Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Free Weekly Sermon Service - Outline Bible Resources

Can you benefit from a free weekly sermon/study service? Then . . . you need to check out the free weekly sermon service offered by Outline Bible Resources (published by Leadership Ministries Worldwide). These free weekly sermon/study outlines are practically ready-made and taken from their Preacher's Sermon & Outline Bible.

According to their website, "The Preacher's Outline & Sermon Bible® (The POSB) is a practical, biblical commentary that you can actually preach and teach from. Much more than a commentary, it is a complete resource for expository and topical preaching. The POSB provides absolutely everything you need to prepare biblical, life-changing sermons and lessons — all in one source."

To subscribe to Outline Bible Resources' free weekly sermon service, visit their homepage, and click on the "Subscribe to Email Alerts" link at the top right. Once on the membership/subscription page, fill out the required information and select "The Preacher’s Outline & Sermon Bible - KJV" option.

Regarding The Preacher's Outline & Sermon Bible, I own the software version and highly recommend the POSB. It is available in both print and software versions. The software version uses the award-winning WORDsearchTM Software.

Outline Bible Resources' free weekly sermon service provides an excellent opportunity to preview the POSB while benefitting from their free weekly sermon service offer. Check it out!

Saturday, July 5, 2008

Free Youth Ministry Training from Covenant Theological Seminary

Have you ever wanted to sit through a seminary course on youth ministry? What about . . . for free? Well now you can, of sorts. Covenant Theological Seminary offers a variety of free courseware from its masters degree programs, and their youth ministry course is part of the free courseware being offered.

Covenant’s free youth ministry course offers a theological and practical approach to youth ministry in the church, and practical principles for overseeing a youth ministry. The class lectures cover a range of topics including . . .
  • your identity in youth ministry,
  • understanding youth culture,
  • developing a mission statement,
  • building a ministry team,
  • relational skills necessary for a relational youth ministry,
  • plannning, and
  • administration of youth ministry in the local church.
The class lectures are by Professor Mark Davis, a visiting instructor at Covenant Theological Seminary. Course audio files are downloadable in mp3 format and accompanying study guides are in PDF format. The course lists the following books as related reading . . .

Covenant’s youth ministry course web page also lists more than twenty additional courses they offer free to the public. Please note that the courses offered do not necessarily reflect an Apostolic perspective; however, some courses are general in their content and worth checking out. The sharing of this information is not an endorsement of Covenant Theological Seminary.