CHRISTIAN MINISTRY GUIDE
books | reference | articles | databases | inets | videos

Books

Our online catalog is a great place to start. You may also find books in the following call number ranges. Books which begin with these call numbers can be found on the second floor. The following is a list of related call numbers and their subjects:

BV 4000-4470 Pastoral Theology
BV 4019-4167 Training for Ordained Ministers
BV 4168-4180 Training for Lay Workers
BV 4200-4317 Preaching. Homiletics. Sermons.
BV 4390-4399 Personal Life of the Clergy
BV 440-4470 Practical Church Work. Social Work.

Reference Books
Another great resource is reference books; i.e. books that cannot be checked out, but can be used in the library. The following can be found on the first floor in the reference section:

Dictionary of Pastoral Care and Counseling REF BV 4011 .D2 1990

Articles

Our periodical collection (journals & magazines) is located on the first floor. You may find the journal title search on the articles page helpful as well. The list below includes some of our related periodicals:

Commission 1985 - current
Deacon 1990 - current
Expository Times 1986 - current
Family Ministry 2002 - current
International Journal of Frontier Missions Online
Journal for Baptist Theology & Ministry Online
Journal of Asian Missions Online
Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling 1995 - current
Pulpit Resource 1993 - current
Your Church 1999 - current
Vision Bautista, La 1999 - current
» Complete Title List | » Journal Title Search

Databases
Databases are an effective way of researching articles. Databases allow thousands of journals to be researched within a single search. The following should get you started:

» Academic Search Complete
» ATLAS
» Biblical Archaeology Society: Online Archive
» New Testament Abstracts
» Old Testament Abstracts
» ProQuest Religion
» Southern Baptist Periodical Index
» Wilson Select Plus
» General Databases
» Reference Databases
» All Databases

Internet Sites

The following internet sites have been reviewed by our staff or suggested by professors in the relating field:

» Missiology - Dictionary, bibliographics, quotes, links and monthly reflections.
» MisLinks - Directory to web resources in missiology.
» Preaching Links, Wabash Center - Resource for preaching links
» Sermon Audio - Over 139,000 free accessible sermons in mp3 format, organized by biblical reference, topic, preacher and date.
» International Mission Board - Official site of the Southern Baptist International Mission Board.
» World Christian Missionary Resources - Provides subject based research links related to world missions.

Videos

Our entire collection of videos can be searched via the online catalog. The VHS section of our visual collection is located on the second floor in the AV room. Our DVDs are located at the circulation desk. Here are some suggested titles:

Christian counseling for pastors and laymen videorecording : the balanced approach to Christian counseling VIDEO BV 4012.2 .M56 1991
Great Preachers VIDEO BV 4211.2 .674 2000
On Mission With God VIDEO BX 6470 .O64 1996
Funding Foreign Missions VIDEO BX 9.5 .F96 1996
Texas Missions VIDEO BF 381 .T4 1987