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Christianity Today Library (CTLibrary) is sponsored by Christianity Today International (CTI), a non-profit communications ministry founded in 1956 by Billy Graham. Please read more about our history and mission. CTI publishes many periodicals, resources, and websites in order to "engage, encourage and equip the church worldwide, sharing the transforming power of the gospel as it permeates all spheres of life." You can read a list of our board members and key employees and our beliefs.

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CTI exists to engage, encourage, and equip the church worldwide. We want to provide high-quality, well-researched articles, giving a balanced and thoroughly Evangelical perspective on topics ranging from headlines to history—and CTLibrary exists to present those articles in a powerful, easy-to-search online resource.

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We offer you a comprehensive online research library from a trusted Christian source. The library you've entered gives you access to an extensive collection of:

• Articles
• Interviews
• Biographies
• Book Chapters
• Reviews
• Statistics

All of these come from four of CTI's publications (Christianity Today, Christian History & Biography, Leadership journal, and Books & Culture) and various trusted other books and magazine sources. You'll find thousands of articles for use with your research projects, sermons, presentations, small group meetings, or just to satisfy your curiosity. CTLibrary.com is constantly expanding, and currently includes:

1996 to Present (Soon adding 1994 and 1995!)

Christianity Today delivers honest and relevant news from an evangelical viewpoint, with interviews, feature articles, challenging thought pieces, and the most complete news coverage of the Church in the world today.

Every Issue (Issue 1 to Present)

Christian History & Biography makes history come alive with engaging, accurate, and insightful articles focusing on the people and events that have shaped Christianity and the world.

Every Issue (Sept/Oct 1995 to Present)

Books & Culture presents an evangelical analysis of the books, movies, music, and ideas that shape the world around us. Books & Culture has won numerous awards, and acclaim from The Wall Street Journal and other leading publications.

Winter 1996 to Present (Soon Every Issue, including 1980 through 1995!)

Leadership journal is the premier journal for church leaders. Each article describes real experiences and vivid scenes of what it means to help guide Christ's followers in today's world. Gain wisdom and right-to-the-point counsel on conflicts, temptations, and challenges you face in ministry.

Over 50 Volumes

We're also proud to be able to offer more than 50 high-quality volumes in the CTLibrary, all authored by leading Christian pastors and scholars. Each book helps develop leadership skills and pastoral wisdom. If you were to purchase these volumes separately, they would cost more than $750, but they're included with your membership to CTLibrary. Individual chapters appear as individual articles within the CTLibrary.

Specific volumes included:

Library of Leadership Development
Volume 1: Leading Your Church Through Conflict and Reconciliation
Volume 2: Renewing Your Church Through Vision and Planning
Volume 3: Building Your Church Through Counsel and Care
Volume 4: Growing Your Church Through Training and Motivation

Library of Christian Leadership
Volume 1: Changing Lives Through Preaching and Worship
Volume 2: Empowering Your Church Through Creativity and Change
Volume 3: Growing Your Church Through Evangelism and Outreach
Volume 4: Deepening Your Ministry Through Prayer and Personal Growth

Mastering Ministry
Volume 1: Mastering Contemporary Preaching
Volume 2: Mastering Pastoral Care
Volume 3: Mastering Pastoral Counseling
Volume 4: Mastering The Pastoral Role
Volume 5: Mastering Personal Growth
Volume 6: Mastering Conflict & Controversy
Volume 7: Mastering Worship
Volume 8: Mastering Church Finances
Volume 9: Mastering Transitions
Volume 10: Mastering Outreach & Evangelism
Volume 11: Mastering Church Management
Volume 12: Mastering Teaching

Mastering Ministry's Pressure Points
Volume 1: Measuring Up-The Need to Succeed and the Fear of Failure
Volume 2: Dangers, Toils, and Snares-Resisting the Hidden Temptations of Ministry
Volume 3: The Time Crunch-What to Do When You Can't Do It All
Volume 4: A Voice in the Wilderness-Clear Preaching in a Complicated World
Volume 5: Who's in Charge?-Standing Up to Leadership Pressures
Volume 6: Standing Fast-Ministry in an Unfriendly World

The Pastor's Soul
Volume 1: The Power of Loving Your Church
Volume 2: Pastoral Grit
Volume 3: Preaching With Spiritual Passion
Volume 4: Listening to the Voice of God
Volume 5: Leading with Integrity
Volume 6: Character Forged from Conflict
Volume 7: Deepening Your Conversation with God
Volume 8: Your Ministry's Next Chapter

Fresh Ideas
Volume 1: Fresh Ideas for Discipleship & Nurture
Volume 2: Fresh Ideas for Administration & Finance
Volume 3: Fresh Ideas for Families, Youth & Children
Volume 4: Fresh Ideas for Preaching, Worship & Evangelism

The Leadership Library
Volume 1: Well-Intentioned Dragons
Volume 2: Liberating the Leader's Prayer Life
Volume 3: Clergy Couples in Crisis
Volume 4: When It's Time to Move
Volume 5: Learning to Lead
Volume 6: Music, Youth, and Education
Volume 7: Helping Those Who Don't Want Help
Volume 8: Preaching to Convince
Volume 9: When to Take a Risk
Volume 10: Weddings, Funerals, and Special Events
Volume 11: Making the Most of Mistakes
Volume 12: Leaders
Volume 13: Being Holy, Being Human
Volume 14: Secrets of Staying Power
Volume 15: The Magnetic Fellowship
Volume 16: The Healthy, Hectic Home
Volume 18: Called into Crisis
Volume 19: Sins of the Body

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We plan to add thousands of articles to CTLibrary, including every issue of Leadership journal, plus chapters from various books and articles from other publications, including Regeneration Quarterly.

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If you've got a great collection of these magazines, we envy you. Even here at Christianity Today International, no editor has a library as complete as the new CTLibrary.com. But CTLibrary.com goes far beyond print by giving you:

• Instant Search Capabilities
• A Robust Browsing Index
• Regular Updates with New Articles and Book Chapters

We believe the CTLibrary is the most extensive Christian research collection online.

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Just like any organization, we have costs: payments to authors, salaries for editors and programmers, lights and heat, and so on. However, we keep our costs to a minimum and charge as little as possible; our focus is on our mission: "To engage, encourage, and equip the church worldwide, sharing the depth and transforming power of the Gospel as it permeates all spheres of life."

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Yes! If you search at CTLibrary.com, you will receive the first 250 words of each article for free. Then, if you find that the format and initial content of CTLibrary.com suits your needs, you are welcome to join as a member.

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