resource center
links


-BLOGS-

Bloggedy Blog
, by Andrew Careaga
Daniel's Journey
, by Daniel Miller
Faithmaps
, by Stephen Shields
Ginkworld
, by John O'Keefe
Future Margins, by Fred Peatross
Jordon Cooper
, by Jordon Cooper
Monkhouse
, by David Hopkins
Tall Skinny Kiwi, by Andrew Jones
They Blinked,
by Dan Hughes


-COMMUNITY-

Apex Church, Las Vegas, NV
Axxess
, Arlington, TX
Deliverance Bible Church, Hurst, TX
The Door, Dallas, TX-- club, art gallery, theater, coffee house in Deep Ellum.
Ecclesia, Houston, TX
Freeway,
Baton Rouge, LA
Frontline Church, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Graceland, Santa Cruz, CA
Highway Community, Palo Alto, CA
Holy Joe's, London, England
The Iron Horse Club
, Upstate South Carolina
Levi's Table, St. Louis, MO
Mars Hill Fellowship, Seattle, WA
Matthew's House, Oceanside, CA
Metro Vineyard, Portland
Pathways Church, Denver, CO
Scum of the earth, Denver, CO
Mercy Church, San Luis Obispo, CA
The River, San Jose, CA
Vine & Branches
, Lexington, KY
Vineyard Central, Norwood, OH
Solomon's Porch, Minneapolis, MN 
Water's Edge, Hudsonville, MI

Waves Church
, British Columbia

-CHURCH PLANTING RESOURCES-

Acts 29 Network, exists to start churches throughout the world

CoachNet
, by harnessing the power of the Internet, CoachNet® provides a communication and resourcing tool to network Christian leaders to help them learn from the successes and failures of others
Cutting Edge, a newsletter for church planters.
The Church Multiplication Training Center, exists to multiply reproducing churches through equipping and empowering.
Church Multiplication Associates,
exists to facilitate church multiplication movements by focusing resources on reproducing disciples, leaders, ministries and churches.


-FRIENDS OF NEXT-WAVE-

Rogier and Sophie Bos, the Journey, their missionary work, postmodern culture in Europe, and some great recipes.
Tom Gray, pottery and Christian insight
Thomas Hohstadt
, understanding the prophetic metaphor
Dann Pantoja, 21C ministry resources
Leonard Sweet
, cultural historian and futurist 


-MINISTRY-

Antithesis, a voice from the emerging Christian counterculture

Emergent Village
, a growing generative friendship among missional Christian leaders
Dtour, a community of people exploring new territory in the emerging church
E-vangelism.com
, a resource for sharing the Gospel on the internet
Faithmaps.org,
tools for navigating theology, leadership, discipleship and church life in postmodernity
ForMinistry.com, equipping the Church online, sponsored by the American Bible Society

Ginkworld, helping to build community

The Gospel and Our Culture Network, re-encountering North America as a mission field

Ivy Jungle, a network for people in campus ministry
Mastering Life
, teaching people how to heal sexual brokenness
Mission 242, the site for postmodern missionaries Tom & Lisa Ponchak
The Ooze, the Church In Transition
Postmission.com, an International Forum on Christian Mission in Postmodernity
Tribal Generation, encouraging new expressions of church to a new generation

The Vine, bringing together Protestant, Catholic, and Orthodox believers to impact the future of the Church.
Worshipmusic.com, an online store for worship music and other resources
Xplore The Cause
, culturally appropriate and holistic sharing of the Gospel


-RESOURCES (GENERAL)-

BuildingChurchLeaders.com
, the premier site for training church leaders
Christianity Today, magazines, articles, search engines, online shopping, and more)
Fast Company, a magazine for organizations on the move
George Barna, demographics and social commentary
Highway Video, video for the emerging church
Injoy Ministry, the ministry of Dr. John Maxwell
Leadership on the edge, the international Centre for Leadership & Evangelism
Lumicon Digital Production, empowering churches for the future
OSBD, one small barking dog

PreachingTodaySermons.com
,a searchable website with top-quality full-text sermons
Rainmaker Thinking, Inc, a research and consulting firm dedicated to studying the working lives of people born after 1963.
Smart Leadership, integrity, innovation & excellence


-WEB MAGAZINES-


First Things, a journal of religion and public life.
Mars Hill Forum, print publication with insightful articles and reviews

Perspectives, a web magazine
Phuture
, for those involved in Christian mission to this emerging generation.
Regeneration Quarterly
, faith, community, culture, politics, issues and special interests.
Relevant, God. Life. Progressive Culture
Rev Magazine, innovative and practical ideas for pastors.
Seven,
mystery :: meaning
Ship of Fools, hilarious, interesting, international and informative.
Shoot The Messenger, the Australian online zine that analyses from a Christian perspective popular culture
Spark Online, exploring electronic consciousness
Spirituality for Today, dedicated to a variety of contemporary themes and questions concerning the faith, for a Catholic audience
Third Way, a British magazine about the modern world through Christian eyes.


-OTHER-


The Bible on the Internet
, in several translations with numerous foreign language options 

Christian Book Distributors
Center for Digital Story Telling
Christian Ecology Link
, environment issues and action
Hope for Europe

World Population, check this out: see the world population grow!

 
books - click on title to purchase book through Amazon.com
 
Andrew Careaga, eMinistry: Connecting with the Net Generation,
(Kregel Publications, 2001)

Leonard Sweet, Carpe Manana: Is Your Church Ready to Seize Tomorrow?,
(Zondervan, 2001)

Brian McLaren, A New Kind of Christian: A Tale of Two Friends on a Spiritual Journey,
(Jossey Bass, 2001)
Nancey Murphy, Beyond Liberalism and Fundamentalism,
(Fortress, 1997).
Timothy Phillips, Dennis Okholm, The Nature of Confession,
(InterVarsity Press, 1996)

Walter Truett Anderson, The Truth about the Truth,
(Tarcher/Putnam, 1995)

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conferences


Off The Map Conference
Explore evangelism in the postmodern era.

Soularize
Hosted by the Ooze

 
additional articles

 

How to Cope with Postmodernism: The Books of Douglas Coupland, article by Ross Thompson

Essays on Postmodernism
, The Table of Contents of the September issue of Premise, articles on Postmodernism
 

GENERATION † A look inside fundamentalism's answer to MTV: the postmodern church, an interesting article on Mars Hill Fellowship and University Baptist Church

Lesslie Newbigin, God's missionary to us

Liturgy and Mission in Postmodern Culture
, some reflections arising from "Alternative" services and communities

The Tower of Babel
, Modernity built the tower - now postmodernity must face the challenge of condemning the "unsafe structure."