MOTHER CHURCH UNITY COMMISSION CHURCHES
The Uniting Presbyterian Church of South Africa (UPCSA)
Anglican Church of Southern Africa (ACSA)
The Methodist Church of Southern Africa (MCSA)
Mariya uMama weThemba Monastery This is the Anglican monastery outside Grahamstown where we shall be holding our semi-silent retreat
Growing The Church is described as a church growth institute that serves the Anglican Church of Southern Africa
Mission and Discipleship is the UPCSA Mission site
WORSHIP
Sacredise is the website of John van der Laar
Worship Leader Magazine Articles, reviews, ideas and interviews from some of the best known worship leaders and thinkers in the world today.
Liturgy, Worship that works – spirituality that connects This is a site by New Zealand Anglican priest Bosco Peters whose work I often use. It has some great liturgical resources.
Faith and Worship – Christian Prayers and Resources John Birch is a Methodist Lay Person who has developed great Celtic Liturgies. These are the liturgies and prayers that I use for our Advent and Lent liturgies
SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT
Renovare is a site developed by Richard Foster who wrote such classics as the “Celebration of Discipline” and “Prayer”. It is a site dedicated to spiritual development and formation. If you go to the link on the menu called “Formation” you will find some excellent short articles what Spiritual Formation is, on a balanced vision and practical strategies on developing your spiritual life.
Praying With Scripture This is an Ignatian (Jesuit) Spirituality site with an excellent article on Praying with Scripture
The Spiritual Reading of Scripture This is also an exceptional good Catholic site on the reading of Scripture in a way that grows us spiritually
CHRISTIAN ORGANISATIONS
Africa Enterprise is the Pietermaritzburg based international evangelism ministry under Michael Cassidy. We tithe annually to AE
Forest Way is a Christian outdoor adventure ministry that has touched countless lives of East London school children who have visited on school camps
The South African Council of Churches
Willowcreek South Africa The South African website of the Willowcreek Community church in Chicago whose annual Leadership Summit is an event I will not miss. It offers great resources
SACLI The South African Christian Leadership Initiative is a great South African initiative that has the support of AE.
Fresh Expressions is a site on the Anglican church institute Growing the Church that looks at news ways of both being and doing church that attracts others to Christ
REPAIRER OF THE BREACH This is the home page of Steve Buys
SITES OF INTEREST
Hayesod is the site for the Messianic Judaism study that we follow at St Nicholas
Chabad is a Jewish site that I often refer to so as to understand aspects of Judaism that I often come across
First Fruits of Zion is also an exceptionally good Messianic Jewish site with a TV program
The following are some of the Biblical archaeological sites:
For great satellite images of the Biblical area with Biblical places and archaeological sites pin pointed I use http://www.bible.ca/maps/
LOCAL CHURCH SITES
