Ministry Resource Center: Access Through A Database-driven Website

The new Ministry Resource Center (MRC) of Calvin College and Calvin Theological Seminary is a premiere collection of practical resources for all aspects of congregational ministry. To help MRC patrons locate appropriate resources, the College and Seminary s Hekman Library has created a website that combines information from manually created static webpages and bibliographic data imported from the Library s online catalog. The result is one website that gathers together, and provides access to, the entire MRC collection

An invisible wall : the relationships between congregational and seminary libraries in the United States

Theological (seminary) and congregational libraries in the Christian and Jewish religious traditions have coexisted in some fashion since their beginnings; however, little research exists regarding the relationship between these related-but-distinct library types. This essay explores the relationship between these types of libraries through a survey of their literatures and available statistics, considering their histories and contexts within the broader religious and library worlds, as well as their current relationship in light of their diverse religious institutions. The roles of these libraries will be examined regarding religious, theological, and information literacies as well as exploring their staffs, their staff's education, funding, library hours, their goals, objectives, and outcomes, particularly regarding the changing landscape of religious and theological education for both clergy and laypeople. It concludes with future possibilities in the religious library world in a congregational landscape that often cannot afford full-time, traditionally-theologically-educated clergy, much less paid congregational librarians

Records of the A.B.C.F.M.

"The Boston Transcript of January 9, 1929, is authority for the statement that the manuscript records of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions have been transferred for safe keeping and reference from the Congregational Library on Beacon Hill, Boston, to the Andover-Harvard Theological Library in Cambridge.

A Survey of Church Libraries

This article reports the results of a survey of congregational libraries, documents the current state of congregational libraries, and updates previous statistical studies. A survey was conducted to collect demographic statistics, information on collection size and composition, budgets and acquisitions methods, staffing characteristics, automation, and circulation

Mapping Jewish Education: The National Picture

Based on interviews as well as a database of Jewish educational organizations, foundations, and programs, examines their accomplishments, challenges, future directions, and links within a Jewish educational system. Highlights the role of foundations

Lyrics in Congregational Song: A Biblical and Historical Survey

Is there a standard as to what constitutes biblical, God-honoring congregational song lyrics? In this paper, I will seek to address this question through a review of relevant biblical principles and positions of prominent leaders throughout church history. The Bible provides a language of worship in the Psalms and includes some information regarding singing in the New Testament. Biblical principles have been applied throughout the centuries by various church fathers. The synthesis of biblical principles and historical contributions will produce a set of guidelines by which congregational song lyrics may be evaluated for the purpose of contextual application in modern services

Fiqh Teachers’ Strategy in Implementing the Practice of Prayer at MTs Babussalam Tebo Jambi

This study aimed to identify the strategies used by fiqh teachers in activating the practice of congregational prayers for MTs Babussalam Tebo Jambi students, then identify the supporting and inhibiting factors and investigate how these problems can be overcome with various solutions. Normative theological, pedagogical, and psychological are the approaches used in this research. The primary data sources come from observations and interviews with teachers and students. In comparison, secondary data comes from library data and school documents. Data collection techniques in this study used interviews, observation, and documentation. This study found that fiqh teachers used various strategies to implement congregational prayer practices at MTs Babussalam Tebo Jambi, such as habituation strategies, motivation, example, discipline enforcement, and punishment application. The supporting factors are a religious school environment, teacher support and motivation, school residents who are predominantly Muslim, and the availability of facilities and infrastructure. In comparison, the inhibiting factors are students' need for self-awareness about the obligation to pray, the lack of supporting infrastructure such as mukena, the lack of awareness of teachers controlling students, and the lack of attention from parents. Help students perform congregational prayers. Besides that, it also schedules teachers to guide and supervise student participants and prepare special times for congregational prayers that have been determined in the daily prayer schedule

Morris H. Turk Correspondence

Entries include a typed letter of presentation from Turk on Williston Church, Congregational, Portland, Maine, stationery and the typed reply of the Maine State library in hopes of biographical information from Turk, presented with a typed transcript of Turk\u27s handwritten inscription for his book They Live -- And Are Not Far Away in the Maine Author Collection

Community Foundation for Northeast Michigan - 2008 Annual Report

Contains mission statement; president's message; program information; funds list, grants list, and donors list (including for affiliate foundations); financial statements; and lists of board members, staff, and affiliate foundation board members