Look & Listen
Christian Resources
How To Feed Yourself?
The Christian Life Profile Assessment Tool (CLPAT) helps each believer assess where they are at in 30 Core Competencies (10 Key Beliefs, 10 Key Practices, 10 Key Virtues). The idea is to pick one growth area and develop a plan for growth in that area. Also there is an Observation Assessment to bring others along to help assess you and help you stay accountable to your plan. (Contact Pastor Mike to obtain a copy of the book.)
REVEAL study – Our congregation recently participated in a process called REVEAL. This helps churches to understand at what stage its members are at in their spiritual growth, and importantly helps create spiritual movement from one stage to another.
Stage 1 “Exploring Christ”
Stage 2 “Growing in Christ”
Stage 3 “Close to Christ”
Stage 4 “Christ Centered”
How do I grow to the next stage???
Movement One (1-2): Attend Church Weekly, Participate in the Alpha Course, Take 101 New Member’s Class, Pray and Read the Bible Daily, Join a Small Group
Movement Two (2-3): Same as Movement One and Discover Your Spiritual Gifts and Ministry
Movement Three (3-4): Same as One and Two, and Add new spiritual disciplines like Silence and Solitude, learn how to share your faith story (ie. Contagious Christian), lead/facilitate Alpha Small Group
Movement Four (4 and beyond): – Same as 1,2,3 and become leader in a ministry team or small group!
Online Resources
Below is a list of resources that you may find helpful. The pastors approve this list but can’t always know everything that these sites publish. If you think we should remove a link from this site, or you know of a site you would like to be considered to be listed, please contact Pastor Ryan Warne-McGraw.
Bible Links
Bible Gateway: Hands down the best online Bible with the ability to search for keywords in multiple versions.
What does the Bible say about ... (topical resource list)
The Bible Tudor from Luther Productions, St. Paul, MN
BSF International: An in-depth Bible Study through the Bible.
Lutheran Church Links
Lutheran Congregations in Mission For Christ
Lutheran CORE: Good Shepherd Lutheran Church supports this reforming organization
Quiz on Martin Luther: from the Evangelical Church in Germany – learn the history of Martin Luther
Thrivent Financial For Lutherans
Christian Music and Radio
Pandora: Simply put in your favorite Christian artist in a new playlist and Pandora will automatically play that artist and similar artists.
Thru the Bible: J. Vernon McGee 5 years of systematic study through the whole Bible, go to web-site for resources and free podcast.
Christian Books and Authors
Christianity Today
Click here to download a list of the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Library Resources available for checkout.
You can checkout a book on Sunday from Lisa Keimach.
Biblical Worldview
Hugh Ross: Christian Scientist with an excellent ministry called “Reasons to Believe.”
Online Spiritual Gifts Inventories
Opening Your Spiritual Gifts: Given to people in our Alpha and New Member's class.
Local Outreach
Habitat for Humanity
Global Outreach
World Vision: We have a close partnership with World Vision at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. We sponsor 50 children in Umzimvubu, South Africa and put together AIDS Caregiver kits during our Faith-in-Action Sunday.
Bread for the World: A Christian advocacy group working on behalf of the poor and hungry in our nation and world.