Desperate Preacher's Site

Desperate Preacher's Site

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.

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 International (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.

See also

External links

  • The Desperate Preacher's Site[1]
  • Preaching Tools Site[2]
  • Ecumenical News International (ENI)[3]
  • Christianity Today[4] "Site Hopes to Help Pastors in a Sunday Sermon Crunch"[5]
  • USA Today[6], "Sermon Sharing-Timesaver Or Sin?[7]
  • The Wall Street Journal,[8] "Pulpit polemic: Recycled sermons are on the mount"[9]
  • Charlotte Observer[10], "Web site offers inspiration for desperate preachers"[11].

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