{"id":6344,"date":"2014-02-26T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-02-26T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/2014\/02\/26\/wednesday-link-list-dechurched-project-church-domain-names\/"},"modified":"2014-02-26T08:00:00","modified_gmt":"2014-02-26T08:00:00","slug":"wednesday-link-list-dechurched-project-church-domain-names","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/content\/wednesday-link-list-dechurched-project-church-domain-names\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday Link List: The Dechurched Project, .Church Domain Names, and More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\tThe link list knows no borders, so you won&#39;t find any gloating about Canada&#39;s Olympic hockey wins here.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\t<li>\n\t\tA 78-year old pastor whose church is often considered the mother of all megachurches has been <a href=\"http:\/\/global.christianpost.com\/news\/pastor-cho-yong-gi-of-one-of-the-worlds-largest-churches-sentenced-to-three-years-in-prison-for-embezzlement-115042\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">sidelined for financial impropriety<\/a>. Both he and his son <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/gleanings\/2014\/february\/founder-of-worlds-largest-megachurch-convicted-cho-yoido.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">face three years in prison<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tUnlike Lot&#39;s wife, Pope Francis was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/world\/pope-au-chocolat-life-sized-chocolate-statue-greets-pope-francis-n23521\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">turned into a pillar of chocolate<\/a> &#8230;<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\t&#8230; But the Pontiff was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-europe-26269227\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">no match for the wind<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tDespite its broad religious history, you can now have your AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) meeting <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2014\/02\/22\/us\/alcoholics-anonymous-without-the-religion.html?_r=0\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">without reference to a higher power<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tA California Baptist church is selling off assets from the parsonage in order to help its pastor make bail after <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ktvu.com\/news\/news\/crime-law\/church-jailed-pastor-sells-belongings-plans-sell-p\/ndZP8\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">an arrest in a firebombing incident<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tEssay of the Week: To gather weekly, or not to gather weekly. <a href=\"http:\/\/wearesoma.com\/blog\/why-we-gather\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Here is an answer<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tIn a big church world, sometimes <a href=\"http:\/\/newsmallchurch.com\/church-leadership-bullies\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">small churches feel &#8230; well &#8230; bullied<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tHope you&#39;re sitting down for this one: The latest charismatic practice you need to know about is called &quot;grave sucking.&quot; Step one: <a href=\"http:\/\/youthapologeticstraining.com\/grave-sucking\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Locate the grave of an anointed Christian leader or revivalist<\/a>. (Or choose <a href=\"http:\/\/readychurch.wordpress.com\/2014\/02\/24\/grave-sucking-church\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">this video<\/a>.)<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tKirk Cameron has a new baseball adventure DVD, but you can&#39;t buy it at Lifeway, you can&#39;t buy it at CBD; <a href=\"http:\/\/christianretailing.com\/index.php\/newsletter\/latest\/26764\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">you can only buy it through one retailer<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tIf you think the worst record of violence against Christians would be held by an Islamic country, according to one study, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.breakingchristiannews.com\/articles\/display_art.html?ID=13335\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">you would be wrong<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tDoes your church offer &quot;emotionally healthy&quot; worship music? I&#39;d love to be a fly on the wall this week for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prairie.edu\/bdcourse\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Brian Doerksen&#39;s course<\/a> at Prairie Bible Institute &#8230;<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\t&#8230; And for some people who&#39;ve been through some storms, getting back to church may not be <a href=\"http:\/\/www.withhishands.ca\/2014\/02\/19\/church-is-not-my-priority-healing-is\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">what they need right now<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tAll in the Family: Charisma Magazine&#39;s article about Katy Perry and PKs who fall away was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.charismanews.com\/opinion\/42788-katy-perry-and-why-pastor-s-kids-fall-away\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">written by Dale Hudson<\/a>, but Katy&#39;s dad is Keith Hudson of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.keithhudson.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Hudson Ministries<\/a>. Related?<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tA reflection on the passing of Arvella Schuller, considered a major force in the founding of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.churchcentral.com\/blog\/12321\/Arvella-Schuller-R-I-P\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Hour of Power and the Crystal Cathedral<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tThe Jesus Seminar people should have written this: Turns out Martin Luther <a href=\"http:\/\/thegospelcoalition.org\/blogs\/justintaylor\/2014\/02\/20\/5-quotes-that-luther-didnt-actually-say\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">didn&#39;t say the things attributed to him<\/a>, including &quot;Here I stand &#8230;&quot;<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tMinistry succession plans: I love what Steve Brown writes on what is currently the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.keylife.org\/articles\/welcome-to-the-new-keylife-org\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">top post at the Key Life blog<\/a>, and what his board members added.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tWe all use the word, and we know what we mean by it, but one writer takes the time to construct <a href=\"http:\/\/sharperiron.org\/article\/what-does-reformed-mean\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">a proper definition of &#39;reformed.&#39;<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tPeople are still talking about Donald Miller&#39;s confession that church doesn&#39;t fit with his ADD issues. I wonder how he&#39;d feel about a <em>six hour<\/em> service on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.radical.net\/secretchurch\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Good Friday, from 6:00 PM to Midnight<\/a>? &#8230;<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\t&#8230; And if you&#39;ve got 44 minutes, Miller doesn&#39;t retract anything, but <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1nrEHIRSsoE\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">regrets posting the article<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tWorship team checklist: Do you approach music ministry with the attitude of a <em>volunteer<\/em> or the attitude of a <em>professional<\/em>? <a href=\"http:\/\/gowingassociates.com\/volunteer-or-professional\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">You may not agree with this guy&#39;s criteria<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tA DC Catholic hospital chaplain <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/local\/gay-patient-says-catholic-chaplain-refused-him-last-rites\/2014\/02\/19\/35d163f6-99b1-11e3-80ac-63a8ba7f7942_story.html?hpid=z5\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">refused to give a heart attack patient the last rites sacrament<\/a> after learning the patient was gay.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tHere&#39;s the 411 on how to get a church gTLD or if you prefer, the latest update on <a href=\"http:\/\/djchuang.com\/2014\/can-get-church-domain-name\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">how to get a dot-church address<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tIf you felt cheated on the two Pope Francis stories above, here&#39;s an explanation of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chron.com\/life\/houston-belief\/article\/Pope-makes-first-overhaul-of-Vatican-in-25-years-5262445.php\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">administrative changes he is making at The Vatican<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tOne writer sees <a href=\"http:\/\/thewartburgwatch.com\/2014\/02\/19\/missio-alliance-a-real-gospel-coalition\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Missio Alliance as a true coalition<\/a> and one that is committed to the gospel.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tRethinking the phrase, <a href=\"http:\/\/seeinginvisible.com\/why-in-the-world-but-not-of-it-is-hurting-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">&quot;I&#39;m in the world but not of it.&quot;<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tHere&#39;s a research study at the University of Northern Colorado that you might want to track over time: <a href=\"http:\/\/dechurchingamerica.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">The Dechurched Project<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tAt my own blog this week, I couldn&#39;t help notice the similarity between the life stories of Miley Cyrus and Justin Bieber and a song by the UK Christian band After the Fire. And then, <a href=\"http:\/\/paulwilkinson.wordpress.com\/2014\/02\/21\/miley-c-and-justin-b-same-old-story\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">ATF&#39;s Peter Banks dropped in<\/a> &#8230;<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\t&#8230; and while everyone else was consumed with Steven Furtick&#39;s somewhat propaganda-like <a href=\"http:\/\/standupforthetruth.com\/2014\/02\/elevation-coloring-book\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">coloring book for kids<\/a>, I looked at the practice of <a href=\"http:\/\/paulwilkinson.wordpress.com\/2014\/02\/20\/nbc-news-elevation-church-manipulates-baptism-call\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">&quot;priming the pump&quot; for baptism altar calls<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tIt&#39;s easy to be misunderstood when your ministry focus is reaching the un-evangelized; hence this piece <a href=\"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/thoughtlife\/2014\/02\/everybody-leave-lecrae-alone\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">in support of rapper Lecrae<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tCulture Watch: When being married with children is considered to be <a href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2014\/02\/19\/being-married-with-kids-and-young-now-deemed-alternative-lifestyle\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">an &quot;alternative lifestyle.&quot;<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tAt the end of the day, <a href=\"http:\/\/beliefsoftheheart.com\/2014\/02\/18\/the-monumental-danger-of-leadership-cloning\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">a leader&#39;s job is to lift up others<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tOnline Bible search tools give us so much information we never had. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/gleanings\/2014\/february\/how-worlds-top-10-countries-search-bible-gateway-verses.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Favorite Bible verses vary by country<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tBonus points today <a href=\"http:\/\/www.timothyarcher.com\/kitchen\/gods-language-a-bit-of-humor\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">if you get this one<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tZondervan did so well with <em>The Jesus Storybook Bible<\/em> for kids, they decided adults also <a href=\"http:\/\/www.examiner.com\/review\/the-jesus-bible\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">needed a Bible with a strong Old Testament Christology<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tFinally, in just a few days, the people right here at PARSE are putting together a one-day leadership conference that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/le\/live\/chicago-2014\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">takes place in a Chicago glass blowing studio<\/a>. (Yeah, well you didn&#39;t think of it, did you?)<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n\t<em>If you&#39;re not busy this week snapping up<\/em> Son of God<em> movie tickets<\/em>,<em> you can check out Paul Wilkinson&#39;s other writing at <a href=\"http:\/\/paulwilkinson.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Thinking Out Loud<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The link list knows no borders, so you won&#39;t find any gloating about Canada&#39;s Olympic hockey wins here. 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