Notable Websites for Ministry Log on and sign up! IPHC Related Sites Advantage Bible College, Sacramento, CA http://advantagecollege.org/ IPHC Ministries http://www.iphc.org/ IPHC Boys Ministry (Royal Rangers) http://www.iphc.org/boys DRUSA IPHC Disaster Relief USA http://www.iphc.org/disaster Emmanuel Bible College, Franklin Springs, GA www.ec.edu Falcon Children s Home, Falcon, NC http://www.falconchildrenshome.com/ Holmes Bible College, Greenville, SC http://www.holmes.edu/ LifeSprings Resources for your graphic and web design, printing, publishing, and curriculum needs. http://www.lifespringsresources.com/home/ Southwestern Christian University, Bethany, OK www.swcu.edu Evangelism Resources The American Church Research Project based on The American Church in Crisis by author David T. Olson. http://www.theamericanchurch.org/ The Church Planter Candidate Assessment is a LifeWay Christian Resources tool. http://churchplanter.lifeway.com/
Based on the book Church Unique: How Missional Leaders Cast Vision, Capture Culture, and Create Movement by author Will Mancini. http://www.churchunique.com/ Ed Stetzer the LifeWay Research Blog http://edstetzer.com/ Immigrant Hope s mission is to give all immigrants, including undocumented immigrants, the hope of the gospel, help in finding a pathway to legal residency, and a home in a church that cares for their needs. http://www.efca.org/reachnational/immigrant-hope Get to know the framers of the Missional Manifesto, read the preamble and the affirmations, then join the e-newsletter list to receive resources. http://www.missionalmanifesto.net/ Verge Network exists to advocate and champion movements of Missional Communities. http://www.vergenetwork.org/ Men s Ministries Resources Character That Counts: www.characterthatcounts.org Communicating the unique and critical message of character, integrity, and accountability into our daily lives. Church For Men: www.churchformen.com Church for Men is an organization dedicated to helping the local church reach more men and boys. Man In The Mirror: www.maninthemirror.org This is the Guru of websites for Men s Ministries. Man in the Mirror exists to serve pastors, train leaders and equip men. National Coalition of Ministries to Men: www.ncmm.org The National Coalition of Ministries to Men (NCMM) is a partnership of over 75 men s organizations whose objective is to disciple men for Christ. PureHOPE National Coalition for the Protection of Children and Families. www.nationalcoalition.org/ Top Gun Ministries: www.topgunministries.org Top Gun Men's Ministries is a Christ-centered ministry dedicated to preparing the local church to equip, empower, and deploy men in Christian service.
Missions Research Brigada Today Monthly, Free www.brigada.org Center for the Study of Global Christianity http://www.gordonconwell.edu/lifelong_learners/globalchristianity A superb website sponsored by Gordon Conwell Seminary. This site is based on the research of Dr David Barrett and his World Christian Encyclopedia. Cranmer Theological House, A Reformed Episcopal School of Ministry www.cranmerhouse.org English Christian communications web site www.damaris.org Hartford Institute for Religion Research Articles on Pentecostalism www.hirr.hartsem.edu/research/pentecostalism.html A vast collection of data on churches in the USA and around the world International Justice Mission www.ijm.org International Missions Board, Southern Baptist Convention www.imb.org/globalresearch You can t beat the Southern Baptist when it comes to research and information. Joshua Project www.joshuaproject.net Best source for information on the unreached peoples of the world. The Lausanne World Evangelism Movement Home Page www.lausanne.org Lausanne World Pulse Monthly, Free www.lausanneworldpulse.com New Testament Scholar N.T. Wright www.ntwrightpage.com The Pneuma Review and other Holy Spirit Resources www.pneumafoundation.com
Society for Pentecostal Studies www.sps-usa.org Touchstone Magazine www.touchstonemag.org US State Department http://travel.state.gov/index.html Travel Information from the US State Dept. (select any country) Wesleyan Resources www.deeplycommitted.com World Population Data Sheet www.prb.org/publications.aspx A one page report, updated each January, that givers the best statistical information on the worldwide challenge facing the church. World Religion Statistics www.adherents.com Similar to the Hartford site mentioned above. Each one contains some information the other does not. Pastoral Study & Research Inspirational / Devotional http://www.thehighcalling.org/ http://www.markdroberts.com/ Biblical Studies http://www.biblos.com/ Sermon Preparation http://www.keepbelieving.com/ http://www.sermoncentral.com/ Leadership and Staff Development http://www.johnmaxwell.com/ http://www.leadlikejesus.com/ http://www.toddrhoades.com/ Market Place Ministry http://www.marketplaceleaders.org/
Christian News Source http://www.onenewsnow.com/ Youth Ministry Barna Group As the church, do we really know what is going on? Find and use information the Barna group has researched to make a difference http://www.barna.org/ Children s Ministry Magazine s list of the top 20 children s leaders for the last 20 years. Visit their sites, get to know them, learn from them, and borrow ideas to reach your kids. http://www.childrensministry.com/articles/top-20-leading-the-way Center for Parent and Youth Understanding www.waltmueller.org This is a great resource to keep youth leaders up to date with the youth culture. Facebook is the number one, three, and seventh most visited site on the internet and for whatever reason, it is the way our young people choose to do much of their communication. If you re not involved, use it to meet them, get to know them, and invest in them. www.facebook.com Gallup for daily news, politics, economy, hot topics http://www.gallup.com/home.aspx - Growing Leaders Dr. Tim Elmore is the founder and president of Growing Leaders. His organization provides public schools, state universities, civic organizations and corporations with the tools they need to help develop young leaders http://timelmore.com/ http://www.growingleaders.com/ http://blog.growingleaders.com/ IPHC Youth Ministries www.iphc.org/youth. Youth Leaders University Videos - the 7 minute videos can help youth leaders with a wide variety of topics. Kidology is a site for children s ministry leaders and workers with a host of object lessons, creative ideas, encouragement, games, puppet scripts and practical articles. http://www.kidology.org/
Lifechurch.tv, based in Oklahoma City is one of the largest churches in the country meeting at multiple locations. This site gives people the opportunity to download their church resources, sermons, graphics, and videos for free. http://open.lifechurch.tv/ The focus of Orange is to help church leaders partner with parents to effectively reach the next generation with the Gospel. http://www.whatisorange.org/ - resources for children s and youth workers Relevant Magazine is a Christian magazine for high-school and college-aged Christians. Find out what really interests and motivates them. http://www.relevantmagazine.com/ Teen Mania www.teenmania.com This is an excellent site from Ron Luce. Youth Leaders Coach www.youthleaderscoach.com This is a great resource from Jeanne Mayo. Youth Specialties www.youthspecialties.com This is mostly for youth leaders research. Staff Favorites Catalyst sees a need to ignite and unite the next generation of leaders allowing their passions and gifts to flourish and have maximum impact in our churches and culture. http://www.catalystspace.com/content/monthly/ Dropbox is a free service that lets you bring your photos, documents, and videos anywhere and share them easily. www.dropbox.com A leadership e-newsletter created from John Maxwell and the leaders at Giant Impact. http://www.giantimpact.com/newsletters/aboutnews/ The "A Minute with Maxwell" coaching program has been created to provide you with a powerful daily minute of video coaching by John Maxwell. http://www.johnmaxwellteam.com/ This website is designed to offer spiritual wisdom and experiential leadership lessons for maturing ministers and church leaders.
www.leadershipjournal.net This is a video chat site that can host up to 6 people in video/audio conferencing as well as Powerpoint Presentations, etc. The service can be free under certain circumstances. Www.Oovoo.com Teamwork Project Manager is an easy-to-use online teamwork & project management software application that helps managers, staff and clients work together more productively online. http://www.teamworkpm.net/refer/lifesprings Vimeo is a free (or only $9.95/mo for 5GB/week uploading), password protected, video hosting site that allows flexibility with uploading videos to any website. http://vimeo.com/