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Daily Bread Bible Study by Mike Anderson
A daily bible study exploring selected verses from one chapter a day from the New Testament, offering observations about the text and some everyday life applications.

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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.

Youth & Teen Resources
“I Want to Talk With My Teen About: Addictions,” by Megan Hutchinson, (Standard Publishing, Cincinnatic, Ohio, 2006)
“The Price of Privilege: How Parental Pressure and Material Advantage Are Creating a Generation of Disconnected and Unhappy Kids” by Madeline Levine, (Harper, New York, New York, 2006)
“Generation Me: Why Today’s Young American Are More Confident, Assertive, Entitled—and More Miserable Than Ever Before” By Jean M. Twenge, Free Press, New York, New York, 2006)
“Ties That Stress: The New Family Imbalance” by David Elkind (Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1995)
“Disconnected: Parenting Teens in a MySpace World,” by Chap Clark & Dee Clark, (Baker Books, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 2007) 
“When Kids Hurt: Help For Adults Navigating the Adolescent Maze,” by Chap Clark & Steve Rabey, (Baker Books, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 2009)
“The Children of Divorce: The Loss of Family as the Loss of Being” by Andrew Root, series editor, Chap Clark, (Baker Academic, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 2010)
“A Parents Guide to Helping Teenagers in Crisis” by Rich Van Pelt and Jim Hancock, (Zondervan, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 2007)
“Moving Away from the Kid Table” by Kara Powell, http://fulleryouthinstitute.org/2010/08/moving-away-from-the-kid-table/
“Guys and Gaming: Just Guys Part II” by Brad Griffin, http://fulleryouthinstitute.org/2009/10/guys-and-gaming/
“Who Am I? Adolescent Identity in a Digital Age” by Andrew Root, http://www.youthworker.com/youth-ministry-resources-ideas/youth-culture-news/11610600/

List of Resources based on the film Race to Nowhere
“Race to Nowhere’s film resources. (PDF)” Given by Reel Links film company.
“Race to Nowhere: Documenting Kids’ Pressure to Perform” by Steven Johnson, http://fulleryouthinstitute.org/2010/11/racing-to-nowhere/
Youth Culture Update: Your Brain Wants a Break by Paul Asay, http://www.youthworker.com/youth-ministry-resources-ideas/youth-culture-news/11637987/
“The Price of Privilege: How Parental Pressure and Material Advantage Are Creating a Generation of Disconnected and Unhappy Kids” by Madeline Levine, (Harper, New York, New York, 2006)
“Generation Me: Why Today’s Young American Are More Confident, Assertive, Entitled—and More Miserable Than Ever Before” By Jean M. Twenge, Free Press, New York, New York, 2006)
“America’s Teenagers—Myths and Realities: Media Images, Schooling, and the Socail Costs of Careless Indifference” by Sharon L. Nichols and Thomas L. Good, (Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers, Mahwah, New Jersey, 2004)
“When Kids Hurt: Help For Adults Navigating the Adolescent Maze,” by Chap Clark & Steve Rabey, (Baker Books, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 2009)
“A Parents Guide to Helping Teenagers in Crisis” by Rich Van Pelt and Jim Hancock, (Zondervan, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 2007)

Other 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!