Helpful Worldwide Web Sites David W. Baker

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1 Ashland Theological loumal32 (2000) David W. Baker There follows a categorized list of Web sites which some faculty members at A TS have found useful. All are to be preceded by the following: The only Web site which we endorse is our own ( but we hope readers might find value among the others listed. Dr Russell Morton, Research Librarian at A TS, has compiled a very useful site with numerous helpful links at: An ongoing resource is the "Internet for Christians Newsletter" at: By their very nature, Web sites are ephemeral, so some might not still be active by the time you try them. BIBLICAL STUDIES Additional sites will be listed in the future, but a useful gateway to numerous sites is found at The Society for Old Testament Study at CHRISTIAN EDUCATION Youth Ministry Resources A World of Ministry: l.html Christian Endeavor International: Christian World Online: chreuropeonline.hypermart.netlworld Christian Youth News Online (now Stir Magazine): Leadership U: The Omnilist of Kids, Fun, and Humor: hometown.aol.comlclinksgoldjomnent.htm Jobs in ministry: Susan's CCM Directory: www-personal.umich.edul-mozzer/cmusic.html Teen Challenge: Youth Ministry Newsletter Exchange: Youth Pastors: Youth Specialties: 77

2 Focus on the Family Sites Focus.com: Pure Intimacy: Concerning sexual addiction. Breakaway Magazine: guys. Brio Magazine: For teen girls. CHURCH HISTORY PRIMARY DOCUMENTS (Edited from a compilation by David Instone Brewer, Tyndale House, Cambridge. See Catholic Documents New Advent: newadvent.org/fathers/index.html (including a very helpful encyclopaedia: and the full Summa Theologica: newadvent.org/summa) Contra Gentiles: Councils before 1450: cedar.evansville.edul-ecoleweb/documentscou.html Later Councils: Trent: history.hanover.edu/earl y/trent.htm Vatican II: Documents for various Orders & Organisations: listserv.american.edulcatholicl Encyclicals and Other Papal Documents: listserv.american.edulcatholiclchurch/papallpapal.html Orthodox Documents St. Pachomius Library: globalindex.html Reformation Texts Hanover texts: history.hanover.edu/early/theology.html (including Baxter, Bunyan, Calvin, Elizabethan Homilies, Fox, Hooker, Law, Luther, Melanchthon, Wesley and others) Project Wittenberg for Luther related texts: General collections of historical texts Ecole (texts up to 1500): cedar.evansville.edul-ecoleweb Christian Classics Ethereal Library: 78

3 Ashland Theological Journal 32 (2000) The Internet Medieval Sourcebook (covering a wide historical period): Theology Library: Project Gutenberg: ostpromo.netlpg Greek and Latin original texts These are usually only commercially available. Greek texts up to about 600 CE are on a Thesaurus Linguae Graecae CD: Latin texts: Patrologia Latina: pld.chadwyck.co.uk (expensive) Web collections include: Bibliotheca Augustana: Perseus (a growing set of mainly early texts, with translations): perseus.csad.ox.ac.ukitexts.html COUNSELING RESOURCES PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS a. American Association of Christian Counselors: b. Christian Association for Psychological Studies: c. American Counseling Association: d. Ohio Counseling Association Counselor Links: e. American Psychological Association: f. American Psychiatric Association: g. Mental Health Associations Indices with hotlinks: seamonkey.ed.asu.edu/% 7Egaillassoc.htm www2.cybemex.netl%7ejas/index.html STATE AND FEDERAL RESOURCES a. Ohio Counselor and Social Worker Board: b. Ohio's Laws and Rules online: c. National Institute of Mental Health: d. National Institute on Drug Abuse: e. National Institutes of Health (NIH): 79

4 DATABASES a. PsychInfo database (the premier psychological database): b. Medline (using Internet Grateful Med for searching, the premier medical database): igm.nlm.nih.gov/ c. ERIC database (education database, including counselor education): ericir.syr.eduleric/ ELECTRONIC REFERENCES AND RESOURCES a. Online Dictionary of Mental Health: b. Electronic Dictionaries and Other Reference Works: ukllis/dictres.html c. Psychology Related Electronic Journals and Periodicals psych.hanover.edulkrantzljournal.html#psychjournal d. The Student Counseling Virtual Pamphlet Collection uhs. bsd. uchicago.edu/scrs/vpc/virtulets.html TREA TMENT GUIDELINES a. AHCPR clinical protocols - government sponsored treatment protocols: b. BehaveNet Directory: Treatment Guidelines: c. Medscape, Treatment of Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia CM.vOl/public/index-CM.vOI.html OTHER RESOURCES a. Mental Health Net (for mental health professionals and laypeople): b. The Company Therapist (examples of patient files) c. Ethical and Legal Issues in Counseling home.okstate.edu/homepages.nsf/toc/ce-index d. Free Counseling Software: www2.uta.edu/cussn/diskcopy/diskcopy.htm 80

5 Ashland Theological Journal 32 (2000) EV ANGELISM AND CHURCH GROWTH Evangelism/Church Growth Resources: This is a personal web site with several pages of links and of resources related to evangelism, church growth, renewal, church planting, and much more. New Life Ministries: This site of resources and services focuses on evangelism, congregational growth and vitality, and church planting. It includes many online resources and serves as a portal to other Internet sites and web-based articles related to these topics. Smaller Churches Network: This is a list of resources pertaining to ministry in small churches (averaging 100 or fewer in average worship attendance). It includes an discussion forum. 81