{"id":5951,"date":"2014-05-21T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-05-21T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/2014\/05\/21\/wednesday-link-list-bivo-watchcare-membership-and-more\/"},"modified":"2014-05-21T08:00:00","modified_gmt":"2014-05-21T08:00:00","slug":"wednesday-link-list-bivo-watchcare-membership-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/content\/wednesday-link-list-bivo-watchcare-membership-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday Link List: BiVo, Watchcare Membership, and More."},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"is-style-article-intro\">\n\tOut of several hundred possibilities, these were some things that got my attention this week:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\t<li>\n\t\tEssay of the Week: A moment-by-moment close-up look at <a href=\"http:\/\/gospelinchina.com\/2014\/05\/10\/a-sharp-turn-to-the-right\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">church persecution in China<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tThose polls about church attendance? It seems <a href=\"http:\/\/www.religionnews.com\/2014\/05\/17\/christians-church-atheists-prri\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">not everybody is being entirely honest<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tMore than just topical vs. exegetical, this author contrasts the larger nuances of <a href=\"http:\/\/biblebased.wordpress.com\/2014\/05\/09\/common-problems-in-modern-preaching\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reformed vs. non-Reformed preaching<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tInfographic of the Week: A look at developments in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.internetevangelismday.com\/blog\/archives\/12335\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">missions and faith in Africa<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tThe California wildfires just missed the home of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.breathecast.com\/articles\/california-wildfires-head-for-singer-rebecca-st-james-home-ordered-to-evacuate-she-asks-fans-to-please-pray-for-us-15754\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Christian singer and actor Rebecca St. James<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tA report just released shows America&#39;s largest Protestant denomination experienced a 13% decline in baptisms in 2012, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.onenewsnow.com\/church\/2014\/05\/14\/no-positive-spin-southern-baptists-release-somber-report#.U3oGzXamU1I\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">largest decline in 62 years<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tHere are <a href=\"http:\/\/benirwin.wordpress.com\/2014\/05\/15\/god-and-the-gay-christian-patheos-live-chat\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">six highlights from the Patheos live event<\/a> last week concerning Michael Vines&#39; <em>God and the Gay Christian.<\/em>\n<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tCNN offers a list of the <a href=\"http:\/\/religion.blogs.cnn.com\/2014\/05\/15\/the-worst-countries-to-be-religious\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">eight worst places to be a Christian<\/a>. (And no, Massachusetts isn&#39;t one of them.)<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tA Church-planter who knows reviews <em>BiVo<\/em>, <a href=\"http:\/\/dashhouse.com\/dashhouse\/2014\/5\/12\/bivo\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">a new book on bi-vocational ministry<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tYou&#39;ve seen top 100 blog lists, right? This list&mdash;and I don&#39;t know how you&#39;d compile this&mdash;presents<a href=\"http:\/\/www.natefietzer.com\/top100kidmin\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"> the top 100 children&#39;s ministry Tweeters<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tRussell D. Moore would say that if there are not people in your church with tattoos, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.russellmoore.com\/2014\/05\/12\/the-church-needs-more-tattoos\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">you&#39;re not doing it right<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tAt one point, the militants who kidnapped 200+ school girls claimed they had converted. According to different religions, <a href=\"http:\/\/intheway-lk.blogspot.ca\/2014\/05\/what-is-conversion.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">what exactly does <em>converted <\/em>mean<\/a>?<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tFrom a front-row seat, Jamie Wright reminds us that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theveryworstmissionary.com\/2014\/05\/not-all-pastors-kids-are-christian-sorry.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">not every pastor&#39;s kid has embraced the faith<\/a> of his or her parents.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tAfter discovering he&#39;s an &quot;accidental ghostwriter&quot; for some megachurch pastors, the author asks for attribution. One celeb pastor immediately got the source noted in a subsequent edition, while <a href=\"http:\/\/business-humor.com\/more-pulpit-plagiarism\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">another initially suggested he get over it<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tIf the local theater is now the destination of choice for Christian families on the weekend, you might want to see if your kids can handle <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=T1h3w7TQ99I\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Alone Yet Not Alone<\/em><\/a>. (Officially, it&#39;s PG-13.)<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tPeter Enns describes <a href=\"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/peterenns\/2014\/05\/a-quick-announcement-about-me-and-i-hope-you-dont-mind-if-i-sit-down-first\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">how an academic honor takes place<\/a>. (But not any mention if his compensation package changed.)<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tAccording to the latest Pew Research survey, Hispanics are shifting affiliation from Roman Catholic to Protestant or none. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pewforum.org\/2014\/05\/07\/the-shifting-religious-identity-of-latinos-in-the-united-states\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Nearly one-in-four are now <em>former <\/em>Catholics<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tTechnically, this link is a bit of an Easter leftover, but you really need to watch the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chrisfromcanada.com\/easter-weekend-c4-church\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">video this local church produced<\/a>, and what they did after.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tFor the second time in their lives, <a href=\"http:\/\/articles.chicagotribune.com\/2014-05-09\/news\/chi-body-pulled-from-lake-identified-as-32yearold-lake-forest-woman-20140509_1_boat-ramp-rebecca-long-lake-forest\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">tragedy strikes the family of an Alpha USA leader<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tAn essay on the costs and benefits of Christian higher education: <a href=\"http:\/\/thesidos.blogspot.ca\/2014\/05\/the-mostly-sad-state-of-christian.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">What outcomes do we want for our kids<\/a>?<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tNot-Music-Video-of-the-Week: It&#39;s actually an audio demo of six tunes from a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uphillstudiosonline.com\/the-music\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Christian-owned recording studio<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tMy link list editor interviews my favorite <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/le\/2014\/may-online-only\/moving-from-excarnation-to-incarnation.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Australian missional\/emergent guru<\/a>. (That&#39;s <em>guru<\/em> in a good sense.)<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tAre youth groups really driving kids <em>away<\/em> from faith? A look at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/edstetzer\/2014\/may\/are-youth-groups-bad.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">headlines, polls, and research studies<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tDidn&#39;t realize until this week that Jesus has his own website. Actually, Jesus.org is packed with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jesus.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">apologetics resources from people you know<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tFor H.G. Wells, denying Christianity also meant <a href=\"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/anxiousbench\/2014\/05\/seeing-it-through\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">putting some spin on one of his earlier writings<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tSometimes the book you think you&#39;ve never heard of is already <a href=\"http:\/\/paulwilkinson.wordpress.com\/2014\/05\/17\/previously-published-as\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">on your shelf under a different title<\/a> &#8230;<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\t&#8230; and here&#39;s another one of those <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ministrybestpractices.com\/2014\/04\/the-50-best-christian-books-ever-written.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Top 50 Christian Books<\/a> lists, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ministrybestpractices.com\/2014\/05\/the-25-best-christian-books-ever.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Top 25 Classics<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tThe original Christian in Hollywood, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.assistnews.net\/Stories\/2014\/s14050066.htm\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Pat Boone is turning 80<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tBook Review: <em><a href=\"http:\/\/godhungry.org\/2014\/05\/08\/ministry-inside-128-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">The Third Third of Your Life<\/a><\/em>. (Maybe you&#39;re there already!)<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tIn a riverside baptism in Puerto Rico, <a href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/wireStory\/man-drowns-river-baptism-puerto-rico-23764042\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">one man drowned and two were rescued<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tIs it possible the Tower of Babel was built in a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wnd.com\/2014\/05\/new-identity-for-mystery-babylon-of-bible\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">different location than we thought<\/a>?<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tSimilar but different: RBC, the people who produce <em>Our Daily Bread<\/em> have another devotional website called <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ourdailyjourney.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Our Daily Journey<\/a> .<\/em>\n<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tUndated article online: Does your church have a Watchcare ministry? It allows more transient people to be involved in a church <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gotquestions.org\/watchcare-ministry.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">without full membership<\/a>, even as a survey showed that 71% of churches asked <a href=\"http:\/\/www.churchleaders.com\/pastors\/pastor-articles\/168955-thom-schultz-wrong-for-christians-to-attend-multiple-churches.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">prohibit members from joining other churches<\/a>. (This was a recent <a href=\"http:\/\/theoldblackchurch.blogspot.ca\/2014\/05\/question-can-one-hold-dual-church.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Christian radio topic<\/a>.)<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tBillboard awards Chris Tomlin &quot;Top Christian Artist of the Year&quot; for 2014. For readers here, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.breathecast.com\/articles\/chris-tomlin-s-burning-lights-earns-singer-top-christian-artist-at-2014-billboard-awards-singer-shines-light-for-christ-among-secular-music-s-best-15813\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">that&#39;s not exactly news<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tIn the UK, The Christian Institute is intervening in the case of a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christian.org.uk\/news\/abortion-13-yr-old-can-make-own-decision-judge-rules\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">13-year-old who wants an abortion<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tI&#39;m deliberately burying this one near the bottom because the whole thing is so sketchy, but if you missed it: The article about the Richmond, VA home-school prom and the dads who <a href=\"http:\/\/crooksandliars.com\/2014\/05\/christian-homeschool-dads-get-girl-kicked\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">kicked out the girl who was too cute<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tYes, it&#39;s okay to wear white pants to church after Memorial Day. <a href=\"http:\/\/wiki.answers.com\/Q\/When_is_it_appropriate_to_wear_white_pants#slide=1\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Wiki Answers says so<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tComment #20: <a href=\"http:\/\/michaelnewnham.com\/?p=17723#comment-78800\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Yours to do with as you wish<\/a>. (If it&#39;s on the net, it&#39;s true, right?)<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tOn my own blog this week, a suggestion that the last decade necessitates a change in <a href=\"http:\/\/paulwilkinson.wordpress.com\/2014\/05\/19\/classifying-christian-denominations\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">how we sort denominations<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tFinally, if dining out, should you pray when the bread or salad arrives, or <a href=\"http:\/\/stuffchristianslike.net\/2014\/05\/12\/knowing-pray-appetizers\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">wait for the main course<\/a>?<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"is-style-article-bio\">When not hunting down links for you, Paul Wilkinson blogs at <a href=\"http:\/\/paulwilkinson.wordpress.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"bio\" rel=\"noopener\">Thinking Out Loud<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/christianity201.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"bio\" rel=\"noopener\">Christianity 201<\/a>, and <a 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