Mission
The mission of the CRC is to enhance congregational education by:
- maintaining, and circulating a collection of congregational educational resources
- providing laity, individual educators, and clergy with access to a full range of theological and religious information
- providing consultation on content and use of CRC resources
The Congregational Resource Center holds approximately 15,000 items focused in the areas of curriculum, leader development, congregational life, worship, personal devotions, social issues, interfaith education and dialogue, Bible studies and denominational history and polity.
The CRC is the result of a unique thirteen-year partnership between CTS and seven member denominations: Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Indiana, Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis, Indiana-Kentucky Conference of the United Church of Christ, Indiana-Kentucky Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Pentecostal Assemblies of the World, Presbytery of Wabash Valley, Presbytery of Whitewater Valley. The CRC is available to students, staff, faculty members and public patrons whenever the CTS Library is open.
Hours
The Congregational Resource Center is open when the CTS Library is open.
Fall Term 2010 Hours
Monday-Thursday: 8:00 a.m. – 9:45 p.m.
Friday: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Saturday: 9:00 a.m. – 11:45 p.m.
Sundays: Closed
The CTS Library is closed when the seminary buildings are closed: Thanksgiving and the Friday following; Christmas week; Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday; Memorial Day; July Fourth; Labor Day.
The CRC E-Newsletter
View the newsletter of the Congregational Resource Center
(All CRC materials are listed in the CTS Library catalogue)
Borrowing CRC Materials
Any holder of a valid CTS Library card or Congregational Resource Center card may borrow materials from both collections. You need not be a member of the CTS community or a sponsoring denomination to use the collections. CTS Library cards and CRC cards are available to religious educators and clergy. Students and faculty members from ALI and PALNI-affiliated institutions exercise borrowing privileges with their own library or ID cards. Application for a Library or CRC card must be made in person at the CTS Library Circulation counter.
Using visual media in congregations: legal issues
If you are using visual media, video clips, DVD’s, etc in classrooms, religious education classes, worship or meetings you may be violating the U.S. Copyright Act of 1976. Some materials prepared for use in religious institutions, such as those produced by Ecufilm, carry public performance rights (PPR) and may be used without concern. Not all VHS and DVD producers, retailers and distributors provide PPR. Even if you do not charge for events you will need written permission for screening these materials; without permission you are liable to substantial penalties. If you use visual media frequently an alternative to seeking permission for every screening is an annual license, the fee for which is based on the size of your worshiping congregation ($150-$200). For more information contact:
Church Video License International
1.888.771.2854
www.cvli.org
Links to useful websites by theological subject
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