Really, they’re probably wishing nobody outside the network had ever found out about them.) The Current Plagiarism Scandal. (Unsurprisingly, the entire “Pastor Stories” testimonial page has been removed from Docent’s site.
A round-faced, gray-haired, thin-lipped older white dude in glasses whose video has, interestingly, been removed (see pic).Indeed, here are some of the pastors who made endorsement videos for Docent ( see endnote): They seem to be a lot more intense than the average canned-sermon site, billing themselves as a turnkey program producer for bigger-name, bigger-congregation churches. Greear plagiarism scandal is Docent Research Group. One particular sermon-selling group that’s somehow gotten caught up in the Ed Litton/J.D. (Such a hyper-focus makes a good substitute for being actual decent human beings, I suppose.) Pastoral Plagiarism on the Grand Scale. As evangelicals polarize more and more, they focus more and more intently on having the most correct and hardcore practices and beliefs. That last article contains the objection to pastoral plagiarism that I see most often these days. I have never met such a creature, but there has to be one or two out there. Gifted preachers who have never used another person’s sermon in their life and still have become incredible communicators.
Even more interestingly, he writes this of the rare ducks who don’t ever plagiarize other pastors’ sermons: Interestingly, he also claims that “normal preachers like you and me” do it constantly. But he sure likes the general idea of copying other people’s work. He never gets around to attributing other pastors’ work. “ 6 Reasons You SHOULD Preach Other Pastor’s Sermons,” Brian Jones (probably 2015). He doesn’t touch pastoral plagiarism so much as pastors not admitting to having ghostwriters for their books - but the motivations and general practices are identical. A general catch-all listicle of various dishonest pastoral practices. “ Scandal of Evangelical Dishonesty,” by Randy Alcorn (2002). Here’s a selection of what pastors have to say about pastoral plagiarism: Their terms and conditions do require pastors to include SermonCentral’s copyright notice on electronic materials and they also forbid reproduction online, but I don’t see any requirements that members attribute them as a source while presenting their sermons live to audiences. Of course, pastors can opt for a “pro” paid membership option that provides extras like livestreaming. By now, numerous websites and services exist to offer pastors canned sermons - complete with Bible verse studies and all.Īs just one example, SermonCentral offers not only basic sermons for free, but even study tools and royalty-free background images, illustrations, and movies that pastors can use as backdrops for their sermons.
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