Resource and Partner Links
Understanding the Bible:
- The Bible Project is a great YouTube channel filled with amazing animation that explains in beautiful detail each book of the Bible.https://www.youtube.com/user/jointhebibleproject
- 3 Minute Theology is a quick interesting YouTube channel that breaks down questions like: What did Jesus do on the cross? Why is there evil if God is good? https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmO1sDtd5024JJ7rBY7nWMg
- Malcom Smith: Unconditional Love Fellowship is a great resource for understanding scripture in deeper ways that always take into deeper love. https://www.youtube.com/user/MalcolmSmithWebinars
Spiritual Resources:
- Quaker Speak is a YouTube channel that focuses on prayer, meditation, and how to see God reflected in everything and in everyone.https://www.youtube.com/user/Quakerspeak
- The Center for Action and Contemplation is a program run by Richard Rohr that focuses on meditation, prayer, and removing the things that block our conscious contact with our God. https://www.youtube.com/user/webmastercacnm
Church History
- Ryan Reeves: Historical Theology for Everyone is a great way to understand the beautiful and the ugly of church history. There are times in church history that make us cheer and cry and times that make us learn from the horror of religion without love. This YouTube channel covers it all. https://www.youtube.com/c/RyanReevesM/videos?view=0&sort=dd&flow=grid
Trauma/ Anxiety Healing
Grief Healing
Freedom from Addiction
Human Trafficking
The United Church of Christ Our denomination (that is, the national church organization of which St. John’s is a part,) the United Church of Christ has roots that stretch all the way to the Pilgrims and resources to help churches and people navigate the challenges of living as disciples of Christ today.
Penn Northeast Conference The UCC is the national church organization of which we’re a part, and the Penn Northeast Conference is the regional organization of churches throughout, well, northeast Pennsylvania, with opportunities and recourses for churches, missions, youth, and everyone else.
Stillspeaking Daily Devotional One of the resources the UCC offers is this daily devotional that links the classic questions of faith with life in the modern world.
The Upper Room Speaking of devotionals, the folks at the Upper Room have been providing a resource for daily spiritual reflection, and lots of other resources for the spiritual life, since 1935.
Pennsylvania Academy of Ministry Sponsored by most of the UCC’s Pennsylvania conferences, the Pennsylvania Academy of Ministry offers affordable online courses in a variety of subjects for laypeople throughout Pennsylvania and the Northeast.
The Bach Choir of Bethlehem The oldest Bach choir in the United States, the Bach Choir of Bethlehem gave the first full American performances of the Christmas Oratorio and the Mass in B Minor, and remain today one of the finest classical choral groups in the country, with a full schedule of performances. (They also offer their “Bach at Noon” series on the second Tuesday of the month, which gives you the chance to hear great music, beautifully performed, in a great location—and absolutely for FREE!)
Faith and Leadership A great online resource for news about developments in Christian ministry, Faith and Leadership is the online magazine of Duke Divinity School’s Leadership Education program. They also offer a daily roundup of important religious news.
Pew Research Center Religion and Public Life Another great source for information about contemporary religious issues.
New Bethany Ministries Located on the South Side of Bethlehem, New Bethany Ministries provides vital food security, housing, and counseling support for individuals and families throughout the Lehigh Valley. They’re also one of St. John’s main mission partners.
Bethlehem Area CROPWalk The annual Bethlehem CROPWalk raises funds to help with all sorts of food security issues in the Bethlehem area. They’re also one of St. John’s main mission partners.