THE VIRTUAL LIBRARY Welcome to The Presbytery Resource Center's new "Virtual Library"! Here you'll find links to resources and e-zines covering the gamut of church nurture, mission and ministry.  We'll be updating and adding to this virtual resource collection regularly.  Know a great site not in this collection yet?  Drop a line to the Associate for Congregational Resources, Marie Zupka-Ludder ( resource@presbyteryofli.org) to recommend a link that others might find helpful in their ministry! Christian Nurture/Education www.sundaysoftware.com free e-mail newsletter and much more on this excellent site geared to integrating computer use into church school programming www.rotation.org info and ideas for using the classroom rotation model www.mssscrafts.com directory of free Sunday School resources and crafts, including downloadable patterns and coloring pages www.childrensministry.org sponsored by Group Publishing.  On line registration get you into the archives of ideas and resources for children's ministry

www.waytolive.org based on book of same name on spiritual practices for teens. Has interactive web site an downloadable leader guide. Church/Leader Development and Transformation http://www.alban.org/index.asp e-zine of the Alban Institute, you can also link to other areas of the Alban site, such as their book and video catalogue http://www.easumbandy.com resources direct link to the free stuff offered for congregational development and transformation by Easum Bandy & Associates www.link2lead.com provides local demographic data for church planning, along with leader self-assessment section www.gbod.org/equipped/ home page of "Equipped for Every Good Work", a site developed by the General Board of Discipleship of the Methodist Church. Provides articles and tools for exploring spiritual gifts, leadership/interaction styles and more Spiritual Formation www.pcusa.org/spiritualformation home page of the Office of Spiritual Formation in the PCUSA provides articles and resources on spirituality from a Reformed perspective www.upperroom.org articles,prayers, and reflections from Upper Room Ministries www.taize.fr web site of the Taize community, with links to prayer, songs and daily readings www.practicingourfaith.org based on the book of the same name, includes information and resources for exploring 12 spiritual practices Worship/Music www.textweek.com lectionary and worship resource site www.cyberhymnal.org thousand of hymns and gospel songs.  Site includes lyrics, MIDI files, scores, history and more www.worshiptogether.com free on-line registration gets you new weekly sheet music and access to archives on contemporary music and worship resources Mission/Outreach www.simpleliving.org/ Archives site of Alternatives magazine archives, containing free material for activism newsletter blurbs, feature articles in church newsletters and lore. www.thehungersite.org one click sends free food to hungry people around the globe