Stories: Volumes 1, 2 & 3 By Doug Fields BluefishTV, 2005. Doug Fields, the former youth pastor at Saddleback Church, has published a multitude of excellent youth resources. The Stories DVD series includes short video illustrations on topics important to youth groups. Each video features a real teenager talking about an issue they have faced… Continue Reading→
New Electronic Resource: GodTube
Today’s new electronic resource featured for Church Library Month is GodTube. GodTube is just what it sounds like – a Christian version of YouTube. You can upload videos that you or your church has produced, and there are thousands of videos to view. Use the videos in your worship service, Bible study, youth group, or… Continue Reading→
Guide to eBooks
This week’s feature for Church Library Month is a short Guide to eBooks. Download the PDF to learn about why you would want to read eBooks and eAudiobooks, options for how to read them, and websites where you can get free eBooks and eAudiobooks.
New Electronic Resource: Aphids Communications Religious Icons & Images
In addition to Bible studies and Christian leadership resources, our list of electronic resources also includes websites that offer free religious-themed graphics and images that can be downloaded and used in church publications such as bulletins, newsletters, fliers, etc. Today’s featured electronic resource is from Aphids Communications who offers free, downloadable images. In addition to general… Continue Reading→
Review: What’s the Least I Can Believe and Still be a Christian?
What’s the Least I Can Believe and Still be a Christian?: A Guide to What Matters Most by Martin Thielen Westminster John Knox Press, 2011 Don’t let the title mislead you. If you are a Christian, it is easy to think that a book like this would be cheapening your faith, but you couldn’t be… Continue Reading→
Church Librarian Training Resources
This week’s Church Library Month feature is a brand new page permanently added to the Conference Media Center website. Does your church have a library and a church librarian? You may want to let them know about these training resources. Many church librarians are volunteers and do not have formal library training. Our page of… Continue Reading→
Review: The Visitor
The Visitor Overture Films, 104 mins., 2008 This movie was recommended to the Conference Media Center by one of our local pastors to broaden our collection of resources on immigration. The Visitor is a feature-length movie by Overture Films. It was an Official Selection at several critical film festivals including Sundance and South by Southwest and… Continue Reading→
New Electronic Resource: YouthMinistry.com Freebies
Some of the websites linked to from our Electronic Resources page have hundreds of free resources on them, and YouthMinistry.com is the newest addition in this category. YouthMinistry.com is powered by Doug Fields’ Simply Youth Ministry. In addition to the wonderful youth ministry resources they have for sale, this website offers over 300 free resources… Continue Reading→
New Electronic Resource: Global Digital Library on Theology and Ecumenism
The Conference Media Center hosts a list of free electronic Christian resources that you can use immediately in your church. Delicious.com, a social bookmarking website, hosts our collection of website links to free Christian resources online. We now have over 200 websites listed that offer free Bible studies, youth ministry programs, Sunday School lessons, videos,… Continue Reading→