Wednesday, April 06, 2005

 

INTRODUCTION

Welcome to the Hub of Hubs. My name is John S. Oliver. I am the founder of an innovative Christian educational nonprofit enterprise named Four Bridges Ministry www.fourbridges.org

Here you are at the central place that links to the various blogs and web sites that I have created over the years. Many of these blogs are collections of links to other web sites. I named many of those blogs with the term Hub. SO this is named the Hub of the Hubs.

This is like my portfolio. If I were a photographer then I would have a selection of my photos to show friends and prospective clients.

Also listed here are some of the projects that under construction. Your prayers are appreciate for the completion of them.

All of these are related to the call of God on my life to create an innovative Christian ministry. The initial products will be quarterly CDs. More about that will be described on a web site that is currently being developed.

The quarterly CDs and associated web site will offer three kinds of services, 1) information, 2) education and 3) networking contacts.

Presently I am transitioning into the initial fund raising phase. As the first few thousand dollars are raised then some of the initial staff will be hired. One of their projects is to explore the many links that branch off from this Hub of Hubs. We will work with consultants and web developers to create user friendly ways for people to browse and call up these sites. There will be ways for users to rank them from one to five stars and write brief reviews. Therefore those who come later will be able to more quickly get to the best parts of the Internet.

So in that context you can consider this as an initial rough draft. Much data is here is a fairly orderly arrangement. But in the coming months and years this will become much more visually appealing and more robust as a tool to explore the World Wide Web.

 

FIVE SERVICES

Four Bridges Ministry www.fourbridges.org is made up of five services.


And those five services are:
Networking Hub
Educational Nucleus
Information Clearinghouse
Think Tank
Research and Development Lab



This Hub of Hubs blog will lead to the first service of Networking Hub.

Here is a one page overview that summarizes these five services http://tinyurl.com/7u8mf

 

LAUNCH TEAM

It is very important to enroll a Launch Team in order to move the Four Bridges from the planning and preparation phases into the reality of open for business to the public. This Launch Team is made up of Intercessors, Advisors and Donors.



Intercessors
You are invited to pray and be led by the Holy Spirit as to which of the following links to explore. When you are there then know that this is just a hint of what will be made available in the coming years. Therefore your earnest prayers are needed now to get it launched. God will bring many other intercessors to pray over the way for further growth and development.



Advisors
There is a large variety of ministry related items that you can access from this hub. All of them can use your comments, suggestions and questions to help make improvements. Your inputs are welcomed here http://fourbridges.org/Feedback.html

Here is a web site just for the consultants and advisors http://4badvisorsconsultants.homestead.com/


Donors
Obviously Four Bridges Ministry http://www.fourbridges.org/ is a very ambitious enterprise. There are many complex needs to be met. A system of four communication bridges will allow people to connect in ways that have never happened before the Internet got to this stage.

Here is a web site addressed to the major donors http://majordonors.homestead.com/

What I offer is much more than just grand plans. From these links you will find a wide range of practical examples. These were all made by me alone and on a tiny budget. During the coming months there will be many thousands of dollars, many volunteers and paid experts. Then you will witness rapid and amazing changes. Your generous donation today will be used by God to bring that to others. What will truly bless you is to see how God used your contributions several years from now. http://www.fourbridges.org/Donate.html

 

CONTACT

Here are the ways for contacting me for any reason
http://www.fourbridges.org/Contact_Us.html

 

WEB SITES

Here are the links to my major web sites.

Each one is important and all relate in some way to the unfolding ministry named Four Bridges.

These are presented from the youngest to the oldest. They are all very similar. You can trace how the concepts have developed over the years.



Colorful Verses
http://colorfulverses.org


Our Compassionate Response
http://ourresponse.org


Consultants and Advisors
http://4badvisorsconsultants.homestead.com


Major Donors
http://majordonors.homestead.com


Four Bridges Ministry
http://fourbridges.org


Ears to Hear
http://ears2hear.homestead.com


Our Stewardship University
http://www.osuonline.org


Incubator
http://www.incubator.homestead.com


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BIBLE STUDY HUBS

Today there are dozens of wonderful Bible study tools online that are available for free.

More are being added and Four Bridges will do what it takes to stay on top of the best and latest links.

For now here are thousands of dollars worth of tools for you today. With a high-speed connection at home, school or work you are ready to go deep, wide and fast. http://biblestudyhub.blogspot.com/


And here are links to dozens of questions as well as outlines to stimulate your Bible study http://biblicalblogshub.blogspot.com/


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BLOGS AS HUBS OF LINKS

Mostly these blogs are links to useful places on the web.

The first service of Four Bridges is to present a Networking Hub that will take these and dozens of other links into a central portal as well as part of an ever growing wiki.


Prayer Hub
There are many prayer groups online that are waiting for prayer requests. Also from this blog I will put links to sites that teach prayer. http://prayerhub.blogspot.com/


Gospel Hub
Links to places on the web where the gospel of salvation is presented
http://gospelhub.blogspot.com/


Solitude Hub

Places to find solitude in the DFW Metroplex
http://solitudehub.blogspot.com/


Agency Links Hub
http://ocragencylinks.blogspot.com


Coaching Hub
http://coachinghub.blogspot.com


Christian Forums Hub
http://christianforumshub.blogspot.com/


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EDUCATION NUCLEUS

This is a great example of Christian Education in bite size units using multi media for free. RBC Ministries www.rbc.net The Theology Program www.thetheologyprogram.org and this site http://cc.christiancourses.com/ are models I wish to model in the coming months. I plan to use seminary students as the teachers. This is the service of Four Bridges called Education Nucleus. Lord willing there will be 1) ways to share text items as PDF files, 2) Power Point slide shows with and without voice over and 3) an abundance of three-minute audio messages. GO to these links to learn more

Teaching http://ears2hear.homestead.com/Teachings.html

Preaching http://ears2hear.homestead.com/Sermons.html

The vision for sharing these teachings, sermons, testimonies, interviews and much more over the Internet radio station is here http://ears2hear.homestead.com/Radio.html

 

BLOGS AS ESSAYS BY THE FOUNDER

Simple Lessons
Centreal hub to many of my online essays
http://simplelessons.blogspot.com/


Short Blessings in Groups of Three
http://triplemayblessings.blogspot.com/


Character Development
This blog can be useful for parents, teachers and pastors.
http://characterdevelopmenthub.blogspot.com/


Spiritual Warfare Hub
A few useful aids online
http://spiritualwarfarehub.blogspot.com/


Power Point Hub
Power Point is an essential communication tool. I have taught classes on this for beginners and intermediate. On this blog you will find my handout plus links to advanced aids. http://powerpointhub.blogspot.com/


Back Up Hub
Text of an article I wrote and that was published in the seminary newspaper.
Teaches why and how to back up computer files.
http://backuphub.blogspot.com


Writing an eBook (or Regular Book)
24 Suggestions and many useful links
http://24suggestions.blogspot.com/


Subsidized Tutoring
It will take a while before subsidized tutoring becomes a reality. But after it gets going it will surely benefit many in wonderful ways. http://subsidizedtutoring.blogspot.com/


Storage Comparison
http://storagecomparison.blogspot.com


Faith Lessons
http://faithlessons.blogspot.com



Possible Small Groups

Here are three small groups I would like to lead in the coming years
http://possiblesmallgroups.blogspot.com/


Sunflower Campaign

A way to convert things into money for any ministry or church
http://sunflowercampaign.blogspot.com/







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PHOTOS

Photo Site with MANY of my pictures
http://fellowpilgrim.photosite.com/

 

FOUNDER

Hub to most of the following items
http://www.fourbridges.org/Founder_JSO.html

Salvation Testimony http://www.fourbridges.org/files/20_JSOessays/JSO_Salvation_Testimony.htm

Personal mission and messages
http://www.fourbridges.org/files/20_JSO_mission_messages/Mission_Statement_and_Messages_of_JSO.htm

Priorities
http://www.fourbridges.org/files/20_articles/My_Personal_Priorities.htm

Passions
Mind map summary of passions
http://www.fourbridges.org/files/20_MMs/Passions_of_the_founder_John_S_Oliver.jpeg

JSO Live Journal
http://www.livejournal.com/users/jso123/

JSO Passions
http://jsopassions.blogspot.com/

Fellow Pilgrim
Especially explore the archives
http://fellowpilgrimblog.blogspot.com/

7 Sentence Saturday Summary
http://7sentencesaturdaysummary.blogspot.com/

Tuesday Briefing
Updates on Tuesdays and other special updates
http://tuesdaybriefings.blogspot.com/

My Future Marriage
http://myfuturemarriage.blogspot.com/

Portfolio of many essays and more from here
http://www.osuonline.org/About_Us.html

Portfolio of mind maps
http://ears2hear.homestead.com/Mind_Maps.html

Zazzle Store
http://tinyurl.com/8qryf

 

DONATE

Today you are invited to pray to God and ask if He might use you to help fund this emerging ministry. Just pray and obey. http://www.fourbridges.org/Donate.html

 

LINKS

Free resources
http://ears2hear.homestead.com/Links.html

mother of links pages
http://www.fourbridges.org/Links.html

links related to tsunami relief and rebuilding
http://ocragencylinks.blogspot.com/

one of my first links pages
http://www.usefulresources.homestead.com/About_Us.html

missions related links
http://www.mislinks.org/

excellent hub
http://psalm121.ca/links.html

 

FEEDBACK

Your comments, suggestions and questions are always welcomed.
http://www.fourbridges.org/Contact_Us.html

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