Desperate Preacher's Site
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The Desperate Preacher's Site is one of the first web sites on the World Wide Web to offer Christian educators and ministers a forum for discussion and exchange of resources. Founded by United Methodist Minister, Rev. Frank Schaefer, the site aims to provide exchanges and resources that are ecumenical and international in nature. Schaefer has been its director and developer from 1996 to the present time.
(ENI) which was published among other webzines by Christianity Today
, entitled: "Site Hopes to Help Pastors in a Sunday Sermon Crunch."
The sermon resource site along with other, similar web sites has recently come under scrutiny since the widely-publicized suspensions and resignations of priests and pastors on account of "pulpit plagiarism." The question has been raised whether such web sites are encouraging religious teachers and leaders to use posted or published sermon manuscripts without giving proper accreditation when presented from the pulpit or lectern. This issue has been explored in articles by USA Today
, the Wall Street Journal, and the Charlotte Observer, among others.
History
The Desperate Preacher's Site was founded as a grassroots commentary and discussion web site for religious ministers in 1996 and was placed under the umbrella of JavaCasa Web Resources in 1998. The web site was hailed as an innovative resource for Christian preachers using new media in a November 2000 article by Ecumenical News InternationalEcumenical News International
Ecumenical News International is a news agency that was launched in 1994 as a global news service reporting on ecumenical developments and other news of the churches, and giving religious perspectives on news developments world-wide. The agency is based at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva,...
(ENI) which was published among other webzines by Christianity Today
Christianity Today
Christianity Today is an Evangelical Christian periodical based in Carol Stream, Illinois. It is the flagship publication of its parent company Christianity Today International, claiming circulation figures of 140,000 and readership of 290,000...
, entitled: "Site Hopes to Help Pastors in a Sunday Sermon Crunch."
The sermon resource site along with other, similar web sites has recently come under scrutiny since the widely-publicized suspensions and resignations of priests and pastors on account of "pulpit plagiarism." The question has been raised whether such web sites are encouraging religious teachers and leaders to use posted or published sermon manuscripts without giving proper accreditation when presented from the pulpit or lectern. This issue has been explored in articles by USA Today
USA Today
USA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth. The newspaper vies with The Wall Street Journal for the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, something it previously held since 2003...
, the Wall Street Journal, and the Charlotte Observer, among others.
See also
- United Methodist ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchThe United Methodist Church is a Methodist Christian denomination which is both mainline Protestant and evangelical. Founded in 1968 by the union of The Methodist Church and the Evangelical United Brethren Church, the UMC traces its roots back to the revival movement of John and Charles Wesley...
- Christianity TodayChristianity TodayChristianity Today is an Evangelical Christian periodical based in Carol Stream, Illinois. It is the flagship publication of its parent company Christianity Today International, claiming circulation figures of 140,000 and readership of 290,000...
, - Ecumenical News InternationalEcumenical News InternationalEcumenical News International is a news agency that was launched in 1994 as a global news service reporting on ecumenical developments and other news of the churches, and giving religious perspectives on news developments world-wide. The agency is based at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva,...
- USA TodayUSA TodayUSA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth. The newspaper vies with The Wall Street Journal for the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, something it previously held since 2003...
- Wall Street Journal
- Charlotte Observer
External links
- The Desperate Preacher's Sitehttp://www.desperatepreacher.com
- Preaching Tools Sitehttp://www.preachingtools.net
- Ecumenical News International (ENI)http://www.eni.ch
- Christianity Todayhttp://www.christianitytoday.com "Site Hopes to Help Pastors in a Sunday Sermon Crunch"http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2000/novemberweb-only/23.0.html?start=1
- USA Todayhttp://www.usatoday.com, "Sermon Sharing-Timesaver Or Sin?http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/2002/03/27/ncguest1.htm
- The Wall Street Journal,http://wallstreetjournal.com "Pulpit polemic: Recycled sermons are on the mount"http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20061125/news_1c25sermons.html
- Charlotte Observerhttp://www.charlotteobserver.com, "Web site offers inspiration for desperate preachers"http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-8856884_ITM.