Webliography
of Christian Publishers, Seminaries,
and Other Online Resources
(with an
emphasis on Reformed websites)
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“If
religious books are not widely circulated among the people in this
country, I do not know what is going to become of us as a nation.
If truth be not diffused, error will be; if God and His Word are
not known and received, the devil and his works will gain the
ascendancy; if the evangelical volume does not reach every hamlet, the
pages of a corrupt and licentious literature will; if the power of the
Gospel is not felt throughout the length and breadth of the land;
anarchy and misrule, degradation and misery, corruption and darkness,
will reign without mitigation or end.”
(1823)
-- Daniel Webster
Webliography
Arab
World Ministries
http://awm.gospelcom.net
“We exist to
exalt Jesus Christ through word and deed, making disciples and
establishing mature, multiplying churches among Muslims of the Arab
world wherever they reside.”
Association
of Reformed Baptist Churches of America
http://65.71.233.194/arbca/
The official
website of the ARBCA, which was founded on March 11, 1997. On that day
the first General Assembly met to establish a charter membership of 24
churches from 14 states. Since then we have grown to 44 churches and
continue to expand by the providence of God. We invite you to inquire
further for more information and how your church can become a member of
this national association. Our association is recent, but our churches
have been established many years in their communities and share a rich
heritage that extends back to the Reformation. We welcome you to browse
the various parts of our site and learn more about us!
Augsburg
Fortress
http://www.augsburgfortress.org/
The publishing
ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
Baker
Publishing Group
http://www.bakerpublishinggroup.com
This website
includes Bethany House Publishers, Revell, Baker Books, Baker Academic,
Chosen, Brazos Press, and Cambridge Bibles.
Baker
Books
http://www.bakerbooks.com
Baker Books
publishes resources for pastors and church leaders, concentrating on
topics such as preaching, worship, pastoral ministries, counseling, and
leadership. They also
publish titles for discerning lay Christians who want to stimulate their
thinking. Topics include the intersection of Christianity and culture,
discipleship, spirituality, encouragement, relationships, marriage, and
parenting.
The
Banner of Truth Trust
http://www.banneroftruth.org
The Story of The
Banner of Truth:
The Banner of Truth Trust originated in 1957 in London. The founders
believed that much of the best literature of historic Christianity had
been allowed to fall into oblivion and that its recovery under God could
well lead not only to a strengthening of the Church today but to true
revival. The origins of the work were closely connected with the prayer
that God would be pleased to visit the land again in true awakening.
It was believed that former literature - particularly of the Reformation
and Puritan eras - had become buried for two reasons. Firstly that the
emphasis of that literature was not congenial to much that passed for
biblical Christianity in the present century. Secondly that religious
publishing had become far too market oriented, that is to say, a primary
question with publishers was that a title was saleable and to what
degree it could be expected to be popular.
The Banner of Truth Trust by its very name, Trust, was organised so
that, it was hoped, financial considerations would not determine the
publications programme. It was aimed to publish what we believed
honoured God and what people needed rather than what they might
initially want.
In its development the Banner of Truth Trust has always been
inter-denominational in the composition of its staff. While adhering to
the authority of the Westminster Confession, it has sought to
distinguish between major and fundamental truths and such truths
(relating to church polity, etc) which may be regarded as secondary
though not unimportant.
Since its inception the Banner of Truth has also sought to balance its
publishing programme with the writings of a number of contemporary
authors, among the best known William Hendriksen and D M Lloyd-Jones. It
also seeks to balance its publishing programme by maintaining in its
list different forms of literature - commentaries, biographies,
missionary titles, sermons, etc.
The main office for the Banner of Truth work is now in Edinburgh,
Scotland, with an important branch office and distribution point in
Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
- Iain H. Murray
Broadman
& Holman
http://www.broadmanholman.com
From its original
core of Bibles, textbooks, and reference titles, B&H has blossomed
into a major publisher of Christian living, fiction, homeschool, youth,
history, and other categories. Most
recently, B&H is best known for publishing books by bestselling
authors like Beth Moore (Praying God's Word), Dr. Henry Blackaby
(Experiencing God) as well as New York Times bestsellers like Lt.Col
Oliver North's novels entitled, Mission Compromised and The Jericho
Sanction, and the autobiography entitled, Against All Odds by Chuck
Norris. In 2004, the
company's Holman Bible Publishers division introduced the new Holman
Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) translation and is also the largest
publisher of Spanish language Bibles in the United States.
Calvary
Press
http://www.calvarypress.com/chr_liv.asp
The Calvary Press
on-line bookstore.
Calvin
Theological Seminary
http://www.calvinseminary.edu/
Official website of
Calvin Theological Seminary
Canon
Press
http://www.canonpress.com/
Home schooling
resources and other publications; online bookstore at:
http://www.bookpeddler.us/catalog/books-by-publisher/cat_canon-press.html
Christian
Book Distributors
http://www.christianbook.com
The
“Amazon.com” of the Christian online book sellers.
A certain doctrinal stance is not discernable, however, lots of
offerings in all media abound. Regular
sales and bargains.
Center
for Reformed Theology and Apologetics
http://www.reformed.org
The Center for
Reformed Theology and Apologetics (CRTA) is dedicated to providing
biblically sound online resources for the edification of God's people.
The Center is committed to the system of doctrine known as Calvinism,
which we see to be the most biblically faithful systematization of the
Bible's teachings. The Owner is a Reformed Christian committed to a
strict subscriptionist view of the Westminster Standards, yet many of
the articles on this site represent a wider view of the Faith. Please
use discretion in all that you read here -- and everywhere else too.
Christian
Counseling and Education Foundation
http://ccef.org/home.htm
Our faculty
subscribe to either the Westminster Confession of Faith or the
Philadelphia Confession of Faith. Both documents codify the historic
Christian faith as defined by the Scripture. In addition, all of our
faculty adhere to the following summary doctrinal statement.
The biblical
counselor, by definition, is committed to the Old and New Testaments as
the only authoritative rule of faith and practice. Both the faith and
conduct of the biblical counselor, as well as his counseling theory and
practice, are formed by the standard to Scripture.
Christian
Reformed Church
http://www.crcna.org/pages/index.cfm
Official website of
the Christian Reformed Church.
Concordia
Publishing House
http://www.cph.org
Publishing house of
the Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod.
Crown
and Covenant Publications
http://www.psalms4u.com
Crown &
Covenant Publications (C&C Publications) is a non-profit
organization specializing in publications that promote, encourage, and
defend the Reformed faith and the testimony of the Reformed
Presbyterian Church of North America. C&C Publications is best
known for a unique and comprehensive selection of Psalm-singing
materials. If you are interested in singing from the Scripture's
divinely inspired Book of Psalms, we can help you get started. Our Book
of Psalms for Singing offers over 425 Psalm selections metered and set
to music. Every verse of every Psalm is included at least once.
Desiring
God
http://www.desiringgod.org
“Desiring God
(DG) exists to proclaim this truth: God is most glorified in us when we
are most satisfied in him. We 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. We are located
in Minneapolis, MN.”
Eerdmans
Publishing Co.
http://www.eerdmans.com/
From ten cent
specials for Dutch farmers in 1910 to over 1000 titles in print
currently, the William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company of Grand Rapids,
Michigan, has firmly held to the motto established by its founder
William B. Eerdmans, Sr.: "The finest in religious
literature."
The son of a Dutch
textile manufacturer, Eerdmans immigrated to Grand Rapids from the
Netherlands in 1902, and began peddling books to support himself while
attending Calvin Theological Seminary.
In 1911 Eerdmans quit the seminary, convinced that he would be
"a misfit in the ministry," and on August 16, 1911, he and
Brant Sevensma formed the Eerdmans-Sevensma Company, a dealership
specializing in theological textbooks.
By 1915 Eerdmans
was sole owner of the company, then renamed the William B. Eerdmans
Publishing Company. Many of Eerdmans earliest books were classic
theological works by European scholars, and the initial volumes were
printed in the Dutch language.
Establishing
God’s Peace
http://www.egpministries.com/staging/home.htm
Establishing God's
Peace (EGP) is a Bible study ministry. Our mission is to equip believers
with tools to live grace driven lives resulting in the kind of peace
that only comes from God. Relationships are key in our ministry because
God cares about people. EGP partners with the ministry of a local church
to equip believers to live godly lives.
Evangelical
Christian Publishers Association
http://www.ecpa.org/
Founded in 1974,
the ECPA has a long-standing tradition and history of supporting quality
and integrity in Christian publishing. ECPA’s mission is to equip our
members so they can more effectively make the Christian message widely
known by enhancing our industry’s: access to markets; access to
awareness; access to education, expertise and consulting; access to
information; and access to peers.
Evangelical
Press, United Kingdom
http://www.evangelicalpress.org/
For over
thirty-five years, Evangelical Press has been actively publishing for
the ‘Christian pew’, taking the great truths of Christianity and
presenting them in a modern and contemporary form. We are a
distinctively reformed publishing house, promoting the doctrines of
grace.
In the past year,
we have significantly increased the number of titles that we publish. We
are an international publishing house, selling books to every
English-speaking country. We have offices in England, the USA, France,
Belarus, the Ivory Coast and Benin. We sell books in four main languages
(English, French, Russian and Spanish) to some eighty countries. The
work of Evangelical Press has a distinctly missionary flavour, with
profits from our English-language publications being used to support the
spread of the gospel in other languages. We operate in accordance with
the biblical principle that the ‘abundance’ in one area might be
used to ‘supply the lack’ in others (2 Cor. 8:14).
Focus
on The Family
http://www.family.org/
Official website of
Focus on The Family.
Gateway
Films – Vision Video
https://www.visionvideo.com
From the highlights
of the company story: “We
rejoice to be in the fourth decade of bringing you a wide range of
Christian and family videos and DVDs. Today we offer more than 3000
titles with ample selections for all age groups. Selections
include drama, documentary, live events, curriculum, and rare historical
footage among the many genres. We understand our calling is to provide video resources that
would allow families and churches to have an historic awareness of how
God has worked among his people over the centuries. The programs
offered on this website have won close to four hundred film festival
awards . . .”
Grace
& Truth Books – Character Building Books for the Family
http://www.graceandtruthbooks.com/
Grace & Truth
Books is a family-owned publishing business founded by Dennis and Naomi
Gundersen. This website
functions as their online bookstore.
Books offered include titles formerly owned by Triangle Press,
described as “great Christian character building children’s
books.” Books are
arranged under several general categories, including: Children’s Books, Building Godly Families, Puritans &
Reformed Theology, and History, Missions & Bios.
Greenville
Presbyterian Theological Seminary Bookstore
http://www.gpts.edu/bookstore/index.html
Greenville’s
mission is to train passionate, articulate preachers of the gospel in
the historic Reformed Faith.
Indelible
Grace Music
http://www.igracemusic.com/
Indelible Grace
Music grew out of ministering to college students, primarily through Reformed
University Fellowship (RUF). We saw many touched by the gospel, and
gripped by the rich theology and great poetry of the hymns of the
Church. As these students began to taste more of the depth of the gospel
and the richness of the hymn tradition, many began to join the music of
their culture with the words of our forefathers (and mothers!), and a
movement was born.
Insight
for Living
http://www.insight.org
The official
website of Charles R.
Swindoll.
Intervarsity
Press
http://www.ivpress.com/
Located in
Westmont, Illinois, InterVarsity Press has been publishing excellent
Christian books for more than 50 years. Our current publishing program
is focused on three imprints:
IVP Books offers
general-interest books in categories like Christian living,
discipleship, evangelism, missions, apologetics and cultural critique.
IVP Academic offers
books designed for research and classroom use in areas such as biblical
studies, theology, philosophy, science and psychology.
IVP Connect offers
study guides, multimedia curriculum and foundational resources for
churches and small groups.
InterVarsity
Christian Fellowship/USA
http://intervarsity.org/
Kairos
Journal
http://www.kairosjournal.org
"The Christian
herald stands between two worlds, believing and speaking God’s Word
from one world to the other world in rebellion against that same Word.
The Christian preacher must then know both worlds. But historically,
apologists have known one better than the other, and preachers have
rarely fully connected the one to another. Wouldn’t it be great if
there were a tool to help the faithful expository preacher engage the
culture without compromising the Word of God or missing the mark because
of inadequate analysis? Yes it would, and here it is—The Kairos
Journal. "
J. Ligon Duncan
III, Senior Minister, First Presbyterian Church, Jackson, Mississippi,
USA
Kregal
Publications, Grand Rapids, Michigan
http://kregel.gospelcom.net/index.html
Mission Statement:
Our mission as an evangelical Christian publisher and retailer is
to provide — with integrity and excellence — trusted, biblically
based resources that challenge and encourage individuals in their
everyday life and service.
Doctrinal
Statement: Our selection of
products is guided by a conservative, evangelical faith which upholds
the following primary doctrines: the verbal, plenary inspiration of the
Bible as God's Word, inerrant in the original writings; one God existing
in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; the deity of Jesus
Christ; His virgin birth; vicarious death, bodily resurrection, and
personal return; the Holy Spirit who regenerates and indwells all
believers.
Lampost
Home School Store
http://www.lamppostpublishing.com/flcanonpress.htm
Home school online
curriculum store with a Christian emphasis.
Maarifa
http://www.maarifa.org
Arabic-only
Christian website. Recommended
as an outreach tool to Arabic speakers by Chaplain Bruce Sidebotham.
Man
In The Mirror
http://www.maninthemirror.org/welcome.htm
This website states
its mission: “Our vision is to engage every man in America with a
credible offer of Christ and with resources to grow. We work toward this
end by serving pastors and leaders who share our passion to reach
men”. Mr. Morley’s background is not theological; his story is
one of a man who was quite successful in business, but was searching for
meaning and purpose in life.
In 1989 he wrote The Man in the Mirror, a landmark book that
shared his search for meaning, purpose, and a deeper relationship with
God. This best-selling book captured the imaginations of hundreds of
thousands of men worldwide. As a result, in 1991, Patrick Morley sold
his business and founded Man in the Mirror, a ministry to men. Through
his speaking and writing, he has become a tireless advocate for men,
encouraging and inspiring them to change their lives in Christ.
This organization seeks to work with churches to encourage
ministries for men. The
website offers extensive resources and downloads.
Master
Books
http://www.newleafpublishinggroup.com
“2005 marks a
milestone for Master Books as we celebrate our 30th anniversary in the
book publishing industry. God has consistently and abundantly blessed us
during these unforgettable years, and continues to do so as we go
forward in His service. Since
1996, Master Books has been a part of the New Leaf Press company, and is
an important focus of our growing base of retail and homeschooling
customers. Master Books remains a strong voice of truth in defense of
the Holy Scripture from the very first verse, continuing the
evangelistic tradition and vision at the heart of New Leaf Press for 30
years.”
Metokos
Ministries
http://www.metokos.org/faq.html
Publications to
help small churches.
The name is based
on a NT Greek word that appears only once – in Luke 5:7. While
normally translated ‘partner’ it is not the regular Greek word for
partner in the New Testament. Rather it is a word used to describe the
special relationship between the sets of brothers among Jesus’
disciples who owned fishing boats. Simon (Peter) and Andrew owned one
boat; James and John owned another. They were independent in their
business – but worked together in a ‘metokos’ relationship to
accomplish their purpose. Metokos Ministries is not a ‘consulting’
or even a ‘partnering’ relationship, but rather one disciple of
Jesus seeking to help others accomplish their purpose in the church.
Mission
to the World
http://www.mtw.org
Mission to the
World is the mission-sending agency of the Presbyterian Church in
America, helping to fulfill the Great Commission by advancing Reformed
and Covenantal church planting movements through word and deed in
strategic areas world wide.
Monergism.com
http://www.monergism.com/thethreshold/about.html
This website is an
Internet based ministry with the following goals:
To equip Christians
in the truth by making available the finest classic articles and
resources of historical orthodoxy. This is done in the hope that the
church will embrace, and recover the true Biblical doctrines of the
historic faith.
To encourage the
church to always be reforming its thoughts in order to be more
God-honoring & consistent with the Word of God.
To teach the whole counsel of God and not just aspects we feel
comfortable with, that the Gospel would affect and transform all areas
of our life. To stress important doctrines that have been lost or set
aside in the belief that it will help us in one of the most urgent tasks
facing evangelicals today - the recovery of the gospel.
The Site is maintained by John W. Hendryx, who attends a PCA
Church in Portland, Oregon. John
W. Hendryx
Email: Johnhendryx@monergism.com
Multnomah
Publishers
http://www.multnomahbooks.com/
Multnomah is a
Christian publishing house that produces over 70 new
releases a year and carries more than 300 timeless classics. We
present spiritual themes in diverse formats ranging from current issues
and Christian living to adult fiction. In May 1987, Donald C. Jacobson
founded Questar Publishers in Phoenix, Arizona. His vision was to
establish a new, bold company that would clearly communicate the Word of
God to His people and His church. A strategic move for the company was
the 1992 purchase of Multnomah Press from Multnomah Bible College and
Bible Seminary in Portland, Oregon. Jacobson has a rich history with
both the college and the company. He received a bachelor’s degree in
religion education from the college and later worked as marketing
director at Multnomah Press. In the acquisition, many Multnomah Press
staff members joined the new company and relocated from Portland to
Sisters. The Multnomah
name, long associated with high Christian standards, was a deciding
factor in the company’s decision to officially change its name on July
1, 1997 from Questar to Multnomah Publishers.
Old
Paths Publications
http://www.oldpathspublications.org/links.html
Old Paths
Publications was established as a ministry for the cause of Christ and
His Church. We seek to offer timely titles for the purpose of
edification and instruction. In our day, where true Christianity is
increasingly under attack, Old Paths Publications will endeavor to bring
together a united and confessional Reformed and Presbyterian thought,
through the publishing of gospel .
. .
Orthodox
Presbyterian Church
http://www.opc.org
The official
website of the OPC.
Pastor
Resources
http://www.pastorresources.com
The JCA Company is
a media organization serving those who serve the church. As publishers
of the Pastor Resources booklet and producers of PastorResources.com,
The JCA Company connects pastors with information, resources and
suppliers to help them succeed in their ministries.
Also on this
website, follow the “Christian Education” category link to the
“Books, Publishers/ Retailers” link for a list of over 72 Christian
publisher’s websites.
Presbyterian
Church in America
The official web
site.
http://www.pcanet.org/
By
Faith Let Us Run The Race Before Us
The Online Magazine
of the Presbyterian Church in America
http://www.byfaithonline.com/
Presbyterian
Church in America
Christian
Education and Publications
http://www.pcacep.org
Christian education
is a God ordained covenantal process; therefore, Christian Education and
Publications, as an agency of the Presbyterian Church in America,
focusing upon the Sovereignty of God within the covenant context, seeks
to glorify God by equipping, training, and encouraging believers,
particularly leaders and teachers . . .
The
Apologetics Group
http://www.apologeticsgroup.com
The mission of this
group is “To produce dynamic, relevant, cutting-edge multi-media
presentations that can be used as ministry tools in reaching the lost
and changing cultural thought patterns.
Part of their statement of faith:
“We believe the Bible alone (the 66 books of the Old and New
Testaments) is the Word of God. It is "God-breathed" and
therefore verbally inspired and completely without error (historically,
scientifically, morally, and spiritually) and is the final authority on
all issues pertaining to life and faith.”
This rich site also offers a webcast, a registry of churches, and
articles arranged in a topical list.
The
Committee for Christian Education and Publications (PCA Bookstore)
http://www.cepbookstore.com
This is the online
bookstore for the PCA denomination.
RBC
Ministries
http://www.rbc.net
Founded in 1938,
the Radio Bible Class, a radio ministry of M.R. DeHaan, Grand Rapids,
MI. The ministry site is a link to Discovery House Publishers, and
offers Discovery Series Booklets and also the Our Daily Bread series on
this site. Other
publications are discussed and offered.
Reformation
Heritage Books
http://www.heritagebooks.org/
Reformation
Heritage Books, Inc. is a non-profit organization, formed for the sole
purpose of disseminating sound Christian literature world-wide. All
proceeds from the sale of books are returned to the fund for the
publication of Reformed material.
Reformed
Church in the United States
http://www.rcus.org
The official
website of the RCUS.
Reformed
Presbytery in North America
http://www.reformedpresbytery.org/index.html
Official website of
the RPNA.
Reformed
Theological Seminary
http://www2.rts.edu/bookstore/index.aspx
Visitors are
required to enter their email address and a password to enter, although
a book search can be done without entering a password.
Buyers may choose to have books shipped from Jackson,
Mississippi, Charlotte, N. Carolina, or Orlando, Florida.
Reformed
University Fellowship
http://www.ruf.org
RUF brings to the
campus a heart for God, a love for the campus and convictions that are
well formed, deeply held and which allow us to bring a fully-orbed
ministry to students. As a ministry of the Presbyterian Church in
America, we reflect the historic positions of the Church . . .
SermonAudio.com
http://www.sermonaudio.com
According to this
website proclamation, they are “The largest library of free MP3
audio sermons on the web!”
Search by Bible, topic, speaker, or date.
Produced by For God's Glory Mission Ministries, Sherwood,
Arkansas.
Solid
Ground Christian Books
http://www.solid-ground-books.com/index.asp
Solid Ground
Christian Books is a publishing company committed to the presentation of
the cardinal doctrines of Holy Scripture. Their goal is to spread the
fame of the Name of the Lord by finding, uncovering and restoring the
best Christian literature from the past and bringing it into the modern
world. (Associated with
Reformed Baptist pastors and churches.)
Sprinkle
Publications
http://www.trinitybookservice.org/sprinkle.html
Ministry of Trinity
Baptists Church, of Montville,
NJ.
Third
Millenium
http://thirdmill.org
Third Millennium
Ministries’ mission is to equip church leaders in their own lands by
creating a multimedia seminary curriculum in five major languages in
fifteen years. This is a
reformed ministry that holds to the Westminster Confession of Faith, and
the Westminster Standards.
U.S.
Center for World Mission
http://www.uscwm.org
Founded in
1976, the U.S. Center for World Mission (USCWM) has
sought to foster cooperation between organizations focused on the
world's unreached peoples. Not only is William Carey Library a
cooperating agency at the USCWM, but for many years William Carey
Library and the USCWM have enjoyed a management partnership in which
William Carey Library has published or distributed many of the key
resources the USCWM has promoted.
Churches and prospective missionaries face many obstacles to effective
involvement in reaching unreached peoples. Mission agencies and field
missionaries face another set of obstacles. By gathering, applying and
publishing insights in each of these realms, the U.S. Center for World
Mission advances shared solutions to common hindrances in the mission
effort.
William
Carey Library
http://williamcareylibrary.gospelcom.net/
Based in Pasadena
near the campus of the U.S. Center for World Mission, William
Carey Library publishes and distributes books and other
materials used to mobilize individuals and organizations in world
mission. Founded in 1969 to publish, at reasonable cost, the best
in current thinking on world mission, William Carey Library has
especially sought to assist the work of the mission executive, the field
missionary and his/her home church, and the student of world mission.
In publishing, William Carey Library has specialized in short print runs
of valuable books that other publishers might not find attractive or
feasible. In distribution, William Carey Library has sought to
distribute at low cost not only its own books, but also selected mission
resources from other publishers.
Westminster Theological Seminary
http://www.wtsbooks.com/
The seminary’s
online bookstore offers an ability to search by general topics, authors,
faculty authors, children’s books, Bibles, etc.
Worship
Music.com
http://www.worshipmusic.com
Worship music
resources: The site
describes itself as “WorshipMusic.com offers one of the best values in
Christian music. Our mission is simple: to increase worship on the
earth! Make us your
one-stop store for worship & praise music by Vineyard, Integrity
Hosanna, Maranatha, Worship Together, Hillsongs and Brentwood and the
largest collection of quality independent & import worship music.”
Abate
Not Reformed Christian Resources
http://members.aol.com/mariostz/christian/index.html
And last but not
least a website that contains a list of links to many more reformed
Christian web sites! This
site proclaims that it is “The most comprehensive listing of Reformed
Resources on the Internet. We
are the starting point for serious Christians looking to locate
Reformation Theology, Churches, Message Forums, Real Audio, Classic
Literature, or any Reformed related material.”
By
Judith J. Carroll
Last Updated 9/10/2007
