What resources would you recommend to a new christian?

[glorymj]

I am thinking of setting up a website and email address to stamp on all those tracts we have so that anyone who is truly interested won't be left hanging, so to say. I know that not everyone has access to the internet, but it's the best I can offer right now. (Besides.. they can always use the library if they are truly interested.)

What resources, books, etc would you recommend to someone who might happen upon the site?

I thought about a directory to find a church near them - some links to basic bible studies and bible study tools - but what about the person who isn't quite convinced?

Any ideas would be great. Also, please let me know your favorite bible study sites, church directories, etc...

[cindyw]

I am not Baptist, but I think a wonderful book is Experiencing God by Blackaby and someone else, can't remember his name. Anyways, it was a great book for me early in my walk.......helped me to know how the Holy spirit works in that "still small voice".....and the blessings which follow when we obey that voice.....Just my two cents. Blessings in Jesus, Cindy:):

[DeeLeeKay]

Glory,

If you want some good sites to put on you webpage? Here are three that I have used to give me sound biblical teaching.


Ariel Ministries - http://www.ariel.org/index.html

Jews For Jesus - http://www.jfjonline.org/

Zola Levitt - http://www.levitt.com/

[Hyssop]

Greg Laurie's Harvest Ministries (Harvest.org?) I have not visited the web site- but we support that ministry and I have given out some of his tapes/teachings and copies of the New Believers Bible - all really good IMO. We just like the guy, he seems very real & down to earth, I think he is easy to understand and relate to for seekers/new believers, maybe humble is the word? Approachable?

JFJ is good (another of our favorites to support) and Ariel of course, but maybe a little too meaty? unless you are handing them out to Jews...

I'd say Harvest & Greg Lauries teaching for newbies, I love to go to a Harvest Crusade someday.

:): :wave

[Now You See HIM]

CARM would be very good for basic apologetics info (www.carm.org), while Answering Islam would be excellent for comparing Christianity with Islam (www.answering-islam.org).

For basic Bible study, my first choice would be the Blue Letter Bible site (www.blueletterbible.org)--although many of the others would almost certainly work just as well.

For devotionals, you may try the Radio Bible Class site (www.rbc.org).

Taking a different approach, however, another possibility would be something like the Need Him site (www.needhim.org). I know that something like that would essentially serve as a second tract (the printed, stamped version being the first), but my thinking here is that it likely would help to provide essentially the same message, just in a different way--which might help in the decision-making process (in other words, that someone who has seen the original tract and is interested enough to visit your site may very well have just made the decision to accept Christ, but you may want to have links to additional, similar information just in case they're still sitting on the fence).

Hope this all helps!

[Paul]

You can add the Blue Letter Bible to your site @
www.blueletterbible.com

A link to find a church can be found @
http://calvarychapel.com/affiliates/

Leadership U allows you to reprint their stuff (check the copyright link for details)
http://www.leaderu.com/

And Back To The Bible has free, automatically updating resources @
http://www.backtothebible.org/syndication/

[cindyw]

LLee and I both seem to like to use this site. I'm sure there are others out there too. It's the writings of the Early Church Fathers. Great site: check out their teachings/practices in comparison to today's teachings/practices.

http://www.ccel.org/fathers2/

Blessings in Jesus, Cindy:):

Edited to add: http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/christian-resources.html

http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/christian-resources.html

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[Elizabeth_S]

In Touch (http://www.intouch.org/)

Love Worth Finding (http://www.lwf.org/)

Both sound and upfront teachers of the Word.

Blue Letter Bible (http://www.blueletterbible.org/)

[His Sparrow]

www.e-sword.net :thumb

[chris_h]

Save Yourself Some Pain (http://www.livingwaters.com/articles_growth.shtml) - 10 Principles for New and Growing Christians

[chris_h]

Originally posted by His Sparrow
www.e-sword.net :thumb That's a great site. I downloaded at least half of the Bibles, and a whole lotta of other stuff too.

[Now You See HIM]

In addition, here are a few specialty searches/resources on (or linked from) the CT site that may be of use...

www.christianitytoday.com/churchlocator

www.campuslifecollegeguide.com

www.christianitytoday.com/bible

www.christianitytoday.com/search (the "Christianity Online Site Directory")

Also, another portal-style site that may be of use is www.gospelcom.net.