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Web Sites Worth a Visit
Breakpoint www.breakpoint.org
Chuck Colsons daily radio commentaries provide a Christian
perspective on current news and cultural trends. The commentaries
are archived here along with a wealth of feature articles and columns
written exclusively for Breakpoint Online.
CBMC International www.cbmcint.org
CBMC now serves business and professional men and women in 80 nations.
Their homepage is actually a news page that reports on activities
from around the world. They offer both a free weekly and monthly
e-devotional, both of which are archived on the site. You can make
personal prayer requests through their Prayer Page and learn of
other marketplace ministries around the world by clicking on "Links
to Friends."
Christianity 9 to 5 www.christianity9to5.org
This web site, created by the Charleston Southern University School of Business, includes a 23-page Personal Development Plan Workbook, personal assessment tools, an online magazine for Christian leaders and managers and articles excerpted from popular books about faith and work--all free and downloadable.
Christianity Today www.christianitytoday.com
This impressive site offers news and analysis of current events
of special interest to Christians as well as several special interest
channels. Standouts include the Today's Christian channel with separate
men's and women's tracks and the Entertainment channel that features
movie reviews from a Christian perspective. You can also browse
the online version of magazines published by CTI and there's an
excellent directory of other Christian sites.
Christian Women Today www.christianwomentoday.com
This comprehensive portal for Christian women includes a channel
called Working Women that offers dozens of free articles for employees
as well as managers and business owners. Sample topics include employee
motivation and training, resolving on-the-job conflict, how to criticize
effectively, time management strategies and customer service tips.
Though the site is designed for women, the articles are written
by a wide variety of experts in their fields and much of the information
is gender-neutral.
The Christian Working Woman www.christianworkingwoman.org
Mary Whelchels daily radio broadcasts on work-related topics
are archived here in both text and audio format, along with past
newsletters which include brief Bible teaching on job problems and
profiles of Christian working women.
Crown Financial Ministries www.crown.org
Crowns free online library offers dozens of practical articles
and pamphlets written from a biblical perspective on a wide variety
of money management matterseverything from borrowing and lending,
wills, insurance matters, bankruptcy, divorce and more. Larry Burketts
daily devotional is also available
Desired Haven Ministries http://www.madetomatter.org/
This newly-launched website, Made to Matter.org, features articles, a free weekly devotional newsletter, and other resources specifically geared to living out your faith in the workplace.
Fellowship of Companies for Christ, Intl. www.christatwork.com
While FCCI is a paid membership organization for business executives,
their redesigned web site (now called Christ@Work) offers extensive
resources to non-members. Click on the "Christ@Work Business
Center" to read helpful articles by Christian business consultants.
You can also sign up for their free weekly devotional e-newsletter.
Global Business Review Magazine
http://www.regent.edu/acad/global/publications/rgbr/
Global Business Review is a free electronic magazine published by the Regent University Graduate School of Business. Articles offer practical guidance about what it means to be a more effective Christian manager and leader in the workplace. Topics cover everything from time management to how to put God first in business and still make a profit.
Halftime www.halftime.org
This site includes a good-sized library of resources specifically geared to people engaged in a mid-life evaluation process and even offers a vehicle for ongoing mentoring. There are also inspiring personal stories
of marketplace people who have gone through their own "halftime" process.
His Church at Work www.hischurchatwork.org
This site is full of personal stories from people in a wide variety
of careers and includes separate sections for believers in the workplace,
workplace leaders and churches that want to better serve those people
in their congregations who are dealing with workplace issues. Theres
also a wealth of links and other resources on the site, covering
such issues as your legal religious rights as an employee.
Insight for Living www.insight.org
You can read or listen to Chuck Swindoll's daily devotionals on this site. There are also dozens of free helpful articles in their "Article Archives" section, covering everything from leadership to marriage to parenting.
Inter-Varsity's Ministry in Daily Life
www.ivmdl.org
Free resources include a well-written online devotional series
called "God's Week Has 7 Days." You'll also find Bible
studies about faith in the workplace, hundreds of quotes on the
subject of faith and work, radio interviews from marketplace voices
and directories of various of kinds of ministries.
I-Priority Associates www.ipriority.com/interior/index.cfm
(A Campus Crusade workplace ministry)
This attractive site is geared to young emerging leaders and
has a heavy emphasis on discipleship. They define their mission
as developing leaders from the inside out. Articles cover everything
from leadership issues to setting goals and priorities and managing
time. There are Power Quotes, Professional Forums and assessment
tests for stress, personal accountability and more.
The London Institute for Contemporary Christianity www.licc.org.uk/culture
Based in London, this intelligent, exciting site founded by John Stott specializes in equipping Christians to engage and change the culture, the media and their workplace in both a biblical and relevant way. The site is loaded with articles, profiles, online forums and a host of other resources on every aspect of contemporary culture.
Max Lucado www.maxlucado.com
If youre looking for a quick shot of encouragement, Max Lucados
daily sound bite-style devotional minute called "Upwords"
is archived here by topic. There are also dozens of articles and
messages by Lucado available at no charge.
OnePlace.com www.oneplace.com/
OnePlace.com is the Internets leading provider of audio content.
You can listen live to over 20 Christian radio stations or listen
at your convenience to the daily radio broadcasts of people like
Joni Eareckson Tada, Chuck Swindoll, Ravi Zacharias and Kay Arthur.
YWAM's Scruples www.scruples.net
This is the online community and discussion board hosted by Youth
with a Mission's Marketplace arm. There are forums on everything
from Business and Ethics, a Small Business Forum, Enterprise and
Community Development, Faith at Work, Prayer for People in the Workplace
and more. There's also a comprehensive directory of marketplace
ministry organizations broken out by category and a listing of equipping
and networking events. Scruples archives are housed at a sister
site at www.scruples.org
where you'll find dozens of directories, articles and other resources.
This sister archive site does not include current information.
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