2014-01-23T12:14:07-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/study/ http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/12011 2014-01-23T12:14:07-05:00 City Vision announces the launch of their Master's degree course in Science, Technology, Society and Ministry. This distance course will take a year to 18 months to complete. http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/11966 2014-01-13T18:25:37-05:00 This powerful and dramatic film by British director Steve McQueen is based on the amazing true story of one man's fight for survival and freedom. In the pre-Civil War USA, Solomon Northup (played by Londoner Chiwetel Ejiofor), a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty (personified by a malevolent slave owner, portrayed by Michael Fassbender) as well as unexpected kindnesses, Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity. Damaris offers free downloadable video and text study resources for Christian groups. http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/11614 2013-09-18T13:27:07-05:00 Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) has released a new digital tool that makes it easy for isolated believers to access — without connecting to the Web. Called Estante, Spanish for 'bookshelf', this free digital library smartphone app works offline and allows isolated pastors and church leaders to easily store, view, and share digital Christian resources anywhere in the world. http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/10393 2013-02-22T10:11:39-05:00 Latest Damaris materials which engage with popular culture include: - free community resources about Song for Marion - discussion guide on Beasts of the Southern Wild (which has now gone to DVD release) - analysis of Shadow Dancer http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/10367 2013-02-12T10:50:13-05:00 It has long been a concern of mine that mission agencies and other ministries should escape a proprietorial mindset of 400 years of print-on-paper culture. They frequently publish advocacy or discipleship books, booklets and group study guides (or hold the copyright to out-of-print titles) which sell only a few hundred copies a year maximum – a distribution output which will therefore be read by a very limited number of people, usually within a single country, and may not even pay for inventory costs. If only missions and ministries could just let them out 'into the wild' in the form of free PDFs, Kindle and iTunes ebooks, and phone apps. Readership will likely go up by a factor of 10, 50 or even 100 times or more, and literature can be used in countries and by demographics who would not previously have had the opportunity to do so. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/very-deep-but-very-dead-6794 2013-01-24T09:41:53-05:00 Start a spiritual diary, and in it write two things: what did I read today; what is God saying here and put it in your own words...not Bible words. And then, what am I going to do differently today because of what He said?" The Bible isn't just to be mastered. It's to be obeyed. http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/8449 2012-06-19T13:01:50-05:00 There's a magazine from my childhood which has hugely influenced my thinking since. Not a comic or storytelling publication. It was WHICH?, the magazine of the pioneering UK consumer group CA. Research is also vital for Christian ministry and evangelism. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/the-best-part-of-waking-up-6614 2012-05-17T12:12:20-05:00 The night before, make the choice that Jesus Christ is going to be the only one on center stage in the beginning of your day, the beginning of your morning. "Seek first the kingdom of God." http://reviveourhearts.com/topics/downloads/index.php?id=9579 2010-08-25T14:40:49-05:00 This creative small group plan corresponds with the "Blessings of Thorns" radio series and CD drama, and will provide your small group with a meaningful Thanksgiving time together. http://reviveourhearts.com/topics/series.php?series=270&topic_name=Scripture Memory 2010-08-20T15:52:06-05:00 Kay Arthur says too many people read the Bible without making it central to their lives. Learn how to change Bible reading from a habit to a lifeline. You’ll be inspired to dig more deeply in God’s Word, and you’ll get a lot of practical ideas for making your study more rich and productive.