
Ministry Education
NEW Resources now available.
Ministry Education is contracted by the Nelson Diocese to Bishopdale Theological College.
If you know of any good small group resources, please let me know so we can update our supply. Please let your small group leaders know about these resources by passing this list on.
FREE ONLINE RESOURCES
Free Lectionary/Theme based resources and for all ages
BOOK SUMMARY SITES
WORSHIP RESOURCES
A “Worship” tab has been added here on the Dio Website. This is a place where you can share resources, for example a youtube clip of a new song.
Send your info to Deborah (deboraho@nelsonanglican.org.nz) and she will upload this.
QUESTIONS ON THEOLOGY AND SCIENCE
- BIOLOGOS is an organization founded by Francis Collins, of dedicated evangelicals committed to the relationship between the Christian faith and science. They have a new site for “pastor resources” which has very good resources for many of the difficult questions people ask.
- A great video of NT Wright talking about Christ and Creation
- ISCAST is an Australian organisation (with many NZers and expats) dedicated to exploring the interface between science and the Christian faith. Its membership consists of scientists, theologians and professionals with standing in their own fields and a commitment to the Christian faith. Their website has many good resources that tackle many questions about science and faith.
- NZCIS (New Zealand Christians in Science) is a new body to promote the dialogue of between Christianity and Science in NZ.
- The InterChurch Bioethics Council (ICBC) is composed of appointed representatives from Anglican, Methodist and Presbyterian Churches for the purpose of addressing crucial ethical issues in NZ relating to bioethics. Find them on Facebook.
Information is available on our Ministry Education page
Many video resources are available on the BTC Vimeo Platform
Children, Youth and Small Group Library resources are available at the Anglican Centre
The Bishop Sutton Library is the Information Centre for both the Diocese of Nelson and Bishopdale Theological College and membership is free to all members of the Anglican Diocese of Nelson, to members of other churches, and to the public.
Other Resources:
Clergy Conference - St Paul's Castle Hill REAP Video
Rural
As a result of various Rural Forums the below resources have been made available for your use.