A good place to start using the Internet is with one of Oxford University’s online tutorials introducing the study of Theology on the Internet: The Internet Theologian

The Bible on the Internet

We recommend that you use three versions: here are links to these online Bibles:

1. A direct equivalence translation like the New Revised Standard Version or the New International Version

2. A dynamic equivalence translation like the Good News Bible or the Contemporary English Version

3. A paraphrase like the Message.

In addition, the Net Bible is an excellent resource. A new translation it includes copious notes explaining the thinking behind the translation and the various textual variants.

www.biblegateway.com gives access to many other translations.

Worship Resources on the Web

The Text This Week is an excellent place to start looking for sites on worship. The home page is linked to the Lectionary readings that are included in the CWM Prayer Handbook. A Scripture index enables you to look up resources linked to any Bible passage. A movie concordance enables you to link Bible passages with films and an art concordance enables you to link Bible passages with works of art. One word of warning ... Beware of the section that includes sermons. Useful though it can be to read other people’s sermons, it is much better to go to the biblical text and to commentaries and to work on the passage yourself! It was one of the first Michael Durber introduced me to when we first started to use the web for resources. It was also the one recommended by Wayne Hawkins.

Vince Carrington asked Pete Sampson to recommend some sites: here are some of his recommendations:

www.faithandworship.com covers a broad selection of subjects
www.worship-downloads.com which provides MIDI files for purchase that can be used for song & hymn accompanyment
home.centurytel.net/milleman/ which is another source of MIDI files, but free
www.lifefebc.com another source for free MIDI files

www.videoinworship.com which is a source for still and video images that can be used in worship

Maureen Ashdown recommended the following sites:

www.redforgod.freeuk.com has free contempory music downloads suitable for use in services esp. youth.

www.bloxhamproject.org.uk has lots of links and resources for educational use.

The Methodist Church web site has some excellent links to resources for worship and preaching:

Downloadable resources for local preachers and worship leaders

Prayers, readings and dates for special Sundays throughout the year.

The Creative Arts in worship

Emerging Church Worship Resources

Dan Kimball, Emerging Worship (Zondervan 2004) recommends the following sites:

There are supplementary chapters to the book at www.vintagefaith.com

The following sites from the UK are particularly recommended

www.alternativeworship.org

www.emergingchurch.info

Another major recommendation is

www.smallfire.org

Many of the ideas for prayer stations are used in the online labyrinth at www.web.ukonline.co.uk/paradigm

Other helpful web sites listed:

www.emergentvillage.org A friendship of missional Christians

www.emergentys.com Resources and books for the emerging church

www.theooze.com Articles and bulletin board about culture and church

www.next-wave.org Articles about emerging culture and church

www.jordoncooper.com A blog keeping tabs on culture and the emerging church

www.ginkworld.net Articles and interviews about church and culture