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DIGITAL MISSION SCRIPTURES REFERENCES

 

Books.

 

English Standard Version Bible. 2001. ESV Online. March 14, 2022. https://www.esv.org

 

 

METAVERSE REFERENCES

 

Books.

 

Kim, Jay. 2020. Analog Church: Why We Need Real People, Places, and Things in the Digital Age. IVP. March 31, 2020.

 

Reinke, Tony. 2022. God, Technology, and the Christian Life. Crossway. January 25, 2022.

 

 

News or Magazine Articles.

 

Corrina Laughlin. 2021. “Why Evangelicals Are Early Adopters of New Tech.” The Atlantic. December 21, 2021. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/12/christmas-metaverse/621075/

 

Culliford, Elizabeth. 2022. “Meta Exec Pitches Metaverse Business to Advertisers.” Reuters. February 7, 2022. https://www.reuters.com/technology/meta-exec-pitches-metaverse-business-advertisers-2022-02-08/

 

Harber, Ian and Patrick Miller. 2021. “How to Prepare for the Metaverse.” The Gospel Coalition. November 2, 2021. https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/prepare-metaverse/

 

Ravenscraft, Eric. 2021. “What Is the Metaverse, Exactly? Everything You Never Wanted to Know about the Future of Talking about the Future.” Wired. November 25, 2021. https://www.wired.com/story/what-is-the-metaverse/

 

Shumba, Camomile. 2021. “These Metaverse Tokens Are Surging this Week Ahead of Sandbox's Gaming Launch, and as Buyers Snap Up Virtual Land.” The Business Insider. November 24, 2021. https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/metaverse-crypto-tokens-rise-sandbox-launch-virtual-land-sales-decentraland-2021-11.  

 

Sprowl, Jonathan. 2021. “Ministry in the Metaverse.” Outreach Magazine. November 23, 2021. https://outreachmagazine.com/features/leadership/69751-ministry-in-the-metaverse.html.   

 

Stein, Alicia. 2022. “Tech Stocks Roundup: The Battle for the Metaverse — Let the Games Begin.” The Street. January 24, 2022. https://www.thestreet.com/technology/tech-stocks-roundup-the-fight-for-the-metaverse-let-the-games-begin

 

 

Website Content.

 

Akin, Paul. “Sending Well: The Centrality of Churches to the Great Commission.” Amazon to the Himalayas Podcast.February 6, 2022. https://open.spotify.com/episode/4fpBhPOK7euZwCdblA1zAW.

 

AltspaceVR. 2022. “AltspaceVR - Be Together, Anywhere.” https://altvr.com.  March 14, 2022.

 

Canavesi, Brooks. 2022. “What Is the Metaverse: Where We Are and Where We’re Headed.” January 5, 2022. https://www.td.org/atd-blog/what-is-the-metaverse-where-we-are-and-where-were-headed

 

Carl, Jonathan. 2022. “What Does the Bible Say About Church Membership?” Trustworthy Word. March 14, 2022. www.trustworthyword.com/what-does-the-bible-say-about-church-membership

 

Carl, Jonathan. 2022. “What Does the Bible Say About Online Church?” Trustworthy Word. March 14, 2022. https://www.trustworthyword.com/online-church

 

Carl, Jonathan. 2022. “What Does the Bible Say About Risk?” Trustworthy Word. March 14, 2022. www.trustworthyword.com/risk.    

 

Hootsuite. 2022. “The Global State of Digital 2022: Top Takeaways.” March 14, 2022. https://hootsuite.widen.net/s/gdpvxnm26h

 

Koval, Matt. 2021. “11 Tips from One of YouTube’s Fastest Growing Creators.” December 14, 2021.https://blog.youtube/creator-and-artist-stories/11-tips-from-youtubes-fastest-growing-creator/

 

Lea, Jessica. 2021. “Pastor Craig Groeschel Leads VR Church Service Where Two People Trust in Jesus.” December 17, 2021. https://churchleaders.com/news/412960-craig-groeschel-vr-church-jesus.html

 

Life.Church. 2022. “Church in the Metaverse: New Platform, Endless Opportunities.” March 14, 2022. https://www.youversion.church/post/church-in-the-metaverse-new-platform-endless-opportunities.  

 

Lombardo, Cara, Kirsten Grind, and Aaron Tilley. 2022. “Microsoft to Buy Activision Blizzard in All-Cash Deal Valued at $75 Billion.” The Wall Street Journal. January 18, 2022. https://www.wsj.com/articles/microsoft-to-buy-activision-blizzard-games-11642512435.  

 

Morse, Andres and Scott Stein. 2022. “The metaverse is just getting started: Here's what you need to know.” January 21, 2022. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/the-metaverse-is-everywhere-heres-what-you-need-to-know/

 

Nieuwhof, Carey. 2022. “5 Ways To Embrace Infrequent Church Attenders.” March 14, 2022. https://careynieuwhof.com/5-ways-to-embrace-infrequent-church-attenders/

 

Nieuwhof, Carey. 2022. “CNLP 470: D.J. Soto and Nona Jones: An Introduction to the Metaverse, Web3, VR Church and What’s Next Online and IRL.” March 14, 2022. https://careynieuwhof.com/episode470/.

 

Nieuwhof, Carey. 2022. “CNLP 471: Craig Groeschel and Bobby Gruenewald on the Future of Hybrid Church: In-Person, Online, in the Metaverse and Overcoming Physical and Spiritual Facades.” March 14, 2022. https://careynieuwhof.com/episode471.   

 

Nieuwhof, Carey. 2022. “Sermon 2.0: The Future of Preaching and Reaching The Unchurched.” March 14, 2022. https://careynieuwhof.com/sermon-2-0-the-future-of-the-preaching-and-reaching-the-unchurched/.

 

Oculus. 2022. “Quest 2: An All-in-One Headset Filled with Hundreds of Unique Experiences.” March 14, 2022. https://www.oculus.com/quest-2/.  

 

Payne, Tony. 2022. “Technology Cannot Replace Presence: Why the Church Will Always Gather.” Desiring God. January 21, 2022. https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/technology-cannot-replace-presence.   

 

Piper, John. 2022. “Episode 1736: The God Who Dwarfs Big Tech: An Interview with Tony Reinke” Ask Pastor John.January 26, 2022. https://www.desiringgod.org/interviews/the-god-who-dwarfs-big-tech.  

 

Play the Bible. 2022. “Jesus Bible Trivia Quiz Games.” March 14, 2022. https://playthebible.com/play-the-bible-trivia-challenge/

 

Sutton, Trevor. 2022. “Bringing Common Sense to the Online-Worship Debate.” The Gospel Coalition. February 4, 2022. https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/common-sense-worship-debate/.

 

Tien, Shannon and Konstatin Prodanovic. 2021. “Top 9 Social Media Trends to Prepare for in 2022” November 9, 2021. https://blog.hootsuite.com/social-media-trends/

 

VR Church. 2022. “VR Church in the Metaverse.” https://www.vrchurch.org. March 14, 2022. 

 

Wakefield, Jane. 2022. “Meta Moves to Tackle Creepy Behaviour in Virtual Reality.” British Broadcasting Company.February 4, 2022. https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-60247542

 

 

 


 

MISSIONS STATISTICS REFERENCES


Books.


Barrett, David B., and Todd M. Johnson. 2001. World Christian Trends AD 30 - AD 2200: Interpreting the annual Christian Megacensus. Associate ed. Christopher R. Guidry and Peter F. Crossing. Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.

Baxter, Mark R. 2007. The Coming Revolution: Because Status Quo Missions Won't Finish the Job. Mustang, OK: Tate Publishing.

Chacko, Jossy. 2008. Madness. Croydon, Australia: Empart.

Far East Broadcasting Company. FEBC 2010-2011 Gift Catalog. 

Finley, Bob. 2005. Reformation in Foreign Missions. USA: Xulon Press.

 

Weber, Linda J., and Dotsey Welliver, ed. 2007. Mission Handbook 2007-2009: U.S. and Canadian Protestant Ministries Overseas. Wheaton, IL: Evangelism and Missions Information Service.

Winter, Ralph D., and Bruce A. Koch. 2009. Finishing the Task: The Unreached Peoples Challenge. In Perspectives on the World Christian Movement: A Reader, ed. Ralph D. Winter and Steven C. Hawthorne, 531-46. Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.

 

Yohannan, K.P. 2004. Come Let's Reach the World. Carrollton, TX: GFA Books.

Yohannan, K.P. 2004. Revolution in World Missions. Carrollton, TX: GFA Books.

 

 

Website Content.

Global Media Outreach. About Us. http://www.globalmediaoutreach.com/about_us.html .

Gospel for Asia. Reach Millions with your Radio Ministry. http://www.gfa.org/radio/radio-impact/.

Johnstone, Patrick, and Jason Mandryk. 2005. Operation World. Tyrone, GA: Authentic Media.

www.operationworld.org/

Joshua Project. http://www.joshuaproject.net/

Libby, Lauren. 2010. President's Column. 2010 Annual Ministry Progress Report 31, no. 2, 
http://www.twr.org/resources/progress_report.html.

 

Pew Research Center. 2009. “Global Restrictions on Religion.” Pew Research, July 12, 2009. https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2009/12/restrictions-fullreport1.pdf

 

Pew Research Center. 2014. “Attendance at Religious Services.” Pew Research, 2014. https://www.pewforum.org/religious-landscape-study/attendance-at-religious-services/

 

Pew Research Center. 2014. “Frequency of Reading Scripture.” Pew Research, 2014. https://www.pewforum.org/religious-landscape-study/frequency-of-reading-scripture/


The Traveling Team. 2022. “The Current State of the World.” March 14, 2022. http://www.thetravelingteam.org/stats

Winter, Ralph D., Phil Bogosian, Larry Boggan, Frank Markow, and Wendell Hyde. The Amazing Countdown Facts. Pasadena, CA: US Center for World Mission. http://www.uscwm.org/uploads/pdf/adoptapeople/amazingcountdown.pdf.

World Evangelization Research Center. An AD 2001 Reality Check. http://gem-werc.org/gd/findings.htm.



 

 

 


 

DIGITAL MISSIONS STATISTICS REFERENCES

 

News or Magazine Articles.

 

Anderson, Janna and Lee Rainie. 2021. “The Future of Digital Spaces and Their Role in Democracy.” Pew Research. November 22, 2021. https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2021/11/22/the-future-of-digital-spaces-and-their-role-in-democracy/.

 

Anderson, Janna and Lee Rainie. 2022. “Visions of the Internet in 2035.” Pew Research, February 7, 2022. https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2022/02/07/visions-of-the-internet-in-2035/.

Auxier, Brooke, Monica Anderson, Andrew Perrin, and Erica Turner. 2020. “Parenting Children in the Age of Screens.” Pew Research, July 28, 2020. https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2020/07/28/parenting-children-in-the-age-of-screens/.

 

Faverio, Michelle and Andrew Perrin. 2022. “Three-in-ten Americans Now Read E-Books.” Pew Research. January 6, 2022. https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2022/01/06/three-in-ten-americans-now-read-e-books/.

 

Koetsier. 2020. “Global Online Content Consumption Doubled In 2020.” Forbes, September 26, 2020.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkoetsier/2020/09/26/global-online-content-consumption-doubled-in-2020.

 

Livingston, Gretchen. 2019. “Americans 60 and Older Are Spending More Time in Front of their Screens than a Decade Ago.” Pew Research, June 18, 2019.https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/06/18/americans-60-and-older-are-spending-more-time-in-front-of-their-screens-than-a-decade-ago/.

 

Moody, Rebecca. 2021. “Screen Time Statistics: Average Screen Time in US vs. the Rest of the World.” June 8, 2021.https://www.comparitech.com/tv-streaming/screen-time-statistics/.

 

O’Dea, S. 2022. “Number of smartphone subscriptions worldwide from 2016 to 2027.” Statista, February 23, 2022.https://www.statista.com/statistics/330695/number-of-smartphone-users-worldwide/.

 

O’Dea, S. 2021. “Global Smartphone Penetration Rate as Share of Population from 2016 to 2020.” Statista, December 16, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/203734/global-smartphone-penetration-per-capita-since-2005/.

 

Rodriguez, Adrianna. 2021. “Screen Time Among Teenagers During COVID More than Doubled Outside of Virtual School, Study Finds.” USA Today, November 11, 2021. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2021/11/01/covid-screen-time-among-teens-doubles-during-pandemic-study-finds/6230769001/.

 

Schaeffer, Katherine. 2019. “Most U.S. Teens Who Use Cellphones Do it to Pass Time, Connect with Others, Learn New Things.” Pew Research, August 23, 2019. https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/08/23/most-u-s-teens-who-use-cellphones-do-it-to-pass-time-connect-with-others-learn-new-things/.

 

Silver, Laura. 2019. “Smartphone Ownership Is Growing Rapidly Around the World, but Not Always Equally.” Pew Research, February 5, 2019. https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2019/02/05/smartphone-ownership-is-growing-rapidly-around-the-world-but-not-always-equally/

 

Walker, Mason. 2019. “Americans Favor Mobile Devices Over Desktops and Laptops for Getting News.” Pew Research, November 19, 2019. https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/11/19/americans-favor-mobile-devices-over-desktops-and-laptops-for-getting-news/

 

Walker, Mason. 2022. “Nearly a Quarter of Americans Get News from Podcasts.” Pew Research. February 15, 2022.

 

Zandt, Florian. 2021. “Digital Wellbeing.” Statista, August 25, 2021.

https://www.statista.com/chart/25616/approximate-screen-time-per-day/.

 

 

Website Content.

 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Screen Time vs. Lean Time Infographic.” Accessed March 14, 2022. https://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpao/multimedia/infographics/getmoving.html.

 

Pew Research. 2021. “Digital News Fact Sheet.” Pew Research, July 27, 2021.https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/fact-sheet/digital-news/

 

Pew Research. 2021. “Newspapers Fact Sheet.” Pew Research, June 29, 2021. https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/fact-sheet/newspapers/.

 

Pew Research. 2021. “News Platform Fact Sheet.” Pew Research, November 8, 2021.

https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/fact-sheet/news-platform-fact-sheet/.

 

Pew Research. 2021. “Mobile Fact Sheet.” Pew Research, April 7, 2021. https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/fact-sheet/mobile/.

 

Statista. “Penetration Rate of Smartphones in Selected Countries 2020.” Accessed March 14, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/539395/smartphone-penetration-worldwide-by-country/.