{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Aletheia Baptist Ministries","provider_url":"http:\/\/aletheiabaptistministries.org\/Blog","author_name":"Rick Shrader","author_url":"http:\/\/aletheiabaptistministries.org\/Blog\/author\/rick\/","title":"The Vanishing Ministry in the 21st Century - Aletheia Baptist Ministries","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Dr0io4K1Op\"><a href=\"http:\/\/aletheiabaptistministries.org\/Blog\/book-review\/the-vanishing-ministry-in-the-21st-century\/\">The Vanishing Ministry in the 21st Century<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"http:\/\/aletheiabaptistministries.org\/Blog\/book-review\/the-vanishing-ministry-in-the-21st-century\/embed\/#?secret=Dr0io4K1Op\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;The Vanishing Ministry in the 21st Century&#8221; &#8212; Aletheia Baptist Ministries\" data-secret=\"Dr0io4K1Op\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=http:\/\/aletheiabaptistministries.org\/Blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/aletheiabaptistministries.org\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Vanishing-Ministry.png","thumbnail_width":419,"thumbnail_height":619,"description":"Woodrow Kroll wrote a first book on the Vanishing Ministry in 1991 dealing with the 20th century. He updated that volume to this one in 2002. Although the book is now over 20 years old, it is very helpful and insightful on the reasons why we have fewer and fewer men entering the ministry. In [&hellip;]"}