David Fry and Johnathan Arnold discuss approaches to evangelism, the evangelistic duty of the pastor-theologian, and the priority of missions in the life of the church.Support the show

In this special episode of the Holy Joys Podcast, Johnathan Arnold teaches through an early draft of the New Methodist Catechism in preparation for a baptism and church membership class at Redeemer Wesleyan Church, where he serves as Senior Pastor.Support the show

Johnathan Arnold and David Fry discuss David's recent article, "What Does Healthy Church Growth Look Like?"Support the show

In this special episode of the Holy Joys Podcast, Johnathan Arnold teaches through an early draft of the New Methodist Catechism in preparation for a baptism and church membership class at Redeemer Wesleyan Church, where he serves as Senior Pastor.Support the show

In this special episode of the Holy Joys Podcast, Johnathan Arnold teaches through an early draft of the New Methodist Catechism in preparation for a baptism and church membership class at Redeemer Wesleyan Church, where he serves as Senior Pastor.Support the show

In this special episode of the Holy Joys Podcast, Johnathan Arnold talks through his article "How Often Should We Receive the Lord's Supper?"Support the show

David Fry and Johnathan Arnold discuss the Sunday Service and how they prepare for weekly worship.Support the show

In this special episode of the Holy Joys Podcast, Johnathan Arnold teaches through an early draft of the New Methodist Catechism in preparation for a baptism and church membership class at Redeemer Wesleyan Church, where he serves as Senior Pastor.Support the show

Johnathan and David discuss some of their favorite online resources.Johnathan’s list:ccel.org — a wealth of free Christian books; allows you to make an account so that you can save notes and highlightsnewadvent.org — especially newadvent.org/fathers, which has the full text of many patristic worksstepbible.org — Step Bible by Tyndale House, my favorite online Biblewesley.nnu.edu — Wesley Center Online with the full text of Wesley’s sermons, Notes on the Bible, etc.bestcommentaries.com — commentary recommendations on each book of the Biblethevcs.org — Christian art in conversation with Scripturebibleproject.com — a wealth of free Bible study resources (e.g., animated video overviews of each book of the Bible)bcponline.org — the Book of Common Prayer onlinelectionary.library.vanderbilt.edu — the Revised Common Lectionary with readings and other liturgical resourcesbiblehub.com — some free commentaries (e.g., Calvin’s Commentary) in an easy-to-read formatDavid's list:1. The Wesley Center Online (free)A database of Wesleyan and holiness materials created by Northwest Nazarene University.I like it because it has some hard-to-get resources.2. Christian Classics Ethereal Library (CCEL.org)SearchableIncludes Schaff’s 38-volume Church Father’s seriesCalvin’s CommentariesWorks of Arminius (3 Vol. Nichols ed.)No page numbers3. NewAdvent.org (free)Similar to CCELMore readable in my opinion4. The Revised Common Lectionary (lectionary.library.vanderbilt.edu)5. Papalencyclicals.net (free)Every important document ever put out by the Roman Catholic ChurchThe search feature is difficult to use because titles are often only in Latin.6. Perlego.com ($18/month)This would be in my top two or three if it still had the daily subscription option.Tons of contemporary books.7. Wesley Scholar (wesleyscholar.com) (free)An independent collection of Wesleyan-Methodist and early Christian works. Contains articles as well as original works.8. Open Access Digital Theological Library (libguides.thedtl.org) Contains some free materialContains PhD dissertations9. Books.Google.com Used to be able to download as PDFs.Gives all the information about a book including the nearest library or where to get it online.10. Gutenberg.org (free)Over 70,000 of free ebooksChristian and secular booksSeveral different formats including actual facsimiles of pagesEverything is public domainSearchableHonorable Mentions:JSTOR.org (fee)Usually accessible through a student library accountNot really affordable for individuals.Academia.edu (fee and free)Up-to-date scholarshipPay by subscription or by itemSupport the show

David Fry and Johnathan Arnold discuss their experience at the recent Holy Joys Healthy Church Conference in Frankfort, IN. Visit holyjoys.org/conference for more info about the conference and next year's dates.Support the show