Christian World and Life View
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T4G
This is the online home to the ministry conference created by four friends who differ on theological issues, but agree on the nature of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Conference sessions can be downloaded in mp3 format, including presentations from the four friends: Mark Dever, Ligon Duncan, C.J. Mahaney and Albert Mohler.
Church Leadership.org
The home page for the Francis A. Schaeffer Institute of Church Leadership Development. The site’s purpose is to “point the church back onto the path of making disciples and leaders” by leading Christians “away from our false perceptions and into His way.”
Salvo Magazine
Published by the Fellowship of St. James, Salvo Magazine takes on scientific naturalism and leads readers to the “one worldview that actually works.” The site offers critiques of art, film, music, etc. In addition, Salvo debunks the cultural myths of human dignity, virtue and morality.
Bethinking.org
A Web site that aims to put the best Christian thinking and communication resources right into your hands. Whether you are a student, at home or at work they want to help you to talk about the Christian gospel in a way that is relevant, true, culturally aware and attractive. There are hundreds of interesting articles and audio talks on this site.
Chesterton House
This center for Christian studies bills itself as “daring to discuss the important and the amusing.” Affiliated with
The Fischtank
The Fischtank is the homepage for one of CPYU's favorite authors, thinkers and artists, John Fischer. He has information about his books and music as well as links to many of his articles. We encourage you to sign up to receive his "Catch of the Day" daily e-mail devotional.
Worship Matters
If you’re old enough to remember the popular band GLAD, then you’re probably familiar with one of the band’s original members, Bob Kauflin. Bob continues to think about and make music. His online blog about worship offers thoughtful, biblical reflection on all things worship. A place all worship leaders should frequent.
The Christian Vision Project
www.christianvisionproject.com
Sponsored by the folks at Christianity Today, this site brings together a select group of creative Christian thinkers—pastors, scholars, artists, and activists—to ask them one big question. During 2006, the focus is on faith and culture. In 2007 the focus will be on mission, and in 2008 it will be on the Gospel.
Reformation 21
This is the online magazine of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals. The organization encourages biblical thinking, living, worship, ministry and constructive cultural engagement. Loads of good articles, reviews, etc.
The Clapham Institute mentors leaders with faith-centered approaches to reforming contemporary culture by helping people and organizations stitch faith into the fabric of their enterprise—be it business, education, the arts or any other endeavor. Includes helpful articles and commentary.
The companion site to James Emery White’s book of the same name, both of which help us understand our current cultural context as a pre-requisite to living high-impact lives for Christ in light of our day’s unique challenges.
Byron Borger’s Blog
http://heartsandmindsbooknotes.blogspot.com
Nobody knows books like Byron Borger, the owner of the Hearts and Minds Bookstore in
Calvin Institute of Worship
http://webapps.calvin.edu/worship
With the "worship wars" continuing to rage, this site from the Calvin Institute of Worship is a goldmine for those desiring to take a thoughtful and biblical look at worship in the new millennium. Includes online resources for church members, pastors, lay leaders, artists, musicians and scholars.
The N.T. Wright Page
This page includes an exhaustive list of articles, lectures, videos and audio files related to the ministry of scholar N.T. Wright, the Bishop of Durham. Wright is a voice on matters of faith and culture who is worth listening to.
Culture Is Not Optional
The online home of a non-profit organization dedicated to equipping and connecting Christians for practical service in God’s Kingdom. The site offers helpful tools and resources for engaging culture Christianly.
Dr. David Naugle
Dr. Naugle is a professor and Chair of the Department of Philosophy at
Culture Makers
This site contains the collected writings of Christian cultural analyst Andy Crouch. The content explores the ways that culture shapes faith, and the ways followers of Christ respond to culture.
Christian Counterculture
www.christiancounterculture.com
A challenging, timely and relevant site that calls the church to task for accommodating culture in such a way that we've lost our edge and distinctives as people of the Kingdom. This site provides deep and reflective content valuable in our work leading the emerging generations to true spiritual maturity.
Ransom Fellowship
Ransom Fellowship is the writing/speaking ministry of Denis and Margie Haack. This site reflects the ministry's mission to help Christians develop skills of discernment and deepen their discipleship. This site offers helpful foundational material, as well as numerous reviews of books, films, etc.
Looking Closer
Looking closer is a site dedicated to "searching for truth, beauty and meaning in the arts." Includes loads of film and music reviews, interviews and weekly columns on the arts written from the thoughtful perspective of a Christian world and life view.
Modern Reformation
This site features deep theological reflection on matters of faith and culture from Michael Horton and the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals. Loaded with articles, resources and commentary.
Brian Godawa
A personal site created by Brian Godawa,
RELEVANT Magazine
RELEVANT has both a print magazine and an on-line 'zine, each with it's own content. Operated by a group of Gen X Christians, RELEVANT is one of the best sites out there examining God, Life, and Progressive Culture. Topics discussed include faith, career, relationships, music, and the culture at large, all from an intelligent and fresh Christian perspective. They also offer a great e-mail newsletter.
Planet Wisdom
This Web site from WisdomWorks Ministries is designed to help students live life from God's perspective. The site includes many thoughtful and Biblical reviews of movies, music, television and other aspects of the culture, providing great discussion starters for youth groups or Bible studies.
The Matthew's House Project
www.thematthewshouseproject.com
This site hits the nail on the head in terms of the relationship between faith and culture. It is filled with numerous articles on culture, film and religion as it seeks to expand the role our Christian faith plays in how we relate to the culture at large.
Redeem The Day
This website is brought to you by Kary Oberbrunner, author of The Journey Towards Relevance. His site is designed to encourage people to "buy back time" and start impacting and effecting others in the here and now. It offers insightful articles on how to transform the future by redeeming the present.
Emerging Scholars Network
http://www.intervarsity.org/gfm/esn/
The Emerging Scholars Network is brought to you by InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. They are called to identify, encourage, and support the next generation of Christian scholars, at all stages of their academic careers, who will be a redeeming influence within higher education. Whether you are in a higher education program yourself, or perhaps are involved in campus ministry, this organization is worth checking out.
Longing To Know
http://home.earthlink.net/~longingtoknow
The companion Web site to Esther Meek's recently released book Longing To Know: The Philosophy of Knowledge For Ordinary People. A great site to learn more about Christianity and how it relates to philosophy, certainty, doubt and reason.
Christian World View
This site is a ministry of the Manhattan Center for Religious Studies. The site offers news, reviews, and other helpful resources to help you incorporate a Christian worldview into all aspects of life.
Dick Staub - Culture Watch
Radio host and writer Dick Staub hosts this site that features movie, music, book, and news reviews where "belief meets real life." Dick believes by listening to popular culture one can hear and understand issues of importance to today's seeker and become literate in the "vocabulary" most useful in communicating beliefs.
Mars Hill Forum
Mars Hill Forum exists to reveal Christ in the midst of our current postmodern culture. The site includes journal articles and other information designed to train people to be competent in the study of the Scriptures, the culture, and human soul. A wonderful and thoughtful site striving to address the needs of a rapidly changing culture.