{"id":6400,"date":"2014-02-12T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-02-12T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/2014\/02\/12\/wednesday-link-list-flash-mass-u2charist-and-more\/"},"modified":"2014-02-12T08:00:00","modified_gmt":"2014-02-12T08:00:00","slug":"wednesday-link-list-flash-mass-u2charist-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/content\/wednesday-link-list-flash-mass-u2charist-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday Link List: Flash Mass, U2charist, and More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\tHere&#39;s this week&#39;s collection, with the hope that you&#39;ll be my Va<em>link<\/em>tine.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\t<li>\n\t\tThe Christian Song Competition at Praise Tracks is narrowed down to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.praisecharts.com\/csc-top12\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">top twelve finalists<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tIt&#39;s like a flash mob, only everybody ends up at church, so I guess it&#39;s actually a <a href=\"http:\/\/bigstory.ap.org\/article\/mass-mobs-fill-pews-lift-prayers-ny-churches\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">flash mass<\/a>. (Or a mass mob. Take your pick.)<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tKnow someone who is questioning their faith? Here are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reclaimingthemind.org\/blog\/2014\/01\/eight-diagnostic-questions-i-ask-of-those-who-are-doubting-their-faith\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">eight important questions<\/a> to help them qualify what they mean.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tCanadian Christian TV host Lorna Dueck travels with a group of journalists to bring <a href=\"http:\/\/www.contextwithlornadueck.com\/episodes\/burning-man-black-rock-city-lorna-dueck\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">a Christian perspective on the Burning Man Festival<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tChurch Appreciation 101: A writer for the National Catholic Review sees some things her church <a href=\"http:\/\/americamagazine.org\/issue\/worship-willow-creek\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">can learn from Willow Creek<\/a>. Days later at the same site, a <a href=\"http:\/\/americamagazine.org\/content\/all-things\/ritual-sincerity-response-worship-willow-creek\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Willow Creek-er turned Catholic responds<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tLast week we linked to a confession by Donald Miller that he skips church more than occasionally. This week, <a href=\"http:\/\/storylineblog.com\/2014\/02\/05\/why-i-dont-go-to-church-very-often-a-follow-up-blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">a lengthy reply<\/a> to the many comments received. (And <a href=\"http:\/\/thegospelside.com\/2014\/02\/06\/to-donald-miller-and-anyone-else-considering-dumping-church-the-church-works-best-when-you-like-it-least\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">a long-form sample<\/a> of those comments.)<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tYou may choose a church because you like its music, but blogger Tim Challies is somewhat <a href=\"http:\/\/www.challies.com\/articles\/i-love-a-church-that-sings-badly\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">drawn to a church that sings poorly<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tMaybe there <em>are<\/em> atheists in foxholes, but not in plane crashes, as in the plural <em>crashes<\/em>, as in <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.godreports.com\/2014\/02\/atheist-pilot-mocked-god-until-he-ran-out-of-fuel-in-a-snowstorm\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">one near miss and two crashes<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tAs my kids would say, &quot;I didn&#39;t know that was a thing.&quot; But this week we went to a U2charist. The music of U2 and&#8230; I&#39;ll let <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/U2charist\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikipedia<\/a> explain.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tMissional Moment: An <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/86204447\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">interview with Michael Frost<\/a> on the release of his newest, <em>Incarnate<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tSinger\/songwriter Darlene Zschech provides a health update on her blog after <a href=\"http:\/\/www.darlenezschech.com\/blog\/2014\/02\/07\/journey-update-4\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">her first round of chemotherapy<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tIncreasingly, church leadership and participation is a young man&#39;s game (or women&#39;s) but there are advantages to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.churchcentral.com\/blog\/12187\/10-blessings-of-being-old-and-ugly-in-the-church\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">getting old and ugly at church<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tSpeaking of which, you didn&#39;t seriously think I was going to link to that NBC story about the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbc12.com\/story\/24677504\/nudist-church?fb_action_ids=10152259927460645&amp;fb_action_types=og.recommends&amp;fb_ref=.UvkgG0TgNKc.like\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">nudist church in Ivor, Virginia<\/a> did you?<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tPrognostication of the Week: Could organ music at church be ripe for a comeback? Actually, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zachicks.com\/blog\/2014\/1\/20\/how-the-organ-could-make-a-comeback-in-modern-church-music.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">article is about more than music<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tThis is a recurring theme lately, but this UK article has some hard stats: Children <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christiantoday.com\/article\/british.children.no.longer.know.bible.stories\/35753.htm\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">no longer know the most basic Bible stories<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tWas some grassroots campaigning effective? This year&#39;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.redletterchristians.org\/years-super-bowl-ads-less-sexist\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Superbowl ads were a lot less sexist<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tYou won&#39;t find it on the Zondervan website yet, but the company is releasing <em>Faith Commander<\/em>, a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.charismanews.com\/us\/42642-duck-dynasty-clan-equipping-churches-with-faith-commander-curriculum\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">6-week curriculum based on Duck Dynasty <\/a>with editions for children, teens, or the whole church.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tChurch Growth Department: The atheist church in Tennessee has <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianpost.com\/news\/tenn-atheist-church-grows-to-2-services-in-3-months-114253\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">added a second service<\/a>. (There&#39;s also a <a href=\"http:\/\/chrisstedman.religionnews.com\/2014\/02\/08\/interview-agnostic-filmmaker-morgan-spurlock-goes-inside-sunday-assembly\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">documentary airing in May<\/a> on CNN.)<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tThe MovieGuide Awards, sometimes called &quot;The Christian Oscars&quot; were <a href=\"http:\/\/www.breakingchristiannews.com\/articles\/display_art.html?ID=13306\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">handed out last Friday<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tNadia Bolz-Weber gets into the topic of jargon, and while I always like what she writes, you gotta <a href=\"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/nadiabolzweber\/2014\/02\/828\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">read the comments on this one<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tAllegory of the Week: Author Tyler Blanski teaching a friend how to drive with a manual transmission on his Honda Civic is likened to <a href=\"http:\/\/tylerblanski.com\/Tyler_Blanski\/Blog\/Entries\/2014\/2\/3_Shifting_into_Fifth_%28An_Allegory%29.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">moving beyond his Baptist roots<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tHow to create a marketing strategy like Steven Furtick&#39;s, so that your book <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pajamapages.com\/how-steven-furtick-plans-to-crash-the-cashbox\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">ends up on the New York Times bestseller list<\/a>. (For at least one week.) &#8230;<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\t&#8230; And now NBC News in Furtick&#39;s hometown is tracking <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wcnc.com\/news\/iteam\/Elevation-Church-pastor-could-be-244454681.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">sales of the book at the church<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tCarlos Whittaker on how the nature of (and demand for) <a href=\"http:\/\/ragamuffinsoul.com\/2014\/02\/worshipweek\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">worship leadership is changing<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tPerry Noble definitely has his detractors, especially when he teaches on tithing. <a href=\"http:\/\/fbcjaxwatchdog.blogspot.ca\/2014\/02\/perry-noble-to-non-tithers-dont-be-like.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">This one spares no punches<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tMore links: I meant last week to include Brad Lomenick&#39;s latest <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bradlomenick.com\/2014\/01\/30\/young-influencers-list-january-edition-5\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">list of young influencers<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tKidmin Korner: I didn&#39;t get paid for this, but Phil Vischer&#39;s <em>What&#39;s In the Bible<\/em> is now <a href=\"http:\/\/whatsinthebible.com\/bible-curriculum-genesis-to-revelation\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">available as a church curriculum<\/a>. (But they know where to mail the check.)<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tPastors burnout and bloggers quit often because they&#39;re <a href=\"http:\/\/manofdepravity.com\/2014\/01\/top-heavy-life-burnout\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">living a top-heavy life<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tWhen President Obama&#39;s State of the Union address had ended, one pastor presented <a href=\"http:\/\/matthewpaulturner.com\/2014\/01\/29\/pastor-delivers-gods-state-of-the-union-address-and-its-amazing\/#sthash.BoA00enk.dpbs\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">God&#39;s State of the Union address<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tBeen invited to a same-sex wedding yet? Check your mailbox. And then check <a href=\"http:\/\/joefl.wordpress.com\/2014\/02\/07\/attending-a-same-sex-wedding\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">these three articles<\/a> to consider your response.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tOkay, one last response to Donald Miller, but only because you insisted. Unless, of course, <a href=\"http:\/\/alastairadversaria.wordpress.com\/2014\/02\/04\/hear-me-out-on-sitting-through-sermons\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">this isn&#39;t how you learn<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tFinally, a <a href=\"http:\/\/calvinisticcartoons.blogspot.ca\/2014\/02\/a-novel-idea.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Christian fiction title for serious readers<\/a> who normally don&#39;t touch fiction.<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n\t<em>After winning the silver medal in linking at the 2008 Bloglympics, Paul Wilkinson settled into a quiet life of writing at <a href=\"http:\/\/paulwilkinson.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Thinking Out Loud<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#39;s this week&#39;s collection, with the hope that you&#39;ll be my Valinktine. 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