{"id":5111,"date":"2014-10-29T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-10-29T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/2014\/10\/29\/wll-bi-vocational-ministry-footprints-statue-pond-baptism\/"},"modified":"2014-10-29T08:00:00","modified_gmt":"2014-10-29T08:00:00","slug":"wll-bi-vocational-ministry-footprints-statue-pond-baptism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/content\/wll-bi-vocational-ministry-footprints-statue-pond-baptism\/","title":{"rendered":"WLL: The Softer Side of Calvinism, Pond Baptism, and Letting There Be Light"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\tA bumper harvest this week <em>(get coffee before reading)<\/em>.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\t<li>\n\t\tThe downside of giftedness: &quot;When we elevate people in the church based on our need and their gifts, <a href=\"http:\/\/jaysondbradley.com\/2014\/10\/21\/gifts-arent-mandate-ministry\/#sthash.YXyTjZ5X.3gZEJx4x.dpbs\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">we put everyone in a precarious position<\/a>.&quot;<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tThis book&#39;s publicity was so ubiquitous this week, it&#39;s hard to imagine that <a href=\"http:\/\/matthewpaulturner.com\/2014\/10\/21\/happens-11-publishers-say\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">eleven publishers said &#39;no.&#39;<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tA 2,400 seat auditorium and only 150 in attendance. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huntersvilleherald.com\/news\/2014\/10\/23\/10288\/new-birth-charlotte-enters-foreclosure\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">New Birth Church in Charlotte has entered foreclosure<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tTwo weeks ago, someone posted a threatening note on the doors of every church in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jrn.com\/kmtv\/news\/Threats-Fail-To-Slow-Church-Attendance--280469762.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Ashland, Nebraska<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tVBS Debrief: In a two-part essay, a mom recalls the realization that the program in which her kids were registered was too focused on peripheral issues. Part One: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/goodletters\/2014\/10\/raising-kids-in-the-creationevolution-divide-part-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Initial concerns<\/a>. Part Two: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/goodletters\/2014\/10\/raising-kids-in-the-creationevolution-divide-part-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Pulling the kids out<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tRapidly shifting demographics in the UK church: &quot;In five decades, the number of people with no religion in Britain has grown from just 3 per cent of the population to nearly half, according to a new survey. Among adults aged under 25, nearly two-thirds define themselves as &quot;nones&quot;, or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christiantoday.com\/article\/exclusive.new.figures.reveal.massive.decline.in.religious.affiliation\/41799.htm\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">people with no religious affiliation ..<\/a>.&quot;<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\t&#8230; and staying with the UK for a moment, a look at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/2014\/10\/independent-christian-school-releases-details-of-closure-threat\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">pressures Independent Christian Schools there are feeling<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tOn last week&#39;s shooting at the Canadian Parliament Buildings: One man writes <a href=\"http:\/\/paulwilkinson.wordpress.com\/2014\/10\/23\/when-the-war-came-to-canada\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">while still under lockdown<\/a>, and then <a href=\"http:\/\/randomthoughtsfromlorne.wordpress.com\/2014\/10\/24\/terror-strikes-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">reflects further a day later<\/a> &#8230;<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\t&#8230; and Canadian author Sheila Wray-Gregoire visits Ottawa and <a href=\"http:\/\/tolovehonorandvacuum.com\/2014\/10\/ottawa-terrorism-family\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">the shrine that appears hours later<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tCome see <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/ct\/2014\/september-web-only\/softer-face-of-calvinism.html?start=1\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">the softer side of Calvinism<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tThe <a href=\"http:\/\/newsmallchurch.com\/bivocational-ministry\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">case for bi-vocational ministry<\/a>, increasingly becoming the new normal.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tWhether it&#39;s over a wedding cake, invitations or flowers; you haven&#39;t really considered the full implications of gay marriage until you&#39;ve put a face to it. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MDETkcCw63c\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">This video was shown Monday<\/a> at the Ethics and Religious Liberty Conference in Nashville.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tGod is not mentioned by name in the Book of Esther, so later on, <a href=\"http:\/\/unsettledchristianity.com\/2014\/10\/fortresspress-commentary-on-the-bible-the-old-testament-and-apocrypha-additions-to-esther\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Jewish scribes fixed that problem<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tSaving Halloween&mdash;apologies to Kirk Cameron&mdash;and what one observant Jew plans to do with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/jewish-world\/jewish-world-features\/1.622383\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">the scary day falling on a Sabbath<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tChurch leadership, by definition, means <a href=\"http:\/\/joshuareich.org\/2014\/10\/24\/leadership-means-hard-conversations\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">often having difficult conversations<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tEssay of the Week (1): A book review of Drew Dyck&#39;s <em>Yawning at Tigers<\/em> is really the springboard for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.desiringgod.org\/blog\/posts\/stop-apologizing-for-god\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">a much longer article on God&#39;s transcendence<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tEssay of the Week (2): The power of event; how <em>going<\/em> to church reminds us that <a href=\"http:\/\/newsmallchurch.com\/going-to-church\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">we <em>are<\/em> the church<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tEssay of the Week (3): Take a moment to get inside the thoughts of how some <a href=\"http:\/\/juniaproject.com\/women-as-other\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">women in the church feel as other-class citizens<\/a>. (The bullet-point section is worth discussing with your church staff.)<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tEssay of the Week (4): This one isn&#39;t for everyone, but those curious might linger on the blog and look around at other items. It&#39;s a website for Messianic Christians who no doubt wrestle with what to retain and what to discard from Jewish practice. This one is about whether or not to keep having <a href=\"http:\/\/www.setapartpeople.com\/mezuzah\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">a Mezuzah at the front door.<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tEssay of the Week (5): Author Sarah Bessey on the firing of a well-liked Canadian (and NPR) radio personality, and <a href=\"http:\/\/sarahbessey.com\/ghomeshi-sexualized-violence-christian-response\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">its relationship to violence against women<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tOne time I had a dream. I saw a set of footprints. Later on, a lot of people saw a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/news\/state\/headlines\/20141006-park-in-carthage-features-14-foot-high-jesus.ece\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Footprints Statue in the park<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tThe raw 7-minute video as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2ZVtuOIrrDg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Mark D. takes the stage post-resignation<\/a> at Robert Morris&#39; Gateway Conference.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tTony Jones looks at some interesting stats from eight denoms on clergy who see themselves as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/tonyjones\/2014\/10\/27\/the-emerging-church-is-what-it-says-it-is\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">part of the Emerging Church Movement<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tIf it&#39;s Wednesday, there must be another faith-related movie to mention. This time it&#39;s the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1002563\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">film adaptation of Anne Rice&#39;s extra-Biblical novel<\/a> about Jesus&#39; childhood, <em>Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt<\/em> now filming &#8230;<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\t&#8230; and from the African American community, the movie <em>For the Love of Jesus<\/em> described as &quot;an up close and personal look into <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9Y4QWl8t2QE\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">the lives of Christian Pastors<\/a> raw and uncut &#8230;&quot;<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tLiterature: Take a peek at a section of <em>Mind Has Mountains<\/em>, <a href=\"http:\/\/anitamathias.com\/2014\/10\/21\/visiting-people-entertainment\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">a forthcoming memoir<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tAs this article reminds us, some of the top-priced residential real estate in the United States is <a href=\"http:\/\/religion.blogs.cnn.com\/2014\/10\/22\/report-chicagos-new-archbishop-wont-live-in-cardinals-mansion\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">owned by the Roman Catholic Church<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.publishersweekly.com\/pw\/by-topic\/industry-news\/religion\/article\/64411-beacon-hill-press-closing.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">The Church of the Nazarene is shutting down Beacon Hill Press<\/a> in just over 30 days.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tThat United Methodist minister who was defrocked last year for officiating at his gay son&#39;s wedding has <a href=\"http:\/\/www.religionnews.com\/2014\/10\/27\/methodist-rev-frank-schaefer\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">had his credentials reinstated<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tAlso at Religion News Service, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.religionnews.com\/2014\/10\/24\/love-thy-neighbor-westboros-god-hates-fags-message-vs-drag-show-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">the Westboro Baptist saga continues<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tVideo of the Week: The band <a href=\"http:\/\/noisetrade.com\/thesurrendermusic\/the-surrender\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">The Surrender reworks old hymns<\/a> &#8230;<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\t&#8230; Meanwhile, the author of <em>Why Johnny Can&#39;t Sing Hymns<\/em> believes <a href=\"http:\/\/secondnaturejournal.com\/the-imminent-decline-of-contemporary-worship-music-eight-reasons\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">the decline of contemporary worship is imminent<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tEmily Wierenga guests at The Better Mom: Parenting is fine as long as you <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebettermom.com\/2014\/10\/14\/day-realized-id-become-mom\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">don&#39;t become one of those parents<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tEssay from the broader internet: <a href=\"http:\/\/hannahbrencher.com\/2014\/10\/20\/stop-sleeping-with-liars\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Stop Sleeping with Liars<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tIf a blog post begins with the word &#39;farewell,&#39; you know <a href=\"http:\/\/growrag.wordpress.com\/2014\/10\/19\/farewell-rachel-held-evans\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">a popular Christian figure is about to get trashed<\/a>. Sometimes, <a href=\"http:\/\/growrag.wordpress.com\/2014\/10\/20\/an-open-apology-to-rachel-held-evans\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">an apology is in order<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tPerspective: It&#39;s one thing to be single at a wedding. <a href=\"https:\/\/community.focusonthefamily.com\/b\/boundless\/archive\/2014\/10\/22\/what-i-39-ve-learned-from-attending-32-and-counting-weddings.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">It&#39;s another thing to attend 32 weddings<\/a> single.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tKidMin: I don&#39;t know if you have to be using the Orange curriculum to buy their materials or if you can just order items piecemeal, but these <a href=\"http:\/\/secure.rethinkgroup.org\/store4\/product.php?productid=2395&amp;cat=291&amp;page=1\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">movie poster parodies are awesome<\/a>. (Click images to enlarge.)<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tThe Church horror stories contest found a winner. I can&#39;t imagine how uncomfortable it would be <a href=\"http:\/\/www.churchmarketingsucks.com\/2014\/10\/firing-the-pastor\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">being in this church service<\/a> &#8230;<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\t&#8230; Maybe it feels like Tim Challies&#39; first-time visit to a health club: &ldquo;Let me explain. I am a pastor and I think, for the first time, I understand what an atheist feels like when he walks into church &#8230; I don&rsquo;t know what the expectations are here, I don&rsquo;t know how anything works, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.challies.com\/articles\/on-wanting-to-not-die\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">I feel like a total outsider<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tWhile this blog post is unabashedly commercial, there&#39;s an interesting section in the middle on how things worked for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christiancopyrightsolutions.com\/blog\/post\/2014\/10\/01\/Giving-Music-Life\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">musicians in the years before royalties<\/a> &#8230;<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\t&#8230; Of course, even before that, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worshiplinks.us\/2014\/10\/worship-team-meeting-a-very-short-play\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">worship might have had its complications<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tI suppose everyone&#39;s baptism is special, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianchronicle.org\/article\/god-will-make-a-way-and-a-baptistery\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">this one was just specialer<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tFinally, oh to just be turning thirty! <a href=\"http:\/\/manofdepravity.com\/2014\/10\/30-for-30\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Tyler Braun&#39;s birthday wisdom<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n\t<em>The rest of the week Paul Wilkinson offers you a daily choice between <\/em>trick<em> at <a href=\"http:\/\/paulwilkinson.wordpress.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Thinking Out Loud<\/a>, or <\/em>treat<em> at <a href=\"http:\/\/christianity201.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Christianity 201<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A bumper harvest this week (get coffee before reading). 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