Resources for Going Deeper

Theology

The Heidelberg Catechism

The Heidelberg Catechism is the best known of the Reformed confessions. It was written in Heidelberg, Germany, in 1563, by two young ministers. Its language is warm and personal, its spirit mild and gentle. It has a devotional tone.

For more than four centuries the catechism has formed part of the teaching and preaching ministry of Reformed churches. In fact, the catechism was divided into fifty-two sections, called Lord's Days, so that one section could be used in preaching for each Sunday of the year.

Today we don't quote this great document that often in our services, but it forms the backbone of our understanding of Scripture.

Monergism

Monergism.com is a great topical resource of Reformed, Puritan and Contemporary thought.Sermons, articles, and MP3's to help us understand the faith, dig deeper into the Scriptures, and sharpen our Reformed Theology.

Monergism Books is a tremendous online book seller with great recommendations, including many books you'll never find by browsing Amazon or at Borders.

Desiring God Ministries

This is John Piper's website, home of many free resources, including sermons, on-line books and Dr. Piper's insightful articles.

Desiring God (DG) exists to proclaim this truth: God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him. They do this mainly through distributing God-centered resources from Pastor John Piper. These God-centered resources include items such as books, audio sermons, online articles, online sermons, and children's Sunday School curriculum. 

The Resurgence

Resurgence is a movement that resources multiple generations to live for Jesus so that they can effectively reach their cities with the gospel by staying culturally accessible and biblically faithful.Includes blogs by Mark Driscoll and others. Great articles and audio content.

Third Millennium Ministries

Third Mill was originally started to bring world-class training to underprivileged third world pastors. Dr. Richard Pratt, from Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, FL pioneered this ministry and continues to work in the translation effort of articles, videos and seminary lectures into English, Chinese (Mandarin), Russian, Spanish and Arabic.

The Gospel Coalition

The Gospel Coalitoin is a fellowship of evangelical churches deeply committed to renewing our faith in the gospel of Christ and to reforming our ministry practices to conform fully to the Scriptures. This group is deeply concerned about some movements within traditional evangelicalism that seem to be diminishing the church's life and leading us away from our historic beliefs and practices. They have committed themselves to invigorating churches with new hope and compelling joy based on the promises received by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone.

BLOGS

http://theologica.blogspot.com/

http://www.reggiekidd.com/reggieblog.html

http://t4gconference.typepad.com/together_for_the_gospel/

http://blogs.lifeway.com/blog/edstetzer/

Magazines & E-Zines

Reformation 21

Sponsored by the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals this on-line magazine takes some of the best minds and applies them to practical topics, book & film reviews, theological discussion and more.

9 Marks eJournal

Developed by Mark Dever and based on his "9 Marks of a Healthy Church", this monthly journal looks at ways the church can engage Jesus' mission while remaining faithful to the Gospel.  Past issues discussed preaching, racial reconciliatioin, and church leadership. 

Christianity Today

Christianity Today is the parent of many great magazines, all of which can be searched and accessed from this portal.

Other magazines in this family include:

Leadership Journal

Books and Culture

Christian History and Biography

And more.