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The following web sites have been compiled for their possible usefulness in providing information on other organizations and resources related to youth ministry. The Youth Ministry office does not necessarily endorse the organizations or resources represented below.
District & Congregational Services disclaimer: Part of the mission of DCS is networking resources for our partners in ministry. thESource articles, bible studies, and resources produced by Concordia Publishing House have passed doctrinal review. Additional resources are recommended from time to time with the confidence that LCMS church workers are trained to discern what is useful and proper for Lutheran churches and schools.
LCMS Links
CHOSEN: The 2007 National LCMS Youth Gathering
Concordia Publishing House
Get Real With Yourself: A new LCMS resource for caring support and positive choices for a healthy pregnancy, birth, and parenting options from LFCS in partnership with LCMS World Relief/Human Care.
LCMS World Relief provides updates on disaster relief and recovery efforts here and around the world
LCMS Servant Events Check out the 2004 listing to learn of the many different Servant Events available this summer!
What A Way Explore the LCMS site for recruitment and retention of those involved in Church vocations. Tools are available for leading young people to consider a professional career in ministry.
Student Links
Acaza - massive site for Christian youth: music, news, online radio, and more.
Center for Christian Youth - a cool place to hang out, get the resources you need, and learn more about our God while you do it.
The Christian Student Equipper - a database of advanced training for every contingency in Christian life.
Christian Students.com - monthly spotlight, daily devotionals, live chats, music reviews, and more.
Deeper Devotion Student Ministries - daily devotions, prayer, journals, and more for students.
GCN youth links - links for youth from Gospelcom.
Passageway - the new youth discipleship web site from the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (formerly Alive! magazine).
Planet Wisdom - community, spiritual growth, entertainment, movie reviews and more.
Plugged In Magazine - reviews of the latest films, albums and TV shows.
Spiritual Counterfeits Project provides material on subtle and overt teachings that run counter to biblical teaching. Material on cults, occult, New Age, etc.
STAND (Students Turning Around a Nation of Death) - this organization exists to inspire and encourage young people to take a vocal, active position against abortion and bring truth and life back to our nation.
Teens For God - an internet ministry for teens that features a music page, Bible studies, private chat room, evangelism, and monthly newsletter.
Teens4Christ - a place for Christian teens to fellowship with each other and to praise God.
The Upper Room personal spiritual formation and renewal. A feature of this site is a daily Devo'Zine plus discussion and chat rooms.
Weekly Devotional Webpage & Archive - devotions from Zach Wood, an associate minister of youth and worship in Dassel, Minnesota.
Wuzup God? - really cool youth evangelism Web site produced by Smith Agency.com, originators of the "God Speaks" campaign.
Y4jJC ( Youth 4 Jesus Christ) - an online Christian youth connection.
Youth in Ministry - a partnership of Emmanuel School of Religion, a graduate seminary, and Milligan College, a Christian liberal arts college
Zjam Online - the world's largest web site for Christian teenagers, offering Bible studies, a 24 hour chat room, contests, and more.
Artists and Performers
Echelon Music Ministries - Echelon is a worship band that has served as the National LCMS Gathering Mass Events band several times. Echelon's main focus is to make Christ known as friend and Savior through music and personal relationships. They have been sharing their music and ministry since 1994.
HappyFunTime - HappyFunTime is an improvisational and sketch comedy troupe based out of Minneapolis. They perform for all sorts of folks, mostly Christian youth folks. They do some video stuff and some live stuff and generally whoop it up old school.
Lost and Found - The source for Speedwood Christian music. Contact Michael and George to secure a concert for your youth!
Right Lane Vacant - An up-and-coming Christian acoustic rock duo out of the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod.
Software Links
Better Ministry - a technology advocate for Christian ministries with relevant tools for ministry, technological education and support and encouragement.
Bible Database - full featured fr-compatible daily planner software includes daily Bible readings, Christian web site launcher, Christian Hymns, several Bible studies, and more.
Consistent Computer Bargains - serving churches, ministries, schools, homeschoolers, students, and individuals with savings on software, hardware, books, videos, and music CDs.
Cyberspace Ministry's Free Christian Software - free, downloadable software (Bible study guides, games, etc.) for IBM compatibles.
Diadem Productions - a high-technology Bible software production company, founded to produce well researched, informative, and entertaining software products relating to Biblical Prophecy and Judeo-Christian education.
Envision - youth tracking software, a program written specifically for youth groups which includes easily accessible contact information, individual attendance tracking, alerts when personal attendance trends change, and more.
Free Bible Study Software - an interactive computer program with over 1000 questions, 46 lessons and nearly 2000 verses. The program runs on Microsoft Windows 3.1, 95, NT.
Free Christian Software Directory - the best sites on the web for locating Christian and Church related freeware.
GCN software links - links to software stuff at Gospelcom.
GospelSoft - Christian family Bible software.
Logos Research Systems - the industry leader in Bible software and multilingual electronic reference publishing; includes a midi-hymnal, Calvin Commentaries, and Spurgeon's Sermons.
MediaShout - delivers audio and visual media for worship services, Bible Studies, seminars, retreats and special events: content, video clips, music tracks and more.
MEMLOK Bible Memory System - uses pictures for key words to help you remember Scripture.
My Walk Software - an electronic filing cabinet for all things that are meaningful to you, including Bible passages, e-mails, blurbs from books, and more.
NavPress/iExalt Software - maker of WORDSearch, which includes the Youthworker Encyclopedia and LESSONmaker Youth Meetings.
The Online Bible Software Site - a site which will allow you to freely download many different translations, commentaries, books, and other resources to use with the free Online Bible computer program.
PastorDbase - free downloadable database helps churches track children, programs, helpers/staff, suppliers, and registration processes for multiple programs.
People Power - an affordable cross-platform management solution for churches, clubs and other not-for-profit organizations, designed specifically for use by volunteers who don't have the time to spend days learning complicated new software programs.
Sermon Central - free Bible software download page.
Shine Studios - turning on the light within the house of the electronic gaming industry.
Sunday School Software - distributor of children's Christian software, suitable for use in the Sunday School setting.
VisAxs, Inc - database software for youth ministry andreligious education.
The Youth Assistant - database/contact software for youth ministers.
Youth Equippers - cutting edge leadership development tools for student ministry pastors, directors, and leaders.
Youth Track For Windows - database software designed specifically for youth ministries, created by Ministry Tracking Software.
Search Engines Links
Christian
711.net - helps you finds Christian organizations, ministries, associations, products and services on the Web.
ACTS Christian Search Engine and Directory - search through 10 different categories, browse the site of the week, or add your own url.
Allinone Christian Index - links to every major Christian resource database on the Web.
Christian World Daily - international Christian Website Index.
Christianlinks - designed to provide access to thousands of Christian Websites, all within three clicks of the mouse!
Cleanweb.net - intercepts as much violence, obscene language, and pornography as possible before it ever reaches your computer.
CrossSearch - a clean, neatly organized site that you can browse by topic, or search for keywords; each link has information about it, so you know what you're clicking on.
Crosswalk.Com - an Internet company building Christian community on the World Wide Web; also includes an excellent filtered web search engine, chat, forums, and more.
Goshen Internet Christian Resource Directory - Christian search engine and directory.
Jireh.Org - links to the various search engines (Christian and secular) including HotBot, ChurchSurf, Who Where, and Infoseek UK.
Secular
Alta Vista - access to all 14 billion words found in over 30 million Web pages.
Google - very popular and useful search engine.
Yahoo - lists of submitted sites by category.
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