We have a church library committee that has just been reborn in recent years! They have been diligently meeting to categorize the books we have, thin them out, and make the tough calls about what books we should have and what type of books are not quite fitting for a church library. Books are put on display and rotated, a church budget item allows us to buy new ones, and newsletter reviews are regularly included. As a new Christian I remember the church library being indispensable! It was a place I could go and trust that I was getting good information about the faith and the Bible. I also used it as a place to prepare for Bible studies and teaching Sunday School. In my experience biblical commentaries other than Matthew Henry's would be helpful in the church library. It's a good place for small group videos and study guides for those groups looking for study ideas. I say we keep the church library but let's keep it up to date and organized. There are people in the world who do care about these things and would love to serve. And as a pastor it is great to see members do the difficult work of discerning what is best when it comes to content and thinking hard about how those decisions are made.
Posted in: Is There Still a Place for Church Libraries?
We have a church library committee that has just been reborn in recent years! They have been diligently meeting to categorize the books we have, thin them out, and make the tough calls about what books we should have and what type of books are not quite fitting for a church library. Books are put on display and rotated, a church budget item allows us to buy new ones, and newsletter reviews are regularly included. As a new Christian I remember the church library being indispensable! It was a place I could go and trust that I was getting good information about the faith and the Bible. I also used it as a place to prepare for Bible studies and teaching Sunday School. In my experience biblical commentaries other than Matthew Henry's would be helpful in the church library. It's a good place for small group videos and study guides for those groups looking for study ideas. I say we keep the church library but let's keep it up to date and organized. There are people in the world who do care about these things and would love to serve. And as a pastor it is great to see members do the difficult work of discerning what is best when it comes to content and thinking hard about how those decisions are made.