
It is not often that I draw attention to work I’ve done, but I am going to make an exception today. Several months ago (more months ago than I care to remember, actually), John Hendryx, the gentleman who runs the site Monergism.com, approached me about helping him upgrade his site. At that time Monergism was a huge site and a hugely popular site. The site is a labor of love that, to that point, had been built and maintained almost entirely by John. The site was beginning to grow to the point that it was getting out of hand. There were hundreds of static pages that had to be individually maintained and at the same time the site’s design was getting a tad dated. And so John and I set out to reinvent Monergism. A few months and countless man hours later, John has finally unveiled the new site.
If you are not familiar with Monergism, you really should be. John has created a massive site with thousands and thousands of links to articles, books, audio files and other resources. The answer to almost any theological disagreement or conundrum lies somewhere within the site. I have often turned to the site in my research and have found myself at the site time and again when performing Google searches. It is a great service to the Christian community (and to the Reformed community in particular).
The main feature of the redesigned site is a completely new directory system (click the Directory button). It allows visitors to search and sort the links and even to rate them. Information is categorized much better and much more logically than in the past, meaning that it is far easier to find great resources through it. There are also now RSS feeds, email updates, better integration with the Monergismbooks bookstore and so on. The benefits go on and on. And what’s more, the new design isn’t too hard on the eyes.
So go, visit the site, and find something there to read about. I guarantee you can find something that interests you!






Comments (17) »
1. Jeri
February 26, 2007
1:27 PM
I agree, this is a wonderful website, and your changes are amazing! This resource really deserves our financial support. It is a treasure.
2. michelle
February 26, 2007
1:56 PM
I love the new site, Tim!
Mongergism was one of the first sites I happened upon when I first started studying Reformed Theology seriously. I have found it to be an invaluable web site, and you new design only makes it better. Great job!
3. Tom
February 26, 2007
2:33 PM
Well done, Tim, and congratulations to both you and John. The Lord continue to bless both of you, and your ministries to His body!
Tom
Doctrine Matters
4. kenny
February 26, 2007
3:44 PM
Excellent work, I have found monergism.com immensly useful and appreciate the work you have done on it.
5. Heather
February 26, 2007
5:01 PM
I echo all the previous comments.
I enjoy and refer “muchly” to both your site and Monergism.
Thanks for helping keep Reformed reading available.
6. John
February 26, 2007
5:10 PM
I saw the new site this morning and really liked it. Glad to hear that you did it. You did a great job.
7. francisco
February 26, 2007
5:22 PM
I thank God for faithful men like John. It was in monergism.com were I found ten tapes by John Piper that changed my life that convinced my mind not only that Reformed theology was thoroughly biblical but also awakened my heart to live out the gospel with joy amidst trials and sorrows! Thank you!!
8. Ann Addison
February 26, 2007
6:56 PM
Great job! I’ve always loved the site and surfed around it a little yesterday. Great changes. I’ve long been thinking it was a shame for such a great site to not be updated with better navigation. It looks great, too.
9. Jan D
February 26, 2007
9:34 PM
Thank you thank you thank you.
It was an awesome site before. Now it’s even better.
May God bless you and all of those who have worked to make this site what it is.
10. Steve
February 26, 2007
11:34 PM
You do very good work!
11. afrikaner
February 27, 2007
1:58 AM
Brilliant.
Did you use a CMS?
I’ve seen a lot of stuff there that will be most useful.
12. Greg
February 27, 2007
11:34 AM
Great job, Tim. The site looks fantastic and everything is easy to find. This is one of the sites I visit most often. It’s good to have it looking great and still easy to use.
13. Bill Barnes
February 27, 2007
1:21 PM
Thank You,
14. Tim Challies
February 27, 2007
3:10 PM
“Did you use a CMS?”
We did. We pretty well had to with the quantity of information he has got!
15. pilgrim
February 27, 2007
9:26 PM
Nice work.
It certainly looks easier to navigate around.
I’ll have to check if all the page links I’ve saved still work…
16. Andrew
March 1, 2007
11:09 PM
Looks great! Monergism is an awesome resource - thanks for all your work to make it even better!
17. wfseube
March 2, 2007
1:25 PM
Tim, when I originally went to the new site, I had trouble finding the topical categories that were formerly on the home page. They are now listed under “Directory”. I find that to be a non-intuitively obvious word to describe that list of topics. I think it would make more sense if you said “Topics” or “Categories”. But maybe it’s just me…
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bill