Christian Library
Visit the website →The Christian Library is a website with online resources. Our motto for this project is: A Scripturally sound library in every home. This website was also started bearing in mind the situation of the Majority World: Everyone who wants to study the Word of God and what it means for one’s life should have the opportunity to do so. With this website we aim to reach not only ministers but all Christians; therefore, all the articles in the Christian Library are public and accessible to all. We see an eagerness to study the Word in many young Christians in the Majority World, and we are building an online library for them to grow in the depth and the width of the riches we have in our Lord Jesus Christ.
Gathering of material
To build this online library we create and find resources in a few different ways. We systematically work through many denominational magazines and add this material to our website. We also contact pastors around the world to ask if they have articles available for us. In addition, we create links to good articles we find on the web. Finally, we also put in a lot of effort to translate articles from other languages into our target language. This is a very big project, and we are thankful for the fantastic cooperation we have received from many authors.
In this online library our focus is on popular and semi-technical resources. This website also has a specific section for Bible study material and children’s devotions.
Accessibility of material
All the articles are categorized, but they are also given keywords. These keywords make it possible to search meaningfully on a microlevel and find all the related articles. This is especially important in a Majority World context where we have to cater for people with limited computer skills.
Like all the other material of the Reformational Study Centre, all the articles are read and tested—not only with regard to suitability but also as to whether the article is Scripturally sound. Some of the technical articles are not according to our Reformed confessions, but they are added as they function as discussion points at some of the seminaries we assist. Technical material is specifically for research purposes.
Another main and very important component of this site is that it will form the basis for interaction regarding the Timothy Project.
We started this part of the project in 2012 and have almost 20 000 articles available for public usage.
Ressources Chretiennes
Visit the website →This is a French online library with similar aims as the Christian Library. This work is done in cooperation with Pastor Paulin Bedard and the Église Chrétienne Réformée de Beauce. We are very thankful that we can work together to make this service available to many French-speaking pastors and Christians who have a great need for good resources!
This online library has grown quite a bit over the past few years, and now has more than 6,000 articles. This library also has a section with sermons and material that can be used as courses in the church.
Christelike Media
Visit the website →Christelike Media is an Afrikaans online library with the same aim as the Christian Library. While we have a strong focus on the church in the Majority World, it does not mean that we want to walk away from our own situation in South Africa. In our own country there are still many of God’s children who have not forgotten what it means to live according to the Scripture. With liberal tendencies within the different churches in this country, a lot of people have become very lonely by being obedient. We want to reach and help these people!
This online library has more than 2,200 articles on the website, and it also has an education section, as well as material for Bible study.