Hebrew discussion list digests emanating from the University of Virgina, and promises an on-line search utility as well. There are also a number of links to web sites that would interest students in the development of online databases and text research. B-Greek Archive: http://www.gramcord.org/bgreek/index.htm B-Hebrew Archive: http://www.gramcord.org/bhebrew/index.htm GREAT CHRISTIAN BOOKS ONLINE [new 3/96] http://www.greatchristianbooks.com/index.htm Great Christian Books began in 1970 as a Puritan Reformed discount store. It now offers 15,000 titles (at discount for a nominal membership fee), including a substantial store of 6,000 homeschool titles. Our hats are off to GCB's survey of links to network homeschool sites, including the Home Education Radio Network; Amanda Bennet's Unit Study; Homeschool Guide to the Online World; CIN's Homeschool Forum; Prodigy's Homeschooling Information Center; and, Biblical Counsel: Resources for Renewal. This is an excellent site. A GREAT GOOD PLACE FOR THE THEOLOGICAL COMMUNITY [new 4/96] http://www.iac.net/~dlature/ New Media Commuications. Developed by Dale Lature. In a word, it is a place where exploring goes on. Dale's own studies on Theological Implications of the Internet are offered in progress, and a sizeable number of links to related sites are given, as well as experimentation in online hypertext relating of his personal journey from a theological perspective. To be a community in this new media age, we need to recover the idea that the church can be and provide one of those places which Oldenburg calls a "third place" in his book, "A Great Good Place". In a world where electronic communication has thus far aided to reduce the number of these "third places", we may see in online, Computer Mediated Communications a chance to pull the elements of community back together, and draw us closer together. Here we might re-learn the value and the wonder of the riches we have to offer one another, and provide a place where we can discover that there is indeed much to "encounter" in the space where two or more are gathered. May we recommend the vision: a "Great Good Place". Be a part of what's being done to develop Community here on the internet. GREAT JOY IN GREAT TRIBULATION [new 8/96] http://connecti.com/~wilgen/greatjoy/index.html Simplified Prophecy for the Last Days. This site features selections from Jim Searcy's book of the same title, based on a historical premillenial view. You will likely find the 20 questions and answers on line provocative reading. Topics include: How to identify the Antichrist?; Abomination of Desolation -- 1997?; What is the New World Order Religious System of the Antichrist which began in 1993?; What do the Bible Prophets tell us to look for in 1996 & 1997?; What is the proof that we are in the middle of the final 7 years and what should we be doing to prepare for the 42 months of Great Tribulation?; Who is Yeshua?; What is the danger of failing to support the altar and morning and evening oblation that the Jews will soon begin on the temple mount?; Has God given a Battle Plan for His people in their war with the Antichrist?; Who is the god of Freemasonry?; Where is the Ark of the Covenant and why is it important?; How do you tell true prophets from false prophets?; Encouragement that everything is going to be all right.; Yeshua is salvation. What it means.; How is a right understanding of Israel central to understanding true Christianity, Judaism, the Great Tribulation, and Bible Prophecy?; Just for fishermen?; Tongues?; Trinity?; Mormons?; Messianic Prophecy?; and, 31 Days of Scriptural Prayer for Israel? Also provided is information about how to get the book, and how to contact Mr. Searcy. Recommended. GREATER GRACE WORLD OUTREACH [new 3/96] http://www.ggwo.org/ A family oriented Christian ministry. GGWO preaches the Gospel and the whole counsel of God from a Finished Work perspective. It's a Christ-centered church that believes and practices the cardinal doctrines of the faith. Through a diverse array of ministries GGWO seeks to help reach many, with over 100 churches planted worldwide, including Asia, Africa, North, Central and South America, and Europe. You will find on this site recordings of GGWO's call-in talk format radio program, Grace Hour. Conference and seminar announcements are posted, and Faith Thoughts Daily Devotional is available. A missions oriented church. Site Table: http://www.ggwo.org/toc.html GREEK ORTHODOX ARCHDIOCESE [new 4/96] http://www.goarch.org/ This site is presently under construction, but contains the beginnings a Directory of Greek Orthodox Parishes in North and South America, and will contain Archdiocesan Departments and related information. GREG SHEER MEMORIAL MUSIC ARCHIVE http://ccel.wheaton.edu/music/music.html Greg's W3 location is presented in the following sections. Hynmsite includes MIDI, Finale, QuickTime and Text files of Hymn arrangements. The Christian Fellowship of Art Music Composers (CFAMC) is now online! The Choral archives includes Midi, Finale, and QuickTime files for the full text of Handel's Messiah, and transcriptions of anonymous Madrigals. "Scheer" includes Greg's web pages, ready to print praise songs, a new html version of "Cruel Inventions: a study of artistic restrictions in CCM"; "Amy Chords" a new way of playing Elton John; the GS Memorial Electronic Performance Contest; the history of the Swanee Weather Bureau; and, lots of other info and compositions. GUIDE TO EARLY CHURCH HISTORY (ICLNET) [new 4/96] http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources ICLnet's early Church history guide brings together a number of documents with brief commentary. The guide is divided into the following categories: New Testament Canonical Information; Writings of the Apostolic Fathers; Patristic Texts; Creeds and Canons; Later Documents; Related Documents; Miscellaneous; Texts; and, Related Internet Sites. HAL ADAM'S WORLD WIDE WEB PRESENCE http://www.islandnet.com/~hal_adam/ An "Answers to Catholic Answers" section is under development. Includes links to the Jesus Witnesses' archive, and to Steve Ertelt's Ultimate Pro-Life Resource List. Presently under construction. HANNAH'S PRAYER MINISTRIES [new 3/96] http://members.gnn.com/revrhorn/ 1 Samuel 2:1-11 offers a prayer of song to the Lord by a woman named Hannah after the birth of her son, Samuel. She wondered if she was ever to have a child, so this unexpected blessing brought her great joy. Her ultimate source of joy was not in the child however, but in God who answered her prayer. This web site has a similar purpose in praising God. Also available at this site is the All Roads to Calvary sermon series: Sermon Series: http://members.gnn.com/revrhorn/allroads.htm HARVEST ONLINE [new 7/96] http://www.harvest.org/ Harvest Online is the networking ministry of Harvest Christian Fellowship, headed by senior Pastor Greg Laurie. Pastor Laurie began his ministry at age 19 by leading a Bible study of 30 people. Today, that small group has grown into a church of some 12,000 people. In 1989, Chuck Smith, pastor of Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa, asked Laurie to resume conducting a Monday night Bible study at his church, the largest church in California. Soon, some 2,500 people were attending this weekly gathering. Out of this movement, more than 90,000 people attended the first Harvest Crusade at Costa Mesa's Pacific Amphitheater. More information about Pastor Laurie can be found at this site, including his books, his Foundations for Living series, and monthly newsletter. On line visitors can locate information about the Harvest Crusades, including the a schedule, press releases, and sound clips. Tools for the Harves: Resources for Spiritual Growth is a section that contains information about available books, video, music and audio tapes. Docuents entitled Finding the Right Church, How do I Share My Faith?, a Foundations for Living sermon notes series are provided. A budding Harvest topical Bible Studies includes files like Good News and Bad News, No Excuses, Bridging the Gap, Justification by Faith, and Victorious Living. Another series of sermon notes highlighted at this site is Foundations of Our Faith. Be sure to visit Harvest Online. Learn more about A New Beginning, HFC's radio program, and other Harvest Christian Fellowship ministries. Recommended. HEARTH STONE PUBLISHING [new 6/96] http://www.keytech.com/~harthstn/hearth_2.htm A Division of Southwest Radio Church. Publications being offered for sale on line are: The Man Who Would Be GOG, by y Scot Overbey; Who's Watching The Playpen?, by David Benoit; and, Petra In History & Prophecy, by N.W. Hutchings. HEATH CHRISTIAN BOOKSHOP [new 4/96] http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/parade/ny36/heath.htm A non-demoninational Charitable trust organisation from Wales, dedicated to providing the Christian community worldwide with Reformed, Puritan, Calvinistic, Conservative, Evangelical Gospel literature. There is much to be seen at this site. Books offered for the month are carefully described and are exemplified by Sketches of Church History, by S.M. Houghton; David Brainerd, by John Thornberry; The Beatitudes Today, by John Blanchard; and, Look to the Rock, by Alec Motyer. An archive of descriptive digests for past selections is on site. Books available for purchase fall under the following categories: Religious Experience in Wales, Revival, Lloyd-Jones, Biography, Hymns and Hymn Writers, Children, Miscellaneous, Tapes & Videos, and Bargains. But being a charitable organization you will find more, for example the Heath Evangelical Church Newsletter. Short Articles On Line include The Value of Reading, by Alan White, Spiritual Pride, by Jonathan Edwards, and a few hymn stories relating to "Just as I Am", and "O God of Bethel". There is a wonderful series of Summarized Biographies being developed -- a real gem. Included are R.M. McCheyne, Dafydd Morgan, Walter Craddock, Ion Falconer, C.H. Spurgeon, Evan Roberts. More to follow include Doddridge, the Wesley brothers, Bunyan, Christmas Evans, Edwards, Bernard of Clairvaux, William Williams of Pantycelyn, Bonar, Daniel Rowland, William Grimshaw, William Chalmers Burns, John Beveridge, Robert Barnes, Tynsdale, and Studd. Contemporary literature includes Evangelistic Gospel Sermons by Reverend W.V. Hingham, and Reverend Hingham's Sermons of the Solemn Assemblies series. Show Me your Glory is a series of Bible studies by Reverend Richard Owen Roberts. A series by Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones is also being developed. THE HIGHWAY [revised 4/96] http://www.wp.com/highway/ "... So, where does this road take us? Well, the first three stops along the highway can be seen in our rear view mirror - they are all in the past. We have sinned. God, being perfectly just and holy, demands that our sin be punished. Yet, just as I could pay a speeding ticket for you (don't hold your breath!), Jesus paid the price for our sin. There's one more stop along this highway: belief. Maybe that part isn't so easy for you? Join the crowd! It certainly took me a long time. But, is there any greater question than where are you going to spend eternity?" Rick Abshier presents a thoughtful and concise look at Calvinism and the Reformed faith. Included is an explanation of TULIP, the five major tenants of Calvinism, sections on Calvinism and the Reformed Faith, Creation and the Existence of God, Glimpse into Eternity, Infant Baptism, Personal Testimony, Predestination, a Statement of Faith, The Local Church, and Why the Resurrection is Vital. Rick also provides an interactive Web chat area. If you're statistically minded, there is also a statistical work-up most and least used subjects used. A home page that's personal, and one that welcomes everyone interested in knowing more about Calvinism and the Reformed faith. HOME LIFE MINISTRIES [new 5/96] http://gracenet.com/HLMin/index.htm Dedicated to Restoring Biblical Values to The Homes of Britain...and Beyond! Taking a Biblically balanced view of spiritual warfare, Home Life Ministries seeks to assist Christian families facing spiritual attack. HLM provides an extensive list of resources for strengthening Christian marriages and families. HLM is available to help to readers and families, or assist readers in ministering to others. On-line sections include Helps for Counselling Children (documents include: Leading a Child to Freedom, What to Pray for Your Child, and, Changing the Heart of a Rebel), Counselling for Those Under Spiritual Attack (documents include: Possible Evidence of Spiritual Oppression, and, Breaking Family Iniquities, and Curses, and, Dedicatioin Prayer), Marriage and Parenting Helps (documents include: Questions to Ask Your Wife, and, How to Protect Your Children), Miscellaneous Sermons and Broadcasts (including numerous documents on spiritual warfare, marriage and family, and miscellaneous subjects). HLM also provides a list of videos and tapes available for ordering, and a section on Where to Go For Help (England, Germany, and the USA are included). HOPE FOR EUROPE (HFE) [new 7/96] http://www.ontonet.be/~ont002/hfe.html Helping Christians convey the contemporary and eternal hope of the Gospel. HFE is a pan-European evangelical initiative developing specialist networks across Europe. The organization is committed to praying and working together, to encourage local and national evangelistic initiatives that contribute to the spiritual, social and cultural transformation of the peoples of Europe, for the mobilization of Europeans for world evangelization. HFE provides on line the European Prayer Link, a Pan-European prayer network, including HFE's tracks; HFE Online, a newsletter distributed online (also mentioned in the newsletters/ journals section of this guide); Tracks (information on conferences as well as related resources); and a link to the DAWN Church Planting Initiative with whom HFE cooperates. HOPEWEB http://www.crimson.com/hope/ HopeWeb contains information about Christian groups and activities on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin. Includes UT-Austin Christian Ministry Contracts, Campus Ministries (Faculty Friends, Hope Student Fellowship, IVCF, Probe Center, Young Life College Fellowship), pointers to Christian resources on the Internet and HOPENet mailing list archive (hopemail-l@netcom.com). HOPENet Archive: http://128.83.193.48/hope/hyper HUNTINGTON COLLEGE http://www.huntcol.edu/ Also, check out the Conference on Faith and History web page for anouncements and related information about the conference and CFH's four-star journal, Fides et Historia. Faith/History Conference: http://www.huntcol.edu/~pmichels/cfh.html ICLNET'S GUIDE TO CHRISTIAN MISSIONS ON THE INTERNET [new 8/96] http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/christian-missions.html ICLnet is continuing its long-standing support for international Christian missions with this selection of connections to mission agencies, support agencies, and individuals on the networks involved in the crucial task of promoting the Great Commission. Also included are connections to Christian resources of various languages. The guide is presently divided into two main sections: Periodicals, and Organizations, the later which includes missions organizations, support agencies, and individual resources. As a part of our commitment to Christian missions, ICLnet will provide simple free ftp and web archive service to qualifying mission organizations, and will build the pages when needed. ICLnet also provides competitively priced state-of-the-art commercial service under its Worldstar/ Bridgenet logos. IN CHRIST MINISTRIES [new 6/96] http://www.inchrist.org/ The purpose of In Christ Ministries, simply put, is to serve Christ. The web site is an outgrowth of this wish. The site includes sections on Bible Study (check it out), an appreciable articles archive, with new articles being added monthly (including titles like: How's Your Love Life?; Armor of God; Easter Another Pagan Holiday; Man -- The Choice Maker; The Organized Church), Testimonies (welcomed), Links, Poetry, Words of Wisdom (quotations), Praise Reports, Share Your Thoughts, Penpals, and information about how to subscribe/ participate in the Inside the Word Newsletter. The In Christ Ministries site is another that extends a personable, "you are welcomed", quality that makes readers feel comfortable and at home. Our hats off to the developers of this site. IN TOUCH MINISTRIES [new 5/96] http://gracenet.com/ITM IN TOUCH MINISTRIES is the international Bible teaching ministry of Dr. Charles Stanley. With headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, IN TOUCH reaches the entire world through print or broadcast media - including AM, FM, shortwave radio, television, books, tapes, and a monthly magazine (described in the Journals/ Newsletters section of this guide. Their mission is to lead people into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ and to strengthen the local church. ITM provides on-line selected articles from In Touch magazine. Their In Touch Resource Guide is a complete listing of books, booklets, audio and video presentations available for international distribution. The latest radio and TV logs are also highlighted. INDEPENDENT BAPTIST NETWORK (IBNet) [new 6/96] http://www.ibnet.org/ Provided by the resource division of Faith Enterprises, Incorporated. IBNet is not a business, nor an effort to capitalize on the popularity of the Web. It is a "service ministry" to fellow independent Baptist ministries, both individual and institutional. IBNet provides "complimentary home page listings" and "complimentary links", free to qualifying ministries. The "complete web site listings" are offered on a suggested donation basis - no required fees. In essence, the IBNet is an internet directory of independent Baptist misistries. Their goal through this is to promote the cause of Christ in the context of their independent Baptist theology and heritage. Information is provided under the following categories: Baptist Interests (Biography, History, Internet Locations, Polity, Resources (those not on line); Churches (including Associations and Fellowships, Churches (both USA and otherwise), and Curriculum (for Church ministries); Communications (including e-mail directories at the ministry and membership level); Contemporary Issues (Church/Pastor, Education, Legal, and Theological issues); Dedicated Ministries (primarily focused to one interest or concern); Education (national, regional, and state); Itinerent Ministries (Bible Conference Speakers, Drama, Evangelists, Family Conference Speakers, Prophecy Conference Speakers, and Vacation Bible School); Missions (organizations and missionaries); News Notes; Placement Services; and, Professional Services (a place to advertise products and services). Faith Enterprises: http://www.ibnet.org/faith/index.html INFORMATION CENTER FOR JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES [new 7/96] http://www.aracnet.com/~muramoto/home.html Intended to create an information center in Japanese language on Jehovah's Witnesses and Watchtower Society. To the author's knowledge, there has been no web site created on this religion in the Japanese language. He hopes that this page is friendly to everyone including current and former Witnesses and anyone who is interested in or concerned about this religion. The web site is written with Shift-JIS encoding system of Japanese. In order to read Japanese text, the reader needs a Japanese environment installed on their computer. Please use Netscape 2.0 or higher and select "Document Encoding:Japanese (ShiftJIS)" under Options menu. Microsoft Explorer 2.0 and higher can also read the Japanese text. English language index: http://www.aracnet.com/~muramoto/home.html#engindex INSTITUTE FOR CHRISTIAN ECONOMICS [new 4/96] http://www.freebooks.com/ The Institute for Christian Economics is educational organization devoted to research and publishing in the field of Christian ethics. The perspective of those associated with the ICE is straightforwardly conservative and pro-free market. The ICE is dedicated to the proposition that biblical ethics requires full personal responsibility, and this responsible human action flourishes most productively within a framework of limited government, political decentralization, and minimum interference with the economy by the civil government. Available at this site will be dozens of free books in Adobe Acrobat format (there is a connection to provide on-line users with the necessary software). Available now is President Gary North's book, Boundaries and Dominion: The Economics of Leviticus. INSTITUTE FOR CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP (ICLNET) http://www.iclnet.org/ The home of the Faculty Dialogue Journal, the Christian Leadership Forum's subscriber list and web site, Christian Leadership Ministries, ICLnet's NJB Christian Guides and organizational directory, ministries respresented in ICLnet's Reading Room, and a software collection. For a more detailed description of what exists at ICLnet, check out the FTP section in this guide. Also noted in the FTP section of this guide. ICLnet Reading Room Index: http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/icl-read.html ICLnet Software Library Index: http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/icl-soft.html INSTITUTE FOR CREATION RESEARCH [new 3/96] http://www.icr.org/ The ICR home page is under construction, however the Scripture section is a must read. Other pages will include a Museum, Good Science, the Graduate School, Stewardship, Research, Radio, and Publication. INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF AMERICAN EVANGELICALS [new 7/96] http://www.wheaton.edu/bgc/isae/ Founded by Mark Noll and Nathan Hatch, the ISAE intends to encourage and support research on evangelical Christianity in the United States, and seeks to help evangelicals develop a mature understanding of their own heritage and to inform others about evangelicals' historical significance and contemporary role. Available on line is information about ISAE and its projects, including Missionary Impulse in North American History, and the Billy Graham Center Research Travel Grants Program. The Institute also provides contents information, and subscription information for its Evangelical Studies Bulletin. Under the heading, Evangelicalism Defined is a multipart document including sections on Evengelicalism Defined, Fundamentalism, Pentacostalism and the Charismatic Movement, How Many Evangelicals Are There?, Evangelicals and Politics, and, recommended reading. The Resource Order section provides information about related books, papers, audio tapes (including conference tapes), back issues of the Evangelical Studies Bulletin, and Contexts Reports. INSTITUTE OF EVANGELISM (BILLY GRAHAM CENTER, WHEATON COLLEGE) [new 7/96] http://www.wheaton.edu/bgc/ioe/ioehome.html The IOE provides academic programs in Master of Arts in Evangelism, graduate level extension courses, and, extension courses for personal enrichment, among other services. On site is a section of Evangelism Resources which includes the following: Self Study Courses, including Disciple Making, Evangelistic Preaching, and Women & Evangelism. Excerpts and order information for Classical Devotional Booklets (authors include Baxter, Bonar, Booth, Bounds, Burns, Edwards, McCheyne, Mueller, Pascal, Torrey, Watson & Wesley). Other Publications. Online Witnessing Helps. Equipping Evangelists Newsletter (also described elsewhere in this guide). A section on Conferences and Consultations includes sound bytes and order information for past conferences and themes for future conferences. Past conferences have been Women in Evangelism (1991, 1995), Leadership in Evangelism (1994), L'Abri Conference (University of Chicago: 1994), North American Conference on Itinerant Evangelism (1994), and, Evangelism and the Christian Liberal Arts College (1993). INSTITUTE PRACTICAL BIBLE-EDUCATION [revised 6/96] http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/text/ipb-e/ipbe-home.html This archive is related to the CHR-EXP (Christian Explanation of Scripture to Israel subscriber list (now closed). The site contains commentary by former listowner Teus Benschop, including "The Scriptures Opened" series, Mr. Benschop's commentary on the Compendium of the Christian Religion, a Study in the Book of Deuteronomy, and Talkings. An html version of the Tanach (Masoretic Text) in Hebrew is available, and links to related sound files at Harry Plantinga's web site. IPB-e's Electronic Public Library contains an extensive number of documents from the early Church, confessions, canon and liturgy files, files by Augustine, Bunyan, Calvin, Edwards, Guthrie, Kersten, Flavel, Owen, Rutherford, Watson, and Spurgeon. INTER SERVE [new 6/96] http://www.interserve.org/ Professionals in Missions. InterServe is a fellowship of Christian professionals and technically trained personnel who work cross-culturally in churches, hospitals, schools, church agencies, and with government organizations. They serve primarily among Muslims, Hindus, and Tibetan Buddhists in Asia and the Middle East, an area commonly referred to as "The 10/40 Window". Although Inter Serve is one of the oldest interdenominational, foreign, faith missions in the world, InterServe is not known by many Christians in North America. A major reason is that we work in and through other organizations. InterServe began in England in 1852 as the Zenana Mission and in the USA in 1860 as the Woman’s Union Missionary Society. The work began in Calcutta, India among women. Over the years they have had a special emphasis on ministry to the poor and the oppressed. Presently available on site is information on Inter Serve's objects, its statement of faith, and information about its project, Timothy Team. There is also an e-mail contact who can help prospective members match their particular skills with Inter Serve openings. Inter Serve Canada: http://www.netaccess.on.ca/~sma//gallery/isc/display/display.html INTERACT MINISTRIES [new 7/96] http://www.interactministries.org/ The majority of InterAct staff are involved in cross-cultural church planting. Church planters have one goal: to see local, culturally relevant evangelical churches established and led by indigenous leaders. It's an arduous task, a fierce spiritual battle, but an attainable goal. It requires special communication skills and a knowledge of the Word to convey the love of Christ within a different culture. Many of people to whom InterAct staff minister are unreached. Their background, language and culture isolate them from most expression of the gospel. Many have never heard the gospel in an understandable way, even though they may have churches all around them. Information available includes InterAct's purpose, vision and strategy document, and statement of faith. InterACTION, the agency's quarterly newsletter, is documented in the Newsletters/ Journals section of this guide. InterAct's Fields of Ministry section includes information about its involvement in Alaska, Canada, India, and Russia. The Ministry Opportunities section presents information on career, short-term, and associate involvement. Missionary Staff Profiles are included as well. Stop by and take the opportunity to receive a free video about missions. Three are being offered: The Call, Countdown, and InterSect. Recommended. INTERCRISTO [new 3/96] http://www.halcyon.com/ico/ InterChristo is the well established Christian agency that specializes in occupational placement. If you are looking for good workers, or good employers, try InterChristo. Provided online are two subscriber services identified as The Christian Placement Network, and the Christian Recruitment Network. InterChristo also provides a "Career Kit" and there is a helpful "Motivational Sketch" provided as well. INTERNATIONAL BIBLE SOCIETY [revised 4/96] http://www.gospelcom.net/ibs/ Available from the Gospel Communications Network. INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN CONTACTS MINISTRIES [new 8/96] http://wwwebcity.com/iccm/ Hosted in Canada but administered in the Netherlands. This team work is just a type of the unity cry for the body of Christ. ICCM is working toward building a strong fellowship and prayer unity world-wide. Presently provided on line are a Christian Penpal Mailing List (and registration form), and a form for prayer requests. INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN MEDIA COMMISSION [new 6/96] http://www.xc.org/icmc/ The International Christian Media Commission is an association of Christian media professionals from around the world. ICMC's membership encompasses 121 countries on six continents. Together they've formed a global network of cooperation to make Christian communication a united effort. Membership in ICMC puts you in touch with communicators from many cultures and provides you and your ministry with a number of important benefits. The site provides descriptive information about ICMC's identity and work, membership services, directories (including a directory of corporate members), Catylist Online, available electronic conferences, research, fun stuff, and reference. INTERNATIONAL CHURCH OF THE FOURSQUARE GOSPEL [new 6/96] http://www.foursquare.org/ Today, in light of its mission, that International Church of the Foursquare Gospel reaches into 72 countries of the world, with 24,796 ministers and workers serving 2,013,058 members and adherents in 19,060 churches and meeting places, as well as 13,040 home meetings. The task of the Foursquare Church is to present Jesus Christ in the language, culture and understanding of every man, woman or child and in every nation. General and doctrinal information, statistics and heritage of the Foursquare Church are available on line. An organizational outline, including affiliates, the U.S. national church, Foursquare missions, ICFG communications and officers, and a page for ICFG President, John R. Holland provide more information about the church's activities and focus. Foursquare Missions includes information about ministries in Africa, The Americas, Asia, and Europe. Presently under construction are sections relating to international personnel, a prayer update, resources, and World Impact Teams. Foursquare Missions International: http://www.foursquare.org/fmi/index.html INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR CHRISTIAN STUDIES [new 6/96] http://www.goshen.net/iics/academic.html The International Institute for Christian Studies provides an excellent resource addressing informational needs related to international evangelism, and we therefore highly commend IICS for their thorough and critical approach. IICS works toward providing professors of Christian studies and professors from other disciplines who teach with a Christian worldview perspective. Basic sections presented at the IICS site include Opportunities for Service (which details their work, areas of specialty, types of resources, and lists cooperating universities throughout the world), IICS Programs (which include Christian Ministry and Christian Worldview), and an excellent section on Academic Resources (papers and bibliographics compiled by IICS professors and staff). Academic resources include Biblical/ Christian Issues, Bibliographics (Former Soviet Union, China, Eastern/ Central Europe, Africa, and Christian Worldview Studies), Educational Issues, and Law and Legal Issues. Additionally there are a number of interesting documents on line that address educational and legal issues, both from a historical and a contemporary perspective: The Church in Matthew 18:17, by Bill Bontrager, JD; Christians and the University, by Dr. Daryl McCarthy; Theological Themes in Early Higher Education, by Dr. Daryl McCarthy; The Beginnings of Medieval Higher Education, by Dr. Daryl McCarthy; The Christian Roots of Early American Universities, by Dr. Daryl McCarthy; Restorative Justice: A Concept Whose Time Has Come, by Bill Bontrager, JD; and The Path to Reconciliation, by Bill Bontrager, JD. Highly Recommended. Academic Resources: http://www.goshen.net/iics/academic.html INTERNATIONAL MEDIA MINISTRIES: IMM NETCASTER [new 4/96] http://www.webcom.com/~imm/ International Media Ministries (IMM). IMM's mandate is to train missionaries and national workers to use radio and television, and to assist them to produce broadcast quality programs in their language and culture to reach their people with the gospel. Now that many countries are giving permission to broadcast Christian radio and television programs, IMM is helping to build these stations and to train national brethren to operate the facilities. The apostle Paul would have described the ministry of the IMM team as "equipping the saints for the work of the ministry." IMM provides NetCaster News updates (described elsewhere in this guide), a PrayerLink section for members of the IMM Team, and information about opportunities to become involved. INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS OUTREACH [new 4/96] http://www.caboose.com/cgi-shl/dbml.exe?template=/roboweb/home.dbm&id=2463 International Missions Outreach (IMO) is a non-profit Christian missionary organization, founded in 1991 with the conviction that God loves people, and He desires for all, from every nation, to hear the truth of Jesus Christ. The primary, but not exclusive, scope of IMO's vision is Central and South America. INTERNATIONAL NEEDS [new 6/96] http://www.ualberta.ca/~dharapnu/intlneed/ International Needs commenced in 1974 when Ray Harrison, then World Director of Youth for Christ International, attended the World Conference on Evangelism in Lausanne, Switzerland. Its distinctive is helping Christians serve God in their own countries. The International Needs partnership comprises two groups - one support and one ministry. The support countries are autonomous, each with its own board of directors or trustees. These are Australia, Canada, Great Britain, Hong Kong, Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, and the United States of America. There are growing support centers in Austria, Germany, Japan, Korea, and Malaysia. The ministry countries number more than 30 and serve through autonomous IN national boards of oversight or established local partners: Bangladesh, China, Colombia, Croatia, Czech, Eritrea, Fiji, Ghana, Haiti, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Korea, Liberia, Nepal, New Zealand, Nigeria, North Africa, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Romania, Slovakia, Sri Lanka, The Philippines, Thailand, Uganda, Vietnam and Zambia. This site is set up to provide easy and fast downloading of informational brochures that IN provides. IN provides a history and a vision statement. Available is information about the need, and about how one may help. Also made available is a very good newsletter, and testimony from around the globe. Additionally IN provides information about its Philippine Church Planting Program. Highly recommended. Contents: http://www.ualberta.ca/~dharapnu/intlneed/hometext.htm INTERNATIONAL RUSSIAN RADIO/TV [new 4/96] http://www.serve.com/irr-tv/ Between 1980-1990 IRR/TV broadcast Christian radio programs to the USSR from a network of 11 international superpower short-wave radio stations around the world. In 1990 a historic contract was signed the Soviet National Radio for weekly Christian programming on the Soviet Union's internal network of 2500 local radio stations. The reported audience was 120,000,000 listeners. Indeed, a single IRR/TV radio program triggered 10,000 letters in response. Formats will include Russian (web reader utilities provided online), Finnish, and English. Included are a historical overview, a book offer, links to internet sites about Russia, and information about getting involved in this worthy task. Also provided is the Russia Report, described in the newsletters/ journals section of this guide. INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY (ISOT) [new 4/96] http://www.mdalink.com/isot/ Campus Crusade for Christ. Mentoring at the Graduate Level. ISOT's role is to educate and train potential leaders to become highly effective as developers of people who are committed to Christ, the Church and the Great Commission. This is accomplished through an integrated process of graduate academic instruction and supervised ministry experience. Included is a message from Don Weaver, President of ISOT, and also a message from a former "skeptic" of ISOT. ISOT provides a mailing list (described in the Mail Based Section of this guide). INTERNATIONAL STUDENT MINISTRY (ISM) [new 3/96] http://www.ccaa.edu/~csn.ism/ A mission outreach of The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod. Information presented includes state contacts, including some e-mail and web connections, prayer requests, and an informal chat corner. Information about ISM, Inc. (ISM's mission society) is also included. See the related information about ISM's Sellebration in our newsletters/ journals section. INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS, INC. NATIONAL (ISI) [new 6/96] http://www.ISIOnline.org/ ISI provides cordial help to foreign students to adjust to the culture. Help is provided in a number of ways, includeing hostfamilies and friendship partners, work with conversational English, special events and holiday trips, an international student wives program, a campus club for friendship with other internatioal students proram, individual Bible study groups, etc. The server provides nuerous practical resources that meet potential needs for students living in a foreign country. A lot has been done on this site to reach out with the hand of friendship to students visiting the USA. INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS INC., ORANGE COUNTY, CA [new 6/96] http://www.xc.org/isica/ ISI is a Christian friendship organization promoting friendships between international students and Americans (USA). ISI helps international students adjust to and enjoy life in the United States and receive a well-rounded picture of this country and its people. If you are an International Student in Orange County, CA and looking for an American friend, ISI can help. Provided on site is a good list of links to related remote resources, including ISI National. INTERNATIONAL TEAMS [revised 6/96] http://www.iteams.org/ITeams/ International Teams is an international missions agency that focuses on short term placement. The ministry is driven by thier purpose to make Jesus Christ known and see lives transformed by the power of God. IT provides their missionaries with the tools they need for success, hoping to remove or minimize the barriers that might hinder them. Their four point program to accomplish this objective focus on teamwork training, personal care, and innovation. Countries such as Crotia, the Czech Republic, France, Mexico, Austria, Spain, Hungry, and the U.S.A. are included. The site includes International Teams Current News, Ministry Family and MK Resources, Multi-Ethnicity In Missions Resources, Leadership Resources, Future Trend Resources. Planning for New Realities: http://www.iteams.org/ITeams/resource/future/future2.html INTERNATIONAL UNION OF GOSPEL MISSIONS (IUGM) [new 3/96] http://www.iugm.org IUGM provides exhaustive information about the efforts of the work of the association and its memnbers, offers help to people in inner city ministries, and opportunities for Christians to get involved helping the homeless through regular listings of career and volunteer opportunities. Provided are IUGM's member's directory, historical information about inner city missions. The annual IUGM Short-term Urban Missions Directory details opportunities for groups and individiuals in cities throughout North America. IUGM Member Organizations: http://www.iugm.org/missions.html Short Term Urban Missions Directory: http://www.iugm.org/sumr-dir.html INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY RESOURCE NETWORK (IURNET) [new 4/96] http://www.campuscc.org/ An extension of Campus Crusade for Christ International. IURNet provides ministry materials and tools and facilitates communication among university students throughout the world. Their purpose is to establish a movement of university students around the world who desire to know and follow Jesus Christ and who desire to help other students come to know and follow Him. INTERNET MEDIEVAL SOURCEBOOK [new 4/96] http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbook.html Being developed by Paul Halsall at Fordham University, the Internet Medieval Sourcebook is a comprehensive project providing Readings in Medieval History, Full Texts of Basis Texts for Readings, Newly Translated Texts in the Medieval Sourcebook, and New Additions. Included is lots of source material relating to the position of the Church during this period, and Mr. Halsall does a good job organizing many resources into a most useful outline for his index. The Sourcebook is a very large document, so make sure you have enough computer memory reserved for your web browser. INTERVARSITY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP [new 3/96] http://www.gospelcom.net/iv/ Although this site is supported by an online search utility, we recommend that you take time to mine InterVarsity online collection. Included in the campus ministries section are graduate student and international student ministries, the Nurses Christian Fellowship and IV chapter sites. IV's Marketplace provides Marketplace Reflections, short articles interpreting work and faith, and O.T. and N.T. Quizzes. The Missions section includes information about Urbana, global projects (including Witness, a series of studies in the Gospel of Luke) and a link to the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students (IFES). Finally, 2100 Productions details audio and video tapes produced by 2100 Productions. INTERVARSITY PRESS [new 3/96] http://www.gospelcom.net/ivpress/index.html The InterVarsity Press includes book reviews, sample chapters, online search and order capability. Regular IV Press features include articles on preaching (Online Pulpit), apologetics (Mars Hill Forum), Bible studies (Small Group Doctor), and a more casual approach entitled Porch Enlightenment: Casual Comments on Culture. Daily Bible studies are also available. Additionally Special Resources counterparts are being developed for students, professors, pastors, international focus, and for small groups. INTIMATE AWE MINISTRIES PUBLICATIONS [new 3/96] http://www.cris.com/~e-hebrew/ A place for Christians to learn how to read and write Hebrew, Intimate Awe provides a unique Hebrew language course offering. Other material that is focused on a Hebraic perspective with a no-nonsense approach to Christianity, is offered, for example one can order audio tapes from the online location. Books and articles are due to be added too. IRANIAN CHRISTIANS INTERNATIONAL (ICI) [new 7/96] http://www.rimatech.com/ici/ ICI ministers to the approximately 7 million Iranians and Afghans living outside their countries today. ICI works closely with many mission organizations, university outreach ministries and churches. The ICI ministry is sustained through the prayers, contributions and commitment of those who share this vision. Provided on site is Mojdeh (The Good News), a listing of ICI literature resources, a report summary for the current year and announcementsof upcoming ICI conferences. There is a listing of Iranian Christian Churches. A study of Iran and the Bible is also provided. ICI also provides Iranian Christian News and Reports. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Contents] [Next Section ] [Comments] [Pointing the Way] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- This document copyright (c) 1994-1996 by ICLnet. Reproduction and/or distribution for non-commercial purposes is permissible providing that the guide is left fully intact. Please do not modify this document in any way without prior written consent. Send additions or corrections to the compilers at the address noted in the introduction. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------